Lord of the Flies Simon Quotes Flashcards
’ __ __ at Ralph and said that his name was Simon.’
Which chapter?
’ Smiled pallidly at Ralph and said that his name was Simon.’
Chapter 1
Simon defends Piggy when Jack attacks him for not helping make the fire
‘____ a ____ cheek with his ____. “He helped that way.”’
Which chapter?
‘Smearing a black cheek with his forearm. “He helped that way.”’
Chapter 2
‘Simon’s ____ face.’
Which chapter?
‘Simon’s contrite face.’
Chapter 3
‘Simon found for ____ the ____ they could not ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach.’
Chapter 3
When Simon looks at Jack:
‘What he saw seemed to ____ him ____.’
Which chapter?
‘What he saw seemed to make him afraid.’
Chapter 4
When Piggy begins to speak in the procession:
‘Simon ____ him ____ as though had spoken too ____ in ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Simon shushed him quickly as though had spoken too loudly in church.’
Chapter 4
After Jack knocks Piggy’s glasses off his face…
‘but Simon, who got there ____, ____ them for him.’
Which chapter?
‘but Simon, who got there first, found them for him.’
Chapter 4
‘____ beat about Simon on the mountain-top with ____ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Passion beat about Simon on the mountain-top with awful wings.’
Chapter 4
‘shoved his piece of ____ over the rocks to ____.’
Which chapter?
‘shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy.’
-When Jack wouldn’t give any to Piggy
Chapter 4
“maybe there is a ____.”
…..
“What I mean is… maybe it’s ____ __.’
Which chapter?
“maybe there is a beast.”
…..
“What I mean is… maybe it’s only us.’
Chapter 5
‘Simon became ____ in his effort to ____ mankind’s ____ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.’
Chapter 5
About Simon:
‘the laughter ____ him ____ and he ____ away ____ to his seat.’
Which chapter?
‘the laughter beat him cruelly and he shrank away defenseless to his seat.’
Chapter 5
‘Simon thought of the ____, there rose before his inward ____ the picture of a ____ at once ____ and ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick.’
Chapter 6
‘Simon mumbled ____: “I don’t ____ in the ____.”
Which chapter?
‘Simon mumbled confusedly: “I don’t believe in the beast.”
Chapter 6
“You’ll get ____ all ____.”
“No, I’m not. I just ____ you’ll get ____ all ____.”
Which chapter?
“You’ll get back all right.”
“No, I’m not. I just think you’ll get back all right.”
Chapter 7
Piggy: “He’s ____.”
Which chapter?
Piggy: “He’s cracked.”
Chapter 8
‘The beast was on its ____ in the ____, its arms folded ____ its ____. It was ____ out,’
Which chapter?
‘The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out,’
Chapter 9
‘leapt on to the ____, screamed, ____, bit, ____.’
Which chapter?
‘leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore.’
Chapter 9
One of the first thing he sees when he wonders of:
‘a pile of ____ on the beach where somebody had been ____ to ____ a little ____ or ___.’
Which chapter?
‘a pile of sand on the beach where somebody had been trying to build a little house or hut.’
Chapter 3
When he falls into the circle of the boys:
‘The ____ was on its ____ in the centre, its ____ ____ ____ its ____.’
Which chapter?
‘The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face.’
Chapter 9
Describing when Simon’s body drifts out to sea:
Pebbles covered with a ‘____ of ____ .’
The tide smoothed everything with a ‘____ of ____.’
‘The line of his ____ ____’
‘his shoulder became ____ ____.’
‘____, surrounded by a ____ of ____ ____ ____, itself a ____ ____ beneath the ____ ____,’
Which chapter?
Pebbles covered with a ‘coat of pearls.’
The tide smoothed everything with a ‘layer of silver.’
‘The line of his cheek silvered’
‘his shoulder became sculptered marble.’
‘Softly, surrounded by a fring of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations,’
Chapter 9
