Lord of the Flies Techniques

Question 1

““the dark sky was shattered by a blue-white scar. An instant later the noise was on them like the blow of a gigantic whip” Technique

Answer 1

Pathetic fallacy

Question 2

The water rose further and dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness … The strange, attendant creatures, with their fiery eyes and trailing vapours, busied themselves round his head.

Technique

Answer 2

characterises that the other boys don’t care enough about Simon so they just leave his body for the elements and don’t care about it

Question 3

This is an island. At least I think it’s an island. That’s a reef out in the sea. There aren’t any grownups anywhere

Technique

Answer 3

setting

Question 4

We can’t have everybody talking at once. We’ll have to have “Hand up” like at school… I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking”

Technique

Answer 4

characterisation

Question 5

“bollocks to the rules! We’re strong – we hunt! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat -!”

Answer 5

characterisationand foreshadowing

Question 6

“Eat. Damn you!”

Answer 6

characterisation

Question 7

“High overhead Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the leaver.”
Technique

Answer 7

characterisation

Question 8

The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist

Answer 8

characterisation

Question 9

Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true wise friend called Piggy”

Technique

Answer 9

characterisation

Question 10

what is pathetic fallacy?

Answer 10

when the weather mimicks the atmosphere/mood of what is going on. In the example of lord of the flies, the stormy angry weather mirrors the angry feelings of the tribe which leads to the brutal murder of Simon