LoTF Flashcards
1
Q
“They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate” (Golding 58).
A
metaphor
2
Q
“The mask compelled them” (64)
A
The statement hints at the how powerful of an effect the mask is having upon Jack, dehumanizing him
3
Q
“His voice was loud and savage, and struck them into silence” (70).
A
personification
4
Q
“Two grey trunks rubbed each other with an evil speaking that no one had noticed by day” (90).
A
personification
5
Q
conch shell (symbol)
A
community/democracy
- must be cared for
- powerful and delicate
- only person holding it can talk
6
Q
piggy’s glasses (symbol)
A
comfort
- cleans them when he gets upset
- now they are broken
7
Q
beast (symbol)
A
- hard to define
- mysterious
8
Q
signal fire (symbol)
A
- the hope of being rescued
9
Q
fire (motif)
A
- fire spreads/destructive (no control
- unmonitered (kills the boy)
