Lord of the Flies Flashcards
Who are the main characters?
Ralph Jack Piggy Simon Sam'n'Eric Roger
What are the key themes?
Civilisation Innocence Rules & order Fear Power Identity Religion Wisdom and knowledge Youth
What are key quotes?
‘Bollocks to the rules’
‘Kill the pig, cut its throat spill its blood’
‘Maybe there is a beast, maybe its only us’
‘What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?’
‘Sucks to your ass-mar!’
‘Your’e breaking the rules!’ ‘Who cares?’
‘The conch broke into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist
‘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.’
What is the context?
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Cornwall, England.He worked briefly as a theater actor and director, wrote poetry, and then became a schoolteacher. In 1940, a year after England entered World War II, Golding joined the Royal Navy, where he served in command of a rocket-launcher and participated in the invasion of Normandy. After the war, Golding resumed teaching and started to write novels. His first and greatest success came withLord of the Flies(1954), which ultimately became a bestseller in both Britain and the United States.
