LOTF Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
“Maybe it’s only us.”
A
- Simon
- Beast
- Innate human evil
- Beast as a component of human nature
2
Q
“Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law”
A
- Roger
- Civilisation still dominates savagery
- institutions enforcing society’s moral code
3
Q
“Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!”
“I’m part of you”
A
- Beast
- Simon
- Not an external force but a component of human nature
- Innate human savagery
4
Q
“Ralph wept for the end of innocence”
A
- Ralph
- Realisation of human savagery
- Coming of Age (loss of innocence)
- Newfound sense of maturity
5
Q
“You’ll get back all right
A
- Simon
- Clairvoyance
- Biblical/prophetic/omniscient
- Foreshadowing the future
6
Q
“we don’t need the conch anymore”
A
- Jack
- Society falling apart
- Deterioration of civilisation
7
Q
“clothes, worn away”
A
- About the boys from Ralph’s perspective
- Their descent into savagery
- Clothes symbolise civilisation
8
Q
“Give me my specs!”
A
- Piggy
- His physical inferiority
- His specs will become very important to the group
9
Q
“cradling the great cream shell”
A
- Piggy
- Nurturing democracy + civilisation
10
Q
“The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments”
A
- destruction of democracy
11
Q
“Piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch”
A
- Piggy desperately hanging onto what’s left of democracy
12
Q
“we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything”
A
- Jack
- patriotism
- idea that they shouldn’t give in to savagery because they are British rather than the fact they are human
- ironic because he is the first to dismiss the constraints of civilised society
13
Q
“Bollocks to the rules!”
A
- Jack
- being a hunter is more important than following rules
14
Q
“I’m not going to play anymore”
A
- Jack
- despite their efforts to act like adults they are still children
