lord of the flies Flashcards
what is the quote at the end about Ralph’s fear?
“he forgot his wounds, his hunger and thirst, and became fear” (he looses all aspects of his personality and becomes instinct)
how is ralph’s appearance described at the begging? 3 points
-“fair”
-“there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil”
-built “like a boxer”
“Ralph was a specialist in…….
thought and could now recognise thought in another”
who is the only character to admit “that was muder”
ralph
give a quote from the pretend hunt where Robert plays the pig
“Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering”
“dont you want to be rescued…
…all you can talk about is pig, pig, pig” - ralph when the fire goes out
give a quote that clearly shows Jack is becoming a dictator
“we dont need the conch anymore. We ought to say things…its time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest us”
how is Jack described at the beggining of the novel?
“ugly without silliness”
give 2 quotes to show how Jack and the boys cant deal with blood and sagavery at the beggining of the novel
-“unbearable blood”
-“the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh”
“[Jack] began to dance…
…and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarl”
“the mask was a thing on its own….
..behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciouness”
what quote shows how Jack and Ralph showed an intrest in one another at the begining?
“Ralph and Jack smiled at each other with shy liking”
give the quote after simon dies that further represents him as an innocent, christ like figure
“the water rose and dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculpted marble”
“however simon thought of the beast…..
…there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick” (simon is mature so understands that the beast is within them)
give a quote from simons murder
“there were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.”
give a quote that shows Piggy’s scepticism of the beast and love of scientific thinking
‘“Life…is scientific, thats what it is…I know there isnt no beast”
give the quote when Piggy dies
“his head opened and stuff came out and turned red”
“he was a chief now in truth….
…and made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses”
“PIggy’s arms and legs…
…twiched a bit, like a pig’s after it had been killed” (he is vunerable)
“he cant hurt you….
…but if you stand out of the way hed hurt the next thing. And thats me” - piggy
give the quote when Roger kills PIggy
“Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever”
give the quote when Roger is unable to throw the stones at Henry
“Roger’s arm had been conditioned by a society that knew nothing about him and was in ruins”
“Percival Wemys Madison, The Vicarage, Harcourt St Anthony…
…Hants, telephone, telephone” (he cant remember his phone number)
“what are we? humans?….
…or animals? or savages? whats growups going to think”
what does the naval officer say at the end that echoes what jack said at the beggining “the english are the best at everything?
“I should have thought that a pack of british boys…would have been able to put up a better show than that” (shows how nothing is likely to change)
what does jack say at the beggining about rules?
“weve got to have rules and obey them. After all were not savages. were the English and the English are the best at everything”
give the quote when the conch is destroyed
“the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist”
give the quote that describes Roger and gives the reader a sense of foreboding about the sinister Roger
“an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy”
give a quote about the island from the beggining of the novel that creates a sense of foreboding
“Ralph stood there among the skull-like coconuts”
give the quote from when Ralph is crying at the end
“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall of a true, wise friend called Piggy”
what does the beast tell Simon? 2 points?
-“you knew, didnt you? Im part of you”
-“fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill”
what does the Lord of The Flies sound like?
it has the “voice of a schoolmaster”
give a quote where Jack relishes in the murder of a pig
“they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink”
where does Ralph go in his dreams?
“back to where he came from, feeding the ponies sugar over the garden wall” (ponies and sugar are symbols of innocence)
Give a quote that reminds the reader of the juvenile nature of the boys
“This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch”
Give a quote about heat in lord of the flies?
“He knelt down and the arrow of the sun fell on him. That other time the air had seemed to vibrate with heat; but now it threatened”
Give a quote where the island seems angry with the boys?
“A deep grumbling nose, as though the forest itself was angry with them”
Give a quote about the “scar”
“The long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat”
Give a quote where even Henry the littlun shows desire for control and power
He traps tiny sea creatures and becomes “absorbed beyond happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things”
Give a quote about the head being a gift?
“This head is for the beast. It’s a gift”
Give a quote from Golding about evil?
“Man produces evil as a bee produces honey”
How do Sam and Eric’s names change throughout the novel?
-chapter one = Sam, Eric
-chapter two = Sam ‘n’ Eric
-chapter four = Samneric
Give a quote surrounding Ralph’s democracy
“We’ll have to have ‘hands up’ like at school”
What’s a command Jack yells at the choir?
“Choir! Stand still”
Give an example of where democracy fails?
“We’ll have a vote on them; on ghosts I mean”
Give a quote about Piggy’s clock
“I’ve been thinking’….’about a clock. We could make a sundial”
Give two quotes that show Simon as being short
-“skinny, vivid little boy”
-“If Simon walks in the middle of us” said Ralph “then we could talk over his head”
Give a quote where Simon predicts the future
“You’ll get back to where you came from”
Give the quote where piggy is intimidated
“He was intimidated by…the offhand authority in Merridew’s voice”
Give a quote where piggy can’t explain everything with science
“He was gesticulating, searching for a formula”
Give a quote to show how important the conch is to piggy
“Cradled the conch”
Give a quote to show the immediate decent into savagery when the boys reach the island
“Some were naked and carrying their clothes; others half naked”
Give a quote where piggy is the only civilised character
“He was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow”
Give a quote about piggy and Ralph that shows the adult world effecting them
“Ralph…returned as a fighter-plane, with wings swept back, and machine-gunned Piggy”
Give a quote showing the conch as powerful
“Most powerfully, there was the conch
Give the quote where Piggy’s glasses are used for the fire
“His specs - use them as burning glasses” - Jack
