Lord of the Flies Civilisation (or loss of) Quotes Flashcards
When piggy and ralph conclude there aren’t any grownups.
‘The fair boy said this ________; but then the _____ of a ______ ______ overcame him.’
Which chapter?
‘The fair boy said this solemnly; but then the delight of a realised ambition overcame him.’
Chapter 1
About Ralph.
‘To put on a ____ _____ once more was strangely ________.’
Which chapter?
‘To put on a grey shirt once more was strangely pleasing.’
Chapter 1
Initially, Ralph’s…
‘____ _____ stuck to him.’
Which chapter?
‘Grey shirt stuck to him.’
Chapter 1
‘They ____ the right of ______.’
Which chapter?
‘They savored the right of domination.’
Chapter 1
When first trying to kill a trapped piglet:
‘The ____ was only ____ enough for them to ____ what an ______ the ________ stroke would be.’
Which chapter?
‘The pause was only long enough for them to understand what an enormity the downward stroke would be.’
Chapter 1
‘“We’ll have ____!” he cried ____.’
Which chapter?
‘“We’ll have rules!” he cried excitedly.
Chapter 2
Ralph speaking about recue with no proof, but…
‘But the ____ of Ralph’s new ____ brought ____ and ____.’
Which chapter?
‘But the weight of Ralph’s new authority brought light and happiness.’
Chapter 2
“After all we’re not ____. We’re English, and the English are ____ at ____.’
Which chapter?
“After all we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.’
Chapter 2
‘Piggy ____ nervously into hell and ____ the conch.’
Which chapter?
‘Piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch.’
Chapter 2
‘Then ____ - ____, ___ on all fours’
Which chapter?
‘Then dog-like, uncomfortably on all fours’
Chapter 3
‘Roger’s arm was ____ by a ____ that ____ nothing of him and was in ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.’
Chapter 4
When jack first painted his face:
‘He peered at his ____ and ____ it.’
Which chapter?
‘He peered at his reflection and disliked it.’
Chapter 4
‘the mask was a ____ on its own, behind which Jack ____, ____ from ____ and self-consciousness.’
Which chapter?
‘the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.’
Chapter 4
‘Ralph continued to watch the ____, ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Ralph continued to watch the ship, ravenously.’
Chapter 4
Jack after killing his first pig:
‘He noticed ____ on his hands and ____ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘He noticed blood on his hands and grimaced distastefully.’
Chapter 4
“I cut the pigs throat”, said Jack, ____, yet ____ as he said it.’
Which chapter?
“I cut the pigs throat”, said Jack, proudly, yet twitched as he said it.’
Chapter 4
‘The fire was ____, the ship was ____.’
Which chapter?
‘The fire was dead, the ship was gone.’
Chapter 4
When they manage to relight the fire again:
‘Before these fantastically ____ flowers of violet and ____ and ____, ____ ____ away.’
Which chapter?
‘Before these fantastically attractive flowers of violet and red and yellow, unkindess melted away.’
Chapter 4
Ralph says:
‘We began ____; we were ____.’
Which chapter?
‘We began well; we were happy.’
Chapter 5
Golding’s reference to dictators?
‘because ____ was a ____ thing, that got ____…’
Which chapter?
‘because thought was a valuable thing, that got results…’
Chapter 5
‘The world, that ____ and ____ world, was ____ away.’
Which chapter?
‘The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.’
Chapter 5
Piggy says:
“What are we? ____? Or ____? Or ____?”
Which chapter?
“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”
Chapter 5
“If you don’t ____, we’ll soon we ____ anyway.”
Which chapter?
“If you don’t blow, we’ll soon be animals anyway.”
Chapter 5
About Ralph, Simon and Piggy
‘The three boys stood in the ____, ____ ____ to convey the ____ of ____ life.’
Which chapter?
‘The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsucessfully to convey the majesty of adult life.’
Chapter 5
‘The ____ morning was ____ of ____ and the ____ began to ____.’
Which chapter?
‘The bright morning was full of threats and the circle began to change.’
Chapter 6
‘____ savages’
Which chapter?
‘anonymous savages’
Chapter 8
Ralph and Piggy:
‘found themselves ____ to take a place in this ____ but partly ____ society.’
Which chapter?
‘found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society.’
Chapter 9
When Ralph, Jack and Simon explored the mountain:
‘They ____ the right of ____.’
Which chapter?
‘They savoured the right of domination.’
Chapter 1
‘The choir, noticeably less of a ____, had ____ their ____.’
Which chapter?
‘The choir, noticeably less of a group, had discarded their cloaks.’
Chapter 2
“A ____! Make a ____!” …. ‘Jack clamoured among them, the conch ____.’
Which chapter?
“A fire! Make a fire!” …. ‘Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten.’
Chapter 2
About Maurice
‘There he started to ____ on his ____ ____, to be ____ for ____.’
Which chapter?
‘There he started to pull on his tattered shorts, to be ready for anything.’
Chapter 4
About Maurice:
‘Maurice’s ____ ____ away with a ____ and he ____ them as a ____,’
Which chapter?
‘Maurice’s trousers gave away with a sigh and he abandoned them as a wreck,’
Chapter 4
‘The twins ____ like ____ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘The twins nodded like one boy.’
Chapter 7
‘Though as time ____ by there was a suggestion of ____ in the ____ and ____ in the ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Though as time crept by there was a suggestion of panic in the energy and hysteria in the cheerfulness.’
Chapter 8
Piggy says:
“Trouble is, we haven’t got enough people for a fire. You got to ____ ____ as ____ ____.”
Which chapter?
“Trouble is, we haven’t got enough people for a fire. You got to treat Samneric as one turn.”
Chapter 8
Sam and Eric are only considered what in Chapter 9?
‘Sam’
Jack says:
‘Some of you will stay here to ____ the ____’
Which chapter?
‘Some of you will stay here to improve the cave’
Chapter 10
At Jack’s tribe:
‘A ____ raised his hand’
Which chapter?
‘A savage raised his hand’
Chapter 10
Ralph worries:
“We might get ____ ____ by the ____.”
Which chapter?
“We might get taken prisoner by the reds.”
Chapter 10
When the naval ship appeared:
‘a ____, an anchor, ____ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘a crown, an anchor, gold foliage.’
Chapter 12
