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Piggy Flashcards

1
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initially piggy is presented as…(ch1)

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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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25
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finish the quote : ‘let him have…

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…the conch’

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26
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finish the quote : ‘watched him…

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…in disgust’

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27
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finish the quote : ‘piggy knelt…

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…by him’

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28
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finish the quote : ‘you goes…

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…howling and screaming’

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29
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finish the quote : ‘you got your…

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…small fire alright’

30
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piggy is also presented through… (ch4 + ch5)

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a focalised point of view

31
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finish the quote : ‘piggy was…

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…a bore’

32
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finish the quote : ‘his fat..

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…his ass-mar’

33
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finish the quote : ‘his matter…

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…of fact ideas were dull’

34
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finish the quote : ‘by…

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…accent’

35
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finish the quote : ‘by fat…

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…and ass-mar and specs’

36
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finish the quote : ‘pig. we eat…

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…pig. Piggy!’

37
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finish the quote : ‘I can’t…

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…think like Piggy’

38
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finish the quote : ‘but piggy for all his…

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….ludicrous body, had brains’

39
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piggy is also presented as… (ch4 + ch5)

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an outsider

40
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finish the quote : ‘the rest were…

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..shockheaded’

41
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finish the quote : ‘stood…

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…outside the trianlge’

42
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finish the quote : ‘baldness….

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…remained his natural state’

43
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piggy is also presented as… (ch5)

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reasonable and scientific

44
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finish the quote : ‘unless we get…

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…frightened of people’

45
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finish the quote : ‘‘I don’t believe in…

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…no ghosts’

46
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finish the quote : ‘What are we..

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…humans? Or animals? Or savages?’

47
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finish the quote : ‘course…

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there aren’t’

48
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piggy is also presented as…(ch5)

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a symbol of democracy

49
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finish the quote : ‘holding the…

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…conch’

50
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finish the quote : ‘I had…

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…the right to speak’

51
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finish the quote : ‘the conch was…

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…snatched from his hands and piggy’s voice shrilled’

52
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piggy is also presented through… (ch4)

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…his hatred towards Jack

53
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finish the quote : ‘you and…

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…your hunting’

54
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finish the quote : ‘you and your…

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…blood Jack Merridew’

55
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finish the quote : ‘looked…

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…malevolently at Jack’

56
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piggy is revealed to be…(ch10+ch11)

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a democratic figure

57
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finish the quote : ‘I thought they…

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…wanted the conch’

58
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finish the quote : ‘they didn’t…

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…take the conch’

59
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finish the quote : ‘the conch….

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…exploded’

60
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complete the quote : ‘…white fragments’

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‘a thousand…

61
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finish the quote : ‘ceased..

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…to exist’

62
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piggy is revealed to be… (ch8,9,10,11)

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…a promethean figure

63
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finish the quote : ‘mind my…

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…specs’

64
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finish the quote : ‘piggy was…

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…inspecting the looming sky’

65
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finish the quote : ‘piggy was pointing…

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…beyond the platform’

66
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finish the quote : ‘didn’t you…

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…see, Piggy?’

67
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finish the quote : ‘nobody ain’t going…

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…to see smoke in the dark’

68
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finish the quote : ‘from his left hand…

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…dangled Piggy’s broken glasses’

69
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What was Golding’s intentions through Piggy’s experience on the island?

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response to romanticised portrayals of childhood
- bullying
- murdered

70
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Compare Piggy to Prometheus

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  • 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
71
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How did Golding use Piggy to make a social statement?

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totalitarianism vs liberalism
piggy = democracy

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