Lord of the Flies Quotes Flashcards
Jack — arrogance, entitlement, lack of social understanding
I can sing C sharp
We’re English, and the English are best at everything
Jack — savagery
Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was.
The opaque, mad look came into his eyes again.
He threw the spear “with full intention”.
Jack — power
Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol.
We don’t need the conch any more. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter?
Simon — wiseness, limitations
inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness
What’s the dirtiest thing there is?
Simon — prophesy, Christ
You’ll get back all right. I think so, anyway.
Simon — human nature
You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?
Simon — kindness
The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible.
Piggy — conservative
hair never seemed to grow
Piggy — reason
Life […] is scientific, that’s what it is.
Piggy — physical
luminous wall of his myopia.
Piggy — pig
Bag of fat
twitched a bit, like a pig’s after it has been killed.
Piggy — order
The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments
Sam and Eric — civilisation
They protest “out of the heart of civilisation”
Sam and Eric — fighting
Sam and Eric, locked in an embrace, were fighting each other.
