Lord Of The Flies Flashcards
Quote to show that Piggy is ungainly
“The fat one”
Quote to show how Piggy dies
“The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow”
Quote to show that Piggy is civilised
“Life… Is scientific”
Quote to show Piggy is intelligent
“Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains”
Quote to show Ralph is confrontative
“You’re a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!”
Quote to show Ralph is civil
Discomfort over “his filthy appearance”
Quote to show Ralph is authoritative
“You voted for me. Now you do as I say.”
Quote to show Ralph is sensible
“We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages”
Quote to show Jack is dictatorial
“The chief has spoken.”
Quote to show Jack is compulsive
“The compulsion to track down and kill”
Quote to show Jack is animalistic
“Ape-like”
Quote to show Jack is insulting
“Shut up, fatty!”
Quote to show Jack has a short fuse
“Blue eyes… ready to turn to anger.”
Quote describing the use of the conch
“We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting”
Quote to show lack of adults
“Aren’t there any grown ups at all?”
Quote to show zoomorphism of the choir
“The creature was a party of boys, marching”
Quote to show why Jack did not kill the first pig
“Because of the unbearable blood”
Quote to show lack of technology
“Have you got any matches?”
Quote to show the lack of savagery to begin with
“We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages.”
Quote to show the destructiveness of the boys
“You got your small fire all right.”
Quote to show the devolution starting with Ralph
“The knowledge and the awe made him savage.”
Quote to show the start of the beast
“He says he saw the beastie.”
Quote to show Simon’s helpfulness
“Simon found the fruit they could not reach..”
Quote to show naturalness of the island
“The candle buds opened their wide, white flowers.”
Quote to show Jack’s regression
“He closed his eyes… Assessing the current of warm air for information”
Quote to show the taboo of the old life
“Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life”
Quote to show Jack’s further devolution
“He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.”
Quote to show Jack consolidating his power
“I painted my face - I stole up. Now you eat - all of you - and I…”
Quote to show the mob mentality of the hunters
“Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in.”
Quote to show the worry of the littluns
“Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry babies!”
Quote to show that the beast is within them
“Maybe there is a beast… Maybe it’s only us.”
Quote to show progressive lack of rules
“That understandable and lawful world was slipping away.”
Quote to show childhood innocence
“He was back to where he came from, feeding the ponies with sugar over the wall.”
Quote to foreshadow Piggy’s death
“Shove a palm trunk under that and if an enemy came…”
Quote to show Simon’s confusion over human nature
“Simon saw the picture of a human at once both heroic and sick.”
Quote to show Samneric’s description of the beast
“There were eyes - teeth - claws.”
Quote to show Ralph’s bravery
“I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue.”
Quote to show Simon’s reassurance
“You’ll get back all right.”
Quote to show Ralph’s savagery (somewhat)
“Ralph too was fighting to get near… The desire to squeeze and hurt was overmastering.”
Quote to show Simon’s knowledge of the beast’s nature
“I’ll go if you like. I don’t mind, honestly.”
Quote to show the ‘beast’s’ appearance
“The creature lifted its head, holding towards them the ruin of a face.”
Quote to show carnal primitivism
“Right up her ass!”
Quote to show Ralph is not a grow up
“Ralph was vexed to find how little he thought like a grownup”
Quote to show the beast’s godlike status
“This head is for the beast”
Quote to show the rift between the tribes
“I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.”
Quote to show the beast’s true nature
“You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?”
Quote to show Jack’s status in his tribe
“Jack sat there like an idol.”
Quote to show the nature of Simon’s death
“Leapt onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore.”
Quote to show Jack’s unpredictability
“You can’t tell what he might do.”
Quote to show Piggy’s belief in civilisation
“I thought they wanted the conch.”
Quote to show Ralph and Piggy’s participation in Simon’s death
“That was murder.”
Quote to show Jack’s robbery
“From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.”
Quote to show Ralph’s desire to be civil
“Are we savages or not?”
Quote to show the completed devolution of Jack’s tribe
“A great clamour arose among the savages.”
Quote to show the savagery outside the island
“Another rating held a sub-machine gun.”
Quote to show the Loss of innocence at the finale
“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.”
Quote to show the insignificance of the occurrences
“Fun and games”
Quote to show the insensitivity of the other boys
“They blinded me” P187
