Lord of the Flies - Chapters 9 and 10 Flashcards
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What are some of the physical effects on Simon during his discussion with ‘The Lord of the Flies’?
A blood vessel bursts in his nose, dehydration, headaches.
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The Lord of the Flies hung on his stick like a _____________.
Complete the simile used to describe the Lord of the Flies.
Black ball.
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What does Simon discover on top of the mountain? What does he do as a result?
The body of the parachutist. He runs off to tell the boys.
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“P’raps we ought to go too.”
Ralph looked at him quickly and Piggy blushed.
"I mean--to make sure nothing happens."
Where do Ralph and Piggy want to go?
To visit Jack’s tribe.
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Who is described as “painted and garlanded” at the head of the feast?
Jack
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“Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with the ________________________.”
What does Ralph sense on the air at the feast?
The threat of violence.
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“Give me a drink.”
Who is using lots of imperatives in this chapter?
Jack.
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What does Jack say ‘doesn’t count’ on his end of the island?
The conch.
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What is Jack’s response to Ralph threatening to blow the conch and call an assembly?
“We shan’t hear it.”
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“Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat.”
Who speaks these lines?
Piggy.
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What is the weather like during the feast? What technique would we call this?
It’s set during a thunderstorm - this is a clear example of pathetic fallacy.
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What do the boys begin to do after they have eaten?
They perform their “dance”, reenacting the death of a pig.
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“There was the throb and stamp of a ___________.“
How are the group of boys described here?
A “single organism”
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“Now out of the terror rose another desire, _____, _____, ____.”
What adjectives does William Golding use to describe the growing violence of the boys?
Thick, urgent, blind.
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“A thing was crawling out of the forest.”
Who or what stumbles into the boys’ violent circle?
Simon.
