Piggy Flashcards

1
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initially piggy is presented as…(ch1)

A

an outsider

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2
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finish the quote : ‘hung…

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…bumbling behind them’

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3
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finish the quote : ‘I got…

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…caught up’

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4
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finish the quote : ‘the boys were a…

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…closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy on the outside’

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5
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initially, piggy is presented as … (ch1 + ch2)

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fearful

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6
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finish the quote : ‘glanced over his…

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…shoulder’

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7
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finish the quote : ‘his face…

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…flushed, his mouth trembled’

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8
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finish the quote : ‘shrank to the…

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…other side of Ralph’

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9
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finish the quote : ‘his voice…

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…lifted into the whine of virtuous recrimination’

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10
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finish the quote : ‘he was intimidated by…

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…this uniformed superiority’

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11
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finish the quote : ‘cried Piggy…

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…with bitter realism’

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12
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finish the quote : ‘nobody knows..

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…where we are’

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13
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finish the quote : ‘all by..

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…myself’

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14
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initially piggy is presented as… (ch2)

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a democratic figure

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15
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finish the quote : ‘I got the….

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…conch’

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16
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finish the quote : ‘ you let me…

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…speak’

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17
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finish the quote : ‘ain’t I…

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…ralph’

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18
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finish the quote : ‘one hand on..

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…the conch’

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19
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finish the quote : ‘sat with the…

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…conch on his knees’

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20
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finish the quote : ‘tucked the….

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…shell under is arm’

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21
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initially piggy is presented as (ch1 + ch2)

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an authorative figure

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22
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finish the quote : ‘piggy leaned…

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…down to him’

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23
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finish the quote : ‘listening and…

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…interpreting’

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24
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finish the quote : ‘acting like…

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…a crowd of kids’

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finish the quote : 'let him have...
...the conch'
26
finish the quote : 'watched him...
...in disgust'
27
finish the quote : 'piggy knelt...
...by him'
28
finish the quote : 'you goes...
...howling and screaming'
29
finish the quote : 'you got your...
...small fire alright'
30
piggy is also presented through... (ch4 + ch5)
a focalised point of view
31
finish the quote : 'piggy was...
...a bore'
32
finish the quote : 'his fat..
...his ass-mar'
33
finish the quote : 'his matter...
...of fact ideas were dull'
34
finish the quote : 'by...
...accent'
35
finish the quote : 'by fat...
...and ass-mar and specs'
36
finish the quote : 'pig. we eat...
...pig. Piggy!'
37
finish the quote : 'I can't...
...think like Piggy'
38
finish the quote : 'but piggy for all his...
....ludicrous body, had brains'
39
piggy is also presented as... (ch4 + ch5)
an outsider
40
finish the quote : 'the rest were...
..shockheaded'
41
finish the quote : 'stood...
...outside the trianlge'
42
finish the quote : 'baldness....
...remained his natural state'
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piggy is also presented as... (ch5)
reasonable and scientific
44
finish the quote : 'unless we get...
...frightened of people'
45
finish the quote : ''I don't believe in...
...no ghosts'
46
finish the quote : 'What are we..
...humans? Or animals? Or savages?'
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finish the quote : 'course...
there aren't'
48
piggy is also presented as...(ch5)
a symbol of democracy
49
finish the quote : 'holding the...
...conch'
50
finish the quote : 'I had...
...the right to speak'
51
finish the quote : 'the conch was...
...snatched from his hands and piggy's voice shrilled'
52
piggy is also presented through... (ch4)
...his hatred towards Jack
53
finish the quote : 'you and...
...your hunting'
54
finish the quote : 'you and your...
...blood Jack Merridew'
55
finish the quote : 'looked...
...malevolently at Jack'
56
piggy is revealed to be...(ch10+ch11)
a democratic figure
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finish the quote : 'I thought they...
...wanted the conch'
58
finish the quote : 'they didn't...
...take the conch'
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finish the quote : 'the conch....
...exploded'
60
complete the quote : '...white fragments'
'a thousand...
61
finish the quote : 'ceased..
...to exist'
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piggy is revealed to be... (ch8,9,10,11)
...a promethean figure
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finish the quote : 'mind my...
...specs'
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finish the quote : 'piggy was...
...inspecting the looming sky'
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finish the quote : 'piggy was pointing...
...beyond the platform'
66
finish the quote : 'didn't you...
...see, Piggy?'
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finish the quote : 'nobody ain't going...
...to see smoke in the dark'
68
finish the quote : 'from his left hand...
...dangled Piggy's broken glasses'
69
What was Golding's intentions through Piggy's experience on the island?
response to romanticised portrayals of childhood - bullying - murdered
70
Compare Piggy to Prometheus
- piggy is altruistic and Prometheus means foresight - piggy is killed and Prometheus is punished - piggy's glasses create fire and Prometheus gives fire to humans - piggy is betrayed by Ralph and Jack whereas Prometheus betrays Zeus
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How did Golding use Piggy to make a social statement?
totalitarianism vs liberalism piggy = democracy