Lord Of The Flies Flashcards
Chapter 1
What quote shows Piggy’s difference and vunerability
“They used to call me Piggy!”
Chapter 2
What quote shows that the boy’s initial dedication to rules and Britsh civilisation?
“‘We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are
best at everything.’
Chapter 3
What quote shows the boys adapting to Island life?
“Then, amid the roar of bees in the afternoon sunlight, Simon found for the fruit they could not reach…
passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands.”
Chapter 4
What quote shows Jack becoming a savage?
“He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.”
Chapter 5
What quote shows the loss of the rules of civilisation?
“The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.”
Chapter 7
What is the chant of the hunters?
“‘Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!’”
Chapter 8
What quote shows the hunters worshiping the beast?
“This head is for the beast. It’s a gift.”
Chapter 9
What quote shows the attack on Simon when they think he’s the Beast
“‘Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!’”
Chapter 10
What quote shows Piggy denying his participation in the murder of Simon
“We was on the outside. We never done nothing, we never seen nothing.”
Chapter 11
What quote shows Piggy’s murder and the destruction of the conch, and thus order?
“The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white
fragments and ceased to exist.”
Chapter 12
What quote summaries the loss of innocence throught thre novel?
“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true,
wise friend called Piggy.”
