jack quotes Flashcards
“the boy who controlled them” // “choir! stand still”
- his ruling passion for the ‘right of domination’
- controls the choir
- has a history of power even in the outside world
- military fashion
‘the conch doesn’t count at the top of the mountain, so you shut up!”
- forceful plosive monosyllabic phrase ‘shut up!’ suggests his dominance
- shows his disregard for the rules that they have created on the island
‘conch! conch! we don’t need the conch anymore!”
- exclamatives are reminiscent of a tribal spear stabbing
- uses a pair and sharp punctuatiom
“we’re not savages. we’re english; and the english are best at everything”
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“the most obvious leader..
was jack”
“jack seized
the conch”
“we’d hunt..
and kill it”
“that conch doesn’t…
count at the top of the mountain”
“dog-like…
uncomfortably on all fours”
“we want
meat.”
“all you can talk about is..
pig, pig, pig!”
“jack planned…
his new face”
“awesome..
stranger”
“liberated from..
shame and self-consciousness”
“the mask..
compelled him”
“bollocks to the rules! we’re strong - we hunt. if there’s a beast..
we’ll hunt it down! we’ll close in and beat and beat and beat-“
“the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh”
- ## turning point - on their way to kill and become savage but aren’t completely ready yet as they are still somewhat civilised
