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
