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lord of the flies Flashcards

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“furtive boy…[with an] inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy”

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roger

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‘Some source of power began to pulse in Roger’s body’

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roger

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‘Roger stooped picked up a stone, aimed and threw it to miss.’

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roger

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“Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.”

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roger

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‘Roger, uncommunicative by nature said nothing .He offered no opinion on the beast.’

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roger

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‘Roger who carried death in his hands’

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roger

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‘Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority’

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roger

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“throw our spears like at a pig… Roger sharpened a stick at both ends.”

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roger

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“Simon found for them fruit they could not reach… passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands”

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simon (jesus)

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“He’s queer. He’s funny”
“He’s cracked”

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simon

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“a secret place in a clearing full of flowers and butterflies.”

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simon (connection with nature)

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12
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“shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy”

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simon

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13
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“Maybe there is a beast….maybe it’s only us.”

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simon

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14
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“You’ll get back all right.”

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simon (to ralph)

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15
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‘You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go?”

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simon (said by the lotf)

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“silvered…marble…itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

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simon

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17
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“we may stay here until we die.”

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piggy

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“the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside.”

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piggy

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19
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“like kids…acting like a crowd of kids!”

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piggy

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“how can you expect to be rescued if you don’t put first things first and act proper?”

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piggy

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“he was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow.”

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piggy

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“life…is scientific”

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piggy

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“what intelligence had been shown was traceable to Piggy”

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piggy

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"”what are we? humans? or animals? or savages? what’s the grown-ups going to think?”

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piggy

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“his head opened and stuff came out and turned red… like a pig’s after it had been killed.”

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piggy

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“I ought to be chief…because I’m chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.”

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jack

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“after all, we’re not savages. we’re english, and the english are the best at everything.”

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jack

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28
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“for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing, ape-like among the tangle of trees.”

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jack

29
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“the madness came into his eyes again. “i thought i might kill.”

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jack

30
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“jack had to think for a moment before he could remember was rescue was.”

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jack

31
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“no longer at himself but at an awful stranger… his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.”

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jack

32
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“i cut the pig’s throat.” said Jack, and yet twitched as he said it.”

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jack

33
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“he took a step, and at last able to hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy’s stomach.”

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jack

34
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“when we kill, we’ll leave some of the kill for it.”

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jack (about lotf)

35
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“He got angry and made us tie Wilfren up. He’s been…tied for hours, waiting”

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roger (about jack)

36
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“there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil.”

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ralph

37
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“…by acclaim of Ralph himself. None of the boys could find a good reason for this…most powerfully, there was the conch.”

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ralph

38
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“i’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. he can hold it when he’s speaking”

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ralph

39
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“until the grown-ups come to fetch us we’ll have fun.”

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ralph

40
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“the assembly was lifted towards safety with his words. they liked and now respected him.”

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ralph

41
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“don’t you want to be rescued? all you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!”

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ralph (to jack)

42
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“that was Simon…that was murder”

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ralph

43
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“ralph wept for the end of innocence, darkness of man’s heart and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy. “

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ralph

44
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“all around him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat.”

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island

45
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“here was a coral island.”

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island

46
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“as if it wasn’t a good island”

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island

47
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“they had smoked him out and set the entire island on fire.”

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island

48
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‘the island was scorched up like dead wood’

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island

49
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island as an allusion?

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The island is an untouched paradise, representing the garden of Eden. It is beautiful and located in the tropics. It has all the things the children need, such as food, freshwater, and wood for fire and shelter. The boys have a chance to build a cohesive society in their paradise, but they turn savage instead.

50
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“a deep, harsh note boomed under the palms.”

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conch

51
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“most powerfully, there was the conch.”

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conch

52
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“i’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. he can hold it when he’s speaking”

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conch

53
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“the conch exploded into a thousand white tiny fragments and ceased to exist.”

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conch

54
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“kill the pig. cut her throat. bash her in.”

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savagery

55
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“the hunters followed, wedded to her in lust, excited by the long chase.”

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savagery

56
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“they sow collapsed under them and they were heavy and fulfilled upon her.”

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savagery

57
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“the head remained there, dim-eyed, grinning faintly, blood blackening between the teeth.”

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beast

58
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“there was the throb and stamp of a single organism.”

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savagery

59
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“screamed, struck, bit , tore.”

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savagery

60
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"”The beastie came in the dark”

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beast

61
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“You can feel as if you’re not hunting, but - being hunted”

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jack (about beast)

62
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“They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort”

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beast

63
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“Soon the darkness was full of claws, full of the unknown and menace”

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beast

64
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“Faced by the brute obtuseness of the ocean … one was helpless, one was condemned, one was - “

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beast

65
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“I’m the beast … I’m part of you”

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lotf (beast)

66
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“The beast was harmless and horrible”

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simon (about beast)

67
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“I gave you food, and my hunters will protect you from the beast. Who will join my tribe?”

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jack (about beast)

68
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“the beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face”

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beast (simon)

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