jack quotes Flashcards
1
Q
“the boy who controlled them” // “choir! stand still”
A
- his ruling passion for the ‘right of domination’
- controls the choir
- has a history of power even in the outside world
- military fashion
2
Q
‘the conch doesn’t count at the top of the mountain, so you shut up!”
A
- forceful plosive monosyllabic phrase ‘shut up!’ suggests his dominance
- shows his disregard for the rules that they have created on the island
3
Q
‘conch! conch! we don’t need the conch anymore!”
A
- exclamatives are reminiscent of a tribal spear stabbing
- uses a pair and sharp punctuatiom
4
Q
“we’re not savages. we’re english; and the english are best at everything”
A
-
5
Q
“the most obvious leader..
A
was jack”
6
Q
“jack seized
A
the conch”
7
Q
“we’d hunt..
A
and kill it”
8
Q
“that conch doesn’t…
A
count at the top of the mountain”
9
Q
“dog-like…
A
uncomfortably on all fours”
10
Q
“we want
A
meat.”
11
Q
“all you can talk about is..
A
pig, pig, pig!”
12
Q
“jack planned…
A
his new face”
13
Q
“awesome..
A
stranger”
14
Q
“liberated from..
A
shame and self-consciousness”
15
Q
“the mask..
A
compelled him”
