LOTF Flashcards
What does The Lord of the Flies translate to and what does the translation mean?
Beelzebub, a power demon in hell who is sometimes thought to be the devil.
How does the theme of savagery progress with the novel?
The boys begin to act in a more ‘savage’ way as they are forced to hunt for food and fight for their lives
What is the importance of the beast in the novel?
The fear of the beast possessed by the boys makes them paranoid. They begin to take weapons anywhere they go and they end up killing Simon because of this. “We’d better take spears.” (pg.128)
Quote a line which makes Simon appear angel-like
Quote another which suggests Simon’s desperation towards telling the truth about the beast
“You’ll get back to where you came from”
“It was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on a hill”
Quote a line which suggests Ralph’s desperation
“He did desperate violence to his naked body among the rasping creepers so that blood was sliding over him”
Quote a line which suggests island life has driven Ralph insane
“He paused lamely as the curtain flickered in his brain”
Quote a line which suggests Piggy’s fear of Jack
“Piggy opened his mouth to speak, caught Jack’s eye and shut it again”
Quote a line which suggests Piggy’s fear without his glasses
“Piggy ended, flushed and trembling”
Quote two lines which suggest Roger’s developing evil
“A full effort would send the rock thundering down to the neck of the land. Roger admired.”
“prodding with his spear whenever pig flesh appeared”
Quote a line that suggests Jack’s power
“The tribe lay in a semicircle before him”
Quote a line that suggests Jack’s savagery
“He giggled and flinked them” (referring to pig)
