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Lord of the Flies > Simon > Flashcards

Simon Flashcards

1
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initially simon is presented as… (ch1)

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an outsider

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2
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initially simon is presented as… (ch3)

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a spiritual figure

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initially simon is presented as… (ch3)

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an outsider

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4
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finish the quote : ‘the fallen…

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…boy’

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5
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finish the quote : ‘talk over…

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…his head’

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6
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finish the quote : ‘catch up…

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…with the others’

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7
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finish the quote : ‘ looking out of…

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…the hole in the shelter’

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8
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finish the quote : ‘candle…

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…bushes. Candle buds’

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9
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finish the quote : ‘dark…

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…evergreen and aromatic’

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10
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finish the quote : ‘flower…

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…and fruit’

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11
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finish the quote : ‘scent of…

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…ripeness’

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12
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finish the quote : ‘booming of…

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…a million bees at pasture’

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13
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finish the quote : ‘roar…

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…of bees’

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14
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finish the quote : ‘found for…

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…them the fruit they could not reach’

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15
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finish the quote : ‘endless…

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…outstretched hands’

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16
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finish the quote : ‘double…

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…handfuls of ripe fruit’

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17
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finish the quote : ‘confirm that…

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…he was utterly alone’

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18
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finish the quote : ‘his feet left…

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…prints in the soft soil’

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19
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finish the quote : ‘his movements were…

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…almost furtive’

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20
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finish the quote : ‘creepers and the…

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…bushes were so close’

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21
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finish the quote : ‘he left his…

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…sweat on them’

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22
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finish the quote : ‘they pulled together…

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…behind him’

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23
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finish the quote : ‘secure in…

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…the middle’

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24
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finish the quote : ‘he’s always…

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…throwing a faint’

25
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simon is also presented as… (ch4)

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…empathetic

26
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finish the quote : ‘simon put…

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…his hand out’

27
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finish the quote : ‘found…

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…them for him’

28
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finish the quote : ‘shared his…

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…piece of meat’

29
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simon is also presented as… (ch5)

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…an outsider

30
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finish the quote : ‘just a…

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…place I know’

31
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finish the quote : ‘to speak in an…

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…assembly was a terrible thing to him’

32
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finish the quote : ‘his heartbeats were…

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…choking him’

33
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finish the quote : ‘ he shrank away…

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…defenceless’

34
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simon is also presented as… (chs 4,5,7)

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…emotionally intelligent

35
Q

finish the quote : ‘Simon looked now from…

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…Ralph to Jack’

36
Q

finish the quote : ‘There’s you…

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…and Jack’

37
Q

finish the quote : ‘you’ll…

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…get back alright’

38
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finish the quote : ‘became inarticulate…

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…in his efforts to express man kind’s essential illness’

39
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simon is also presented as… (ch5)

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…obedient

40
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finish the quote : ‘grabbed the…

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…conch convulsively’

41
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finish the quote : ‘Simon was close to…

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…him, laying his hands on the conch’

42
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simon is revealed to be.. (ch9)

A

religious figure

43
Q

finish the quote : ‘started down…

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…the mountain’

44
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finish the quote : ‘round his…

A

…head’

45
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finish the quote : ‘surrounded by…

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…a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures’

46
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finish the quote : ‘a moving patch of…

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….light’

47
Q

finish the quote : ‘dressed Simon’s…

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…coarse hair with brightness’

48
Q

simon is revealed through… (ch8)

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fear

49
Q

complete the quote : ‘…from it’

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‘shrank…

50
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finish the quote : ‘keeping his eyes…

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…shut, then sheltered them with his hands’

51
Q

finish the quote : ‘blackness…

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…within, blackness that spread’

52
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simon is revealed through.. (ch9)

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loss of identity

53
Q

finish the quote : ‘a thing was…

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….crawling’

54
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complete the quote : …was crying out’

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‘it…

55
Q

finish the quote : ‘they could see..

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…how small a beast it was’

56
Q

What was Golding’s intention through Simon as a Freudian reading?

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  • superego
  • aware of boys ; id, ego, superego
57
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What was Golding’s intention through Simon as a religious allegory?

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  • compared to Jesus’ death
58
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How does Jesus’ death differ from Simon’s?

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Jesus ; end sin, killed for beliefs
Simon ; evoked savagery, killed for boys’ delusions

59
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What was Golding’s intention through Simon’s death as a symbol of savagery?

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  • power of human evil
    -> loss of innocence
    -> original sin

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