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Lord of the flies Flashcards

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What happens in chapter 1 

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- Piggy reveals his nickname to Ralph
- Ralph introduces the conch
- Jack is introduced by picking on Piggy
- Ralph is elected over Jack

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What happens in chapter 2

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Ralph says to begin a fire
The boy he saw the beast is gone



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What happens in chapter 3

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Jack almost kills a pig
Simon grows awareness of the beast
Jack feel something when he is alone

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What happens in chapter 4

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Roger and Maurice throw a stone at the littluns
A ship goes past the island
The hunters kill a pig
Jack paints his face

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What happens in chapter 5

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Jack emphasises the importance of the fire
Jack hunts the beast
Ralph thinks about giving up authority

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What happens in chapter 6

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Pilot lands on the Island
Jack and Ralph hunt together

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What happens in chapter 7

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Robert is killed and Jack jokes about killing litttluns
Ralph fears he will be stuck on the island forever 

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What happens in chapter 8

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Ralph tells piggy he saw the beast
Jack requests for another vote but he loses again
Jack says ‘he won’t play anymore’
Simon has a hallucination dream where the pigs head speaks to him

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What happens in chapter 9

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The lord of the flies speaks to Simon and says he will be killed by the boys
Simon warns the boys of the parachutist but is killed by them

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What happens in chapter 10

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Jack and Ralph split up in two separate groups
Jack ties up a boy so he can beat him

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What happens in chapter 11

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Jack won’t return piggies glasses
Roger drops a rock breaking the conch and killing piggy

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What happenes in chapter 12

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Jack sets the forest on fire to smoke out Ralph 
A naval officer sees the fire and goes to the island to save the boys

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How is presented in chapter 1

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Civilised and democratic

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How does Ralph present the theme of civilisation

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- He takes charge of the boys and gives them jobs
- He emphasises the use of the conch as it represents law and order

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Give a quote showing Ralphs fairness 

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‘The choir belongs to you, of course’
- This shows whilst Ralph is in control is happy to delegate power

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Give a quote showing Ralphs determination

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‘I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue’

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Give examples of when Ralph is showing as not being perfect

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Ralph took part in Simon’s killing
Ralph gives into his animalistic nature
Ralph laughs at piggy and Simon

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Give a quote showing Ralph giving into his animalistic nature 

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‘Like a wolf’

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How is Jack initially presented

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Desiring control
Aggressive and bad tempered
Intimidating and forceful
Doesn’t follow Ralphs leadership

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Give a quotation showing Jack’s desire for control

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‘I ought to be chief’

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Give a quotation showing Jack’s aggression 

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‘I cut the pigs throat’


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How does Jack contrast to the beliefs of Ralph in the beginning

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Jack believes in fun and hunting over civilisation and the fire to survive

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Give a quote showing Jack’s defiance to civility

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‘We are strong - we hunt! If there is a beast we will hunt it down’

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Give a quotation showing Jack bullying and intimidating others

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‘You always scared - yah fatty!’

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Who is the quickest to turn Savagery 

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Jack

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Give a quotation showing Jack’s animalistic nature

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‘Dog-like, uncomfortably on all fours’

27
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When was Lord of the Flies written

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1950s

28
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How is piggy initially presented

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Intelligent and clear thinking
An outsider

29
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Show piggies clear thinking

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‘The first thing we ought to have made is shelters’

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Show quotation showing Piggy acting as an adult

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‘Crowd of kids’

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Show a quotation demonstrating piggy as an outsider

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‘You’re always scared. Yah-fatty!’

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Show quotation demonstrating Piggy standing with the conch and what it symbolises

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‘I tell you, I got the conch’

33
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What does the idea of a beast create 

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Irrational thought

34
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What’s important quote shows Simons understanding of the true beast

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‘Maybe there is a beast maybe it’s only us’

35
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How did the boys kill Simon

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They killed him with ‘teeth’ and ‘claws’

36
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Who came up with the idea of a beast initially

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 The boy with the Mulberry coloured birthmark

37
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What was the beast described as in chapter two

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‘A snake-thing. Ever so big. He saw it 

38
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What is the beast a physical manifestation of

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The boys’ fear of the island experience

39
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Why does Ralph dismiss the idea of the beast

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He recognises the danger of allowing the idea of a beast to take control

40
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What quotations show the Littluns fear of the beast

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‘They’re frightened’
‘they talk and scream. The littluns. Even some of the others’

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Give the quote from chapter 5 where Simon declares that the boys are the beast

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‘Maybe there is a beast…  maybe it’s only us’

42
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What does Simon link the beast to

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Human nature

43
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What does Simon link the beast to

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Human nature

44
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What does Jack convince the boys that the beast is

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‘The beast is a hunter’

45
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Why is Jack saying ‘the beast is a hunter’ ironic

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The beast like Jack is a hunter further suggesting that the beast is inside of the boys

46
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What’s the connections between Jack and the beast in chapter 1

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‘Something dark was fumbling along’
Which is said just before Jack and his choir meet the rest of the boys in chapter 1

47
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 what are the connections between Jack and the beast in chapter 7

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‘A slithering noise’
‘Jack slid away from him with a hiss of breath’

48
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What are the connections between Jack and the beast in chapter 9

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‘ sat there like an idol’

49
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What are Simon’s beliefs about the beast

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Simon doesn’t believe in a physical beast as whenever he visualises a beast his faced with a human

50
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Give a quotation showing Simon visualising a beast which is human

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‘ however Simon thought of the beast there is before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick’

51
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What is the importance of Simon’s perception of the beast

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Symons perception of a human beast heavily influenced Golding’s own view on the nature of humanity

52
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Contextually what is the importance of Simon suggesting ‘the picture of a human at once heroic and sick’

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As Golding was a soldier in the Navy during World War II the human that is both ‘heroic and sick’ is a soldier as a soldier is capable of acts of heroism but sick enough to take the lives of other human beings

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What is Goldings view

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Anyone under the right circumstances is capable of evil

53
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What is Goldings view

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Anyone under the right circumstances is capable of evil

54
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What is the Lord of the flies also referred to as

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The devil/ Beelzebub

55
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What is the importance of the lord of the flies saying ‘I’m part of you’ and ‘we shall do you’

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There is a link to Christianity as by Simon meeting with the Lord of the flies he is able to predict his own death
This links to his death as Jesus also predicted his death whilst also trying to bring the truth to civilisation

56
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 What are the links between the fall in Genesis and Ralph

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Ralph wore the snake class belt in chapter 1 and took it off showing his propensity towards good
However his connection towards the death of Simon indicates how all people have the capacity of evil

57
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What is the fall in Genesis

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A snake enters the garden of Eden and takes away the innocence of mankind by giving them the knowledge of evil

58
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By the end how does Ralph link to the fall in Genesis

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Ralph is left weeping ‘for the end of innocence’ as he’s gained the knowledge of evil

59
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What is Ralphs leadership style

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Democratic, fair, earnest

60
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Give quotes showing Ralphs's style of leadership

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'We'll have to have hands up, like at school'
'Ralph had to wave the conch, once more'

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