Lord of the flies quotes

Question 1

vote for a chief-random kid

Answer 1

shows the beginning of democracy

Question 2

him with the shell-random kid

Answer 2

shows conch to be symbol of authority

Question 3

with the directness of genuine leadership-about ralph

Answer 3

creates a sense of authority

Question 4

men?…animals.

Answer 4

foreshadows the boys decent into savages

Question 5

a hiatus,the pig continued to scream-about jack

Answer 5

hesitation, shows innocence

Question 6

i was choosing a place. next time!

Answer 6

shows how social norm is for boys to be violent and any mercy or hesitation is viewed as weakness

Question 7

there would be no mercy

Answer 7

foreshadows the cruelty following jacks leadership

Question 8

hands up like at school-ralph

Answer 8

clinging to routine/social conventions

Question 9

the beastie came in the dark

Answer 9

child hood fear of the dark, symbolizes their youth and fear

Question 10

society paused around them (jack/ralph after pushed boulder down hill)

Answer 10

shows that social constraints are beginning to wear off

Question 11

you’ll break the conch!

Answer 11

shows increased dismissal of civilisation/ increased violence

Question 12

madness came into his eyes again(about jack)

i thought i might kill

Answer 12

madness=separate entity, animal instincts taking over

Question 13

their passionately emotional and corporate life was their own (about the kids)

Answer 13

shows how they’re separate from mainstream society don’t get involved with ralph/jacks civil war

Question 14

the mask compelled them

freed by the paint

Answer 14

anonymity removes shame and any remaining social constraints enabling them to act outside of how they normally would

Question 15

kill the pig cut her throat spill her blood

Answer 15

chant shows cult like aspects of their small society

Question 16

there was lashings of blood said jack laughing

Answer 16

shows psychopathic tendancies

Question 17

there was a ship

you let it out (the fire)

Answer 17

hunters ignoring ralphs orders starting to rebel,

Question 18

half raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf-about ralph

Answer 18

shows desperation/animalistic side creeping through

Question 19

this meeting must not be fun but business

Answer 19

shows ralphs maturity

Question 20

what was a face? what was anything? -ralph

Answer 20

existential crisis usually occurs in adults not children shows ralphs maturity

Question 21

what i mean is…maybe it’s only us -simon

Answer 21

boys=beast

Question 22

percival wemys madison. of the vicarage, harcourt st anthony

Answer 22

starts to forget name as society looses its hold on them

Question 23

i’m not going to play any longer- jack

Answer 23

still child like, throwing tantrums and displaying a childs cruelty

Question 24

that was murder…you stop it -ralph/piggy

Answer 24

denial, masks gone realisation/consequences sink in

Question 25

a savage

the cheif jack=nameless

Answer 25

anonymous, nameless no identity outside of his cruel animalistic side

Question 26

they didnt take the conch

Answer 26

savages have no interest in civilisation

Question 27

from his hand dangled piggy’s broken glasses

Answer 27

stole fire/hope of survival/rescue

transfer of power

Question 28

the conch exploded

Answer 28

just after first cold blooded murder all traces of civilisation gone