Quiz Flashcards
How does the mask affect Jack?
It allows and act without thinking rationally about what he’s doing - he’s able to hide his insecurities and is able to kill the pig
“The mask was a thing of its own, behind, which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness”
Why does Golding continue to tell us the condition of the character’s clothes throughout the novel?
It’s a symbol of the boys’ sanity - the less clothes, the more savage they become.
The clothes are a symbol of civilisation
What happens to Robert after the encounter with the boar?
He acts as the boar and the boys pretend to hunt him
What is significant about Simon’s body been carried out to sea by the tide?
It is peaceful and beautiful - completely different Piggy’s.
It symbolises the end of truth.
“Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea”
COMPARED TO PIGGY
“His head open and stuff came out and turned red”
When Ralph was rescued, he begins to cry for “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.”
What does this mean?
It means that the boys are no longer innocent as they have seen the darkness and savagery of men
What kind of group were the boys a part of originally?
They were from a boarding school escaping from a war
How’s the boys end up on the island?
They were fleeing from a war and their plane crashed
“All around him, the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat”
What does Ralph and Piggy find on the beach right after they arrive?
A conch.
“Ever so valuable”
“Ever so expensive”
What are the three main policies set forth at the first meeting?”
The fire for rescue
Hunting for the choir boys
Shelter
What medical condition might Simon suffer from?
He might suffer from epilepsy
Or where he faints a lot so lightheadedness
What can be inferred by the line:
“ Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was overmastering.”
Ralph also gets pleasure through killing and savagery - he’s not completely against it and does give into his id
What did the boys do with the sow after they kill and eat it?
They put his head on a stick as an offering to the ‘beast’
What are many of the boys afraid of?
The beast, but in the end, we learn that the beast is just a metaphor and is within them
How does the dead man end up on the island?
He’s a parachutist that must’ve had an accident and fallen on the island
Where do Jack and his tribe go after they split off?
They go to ‘Castle Rock’ and form their own tribe
