lord of the flies quotes Flashcards

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chapter 1:

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‘the long scar smashed’
‘where’s the man with the megaphone?’
‘skull-like coconuts’
‘snapeclasp of his belt’
‘mildness about his eyes and eyes that proclaimed no devil’
‘so long as you don’t tell the others’
‘we may stay here till we die’
‘it’s ever so valuable’
‘a worthy plaything’
‘we can use this to call the others. Have a meeting.’

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chapter 2

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‘All the same you need an army - for hunting. Hunting pigs’
‘We’ll have rules!” he cried excitedly. “Lots of rules! Then when anyone
breaks ‘em―’
‘Jack snatched
the glasses off his face’
‘We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages’

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chapter 3

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‘He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was
swallowing him up’
‘We want meat’
‘we want shelters’
‘you can feel as if you’re not hunting, but―being hunted’

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chapter 4

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‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood’
‘You let the fire go out’
‘You and your blood, Jack Merridew! You and your hunting! We might
have gone home―’
‘“Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in’

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