Lord of the flies Flashcards
R w f t e o i, t d o m h a t f t t a o a w f c p
Chapter 12
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of mans heart and the fall through the air of a wise friend called piggy
W c h e t a o, w h t h h u l a s
Ralph
Chapter 2
We can’t have everybody talking at once, we’ll have to have hands up like at school
T o t s o t c, p b R b i
Chapter 4
They obeyed the summons of the conch, partly because Ralph blew it
C! S s!
Chapter 1
Jack
Choir! Stand still!
B t t r! W s-w h
Chapter 5
Jack
Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong-we hunt
a-l a a t o t
Chapter 3
ape-like among a tangle of trees
W d n t c a, w k w o t s t
Jack
Chapter 6
We don’t need the conch anymore, we know who ought to say things
K t b! C h t! S h b! D h i!
Boys
Chapter 9
Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!
M t i a b…m i o u
Simon
Chapter 5
Maybe there is a beast…maybe its only us
W a w? H ? O a o s
Piggy
Chapter 5
What are we? Humans ? Or animals or savages
T c e i a t t w f a c t e
The conch exploded into a thousand tiny white fragments and ceased to exist
D y w t b r a y c t a i p p p
Ralph
Chapter 4
Don’t you want to be rescued all you can talk about is pig pig pig
What are the themes in Lord of the flies?
Leadership
Civilisation vs Savagery
Democracy vs Dictatorship
Religion
What is the fire a symbol of?
Hope and the desire to return home
What does the conch represent?
Civilisation and democracy
What does the beast represent?
The boys fears and the instincts of savagery the boys face
What does Simon represent?
Innocence and religion, a ‘Christ like figure’- he was sacrificed for the boys sins
What does Roger represent?
Savagery
What does Jack represent?
Dictatorship
What does Piggy symbolise?
Civilisation
What does Ralph symbolise
Democracy
What do the litiluns symbolise?
The population
Who takes on the ID personality type
Jack-power hungry and devilish
Who takes on the ego personality type?
Ralph-conflicted and rational
Who takes on the super ego?
Piggy-craves order and civilisation
What is the historical context of LOTF?
Golding was apart of the navy and saw human savagery
A lot of the story based around conflict of Cold War 1954 and the threat of nuclear warfare
Totalitarian governments and dictatorship
t E a b a e
Jack
Chapter 2
the English are best at everything
T l s s i t j w a b o h
Chapter one
The long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat
What does the island represent?
The garden of Eden
T l ‘u t h a m o h f—w i h n? I t y I d s h
Piggy
Chapter 2
That little ‘un that had a mark on his face—where is he now? I tell you I don’t see him
N y d i. Y b r a h h.
Now you done it. You been rude about his hunters.
