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Lord of the Flies > Simon > Flashcards

Simon Flashcards

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initially simon is presented as… (ch1)

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an outsider

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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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finish the quote : ‘catch up…

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…with the others’

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finish the quote : ‘ looking out of…

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…the hole in the shelter’

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finish the quote : ‘candle…

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…bushes. Candle buds’

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finish the quote : ‘dark…

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…evergreen and aromatic’

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finish the quote : ‘flower…

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…and fruit’

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finish the quote : ‘scent of…

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…ripeness’

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finish the quote : ‘booming of…

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…a million bees at pasture’

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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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finish the quote : ‘his movements were…

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…almost furtive’

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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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finish the quote : ‘he’s always…

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…throwing a faint’

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simon is also presented as... (ch4)
...empathetic
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finish the quote : 'simon put...
...his hand out'
27
finish the quote : 'found...
...them for him'
28
finish the quote : 'shared his...
...piece of meat'
29
simon is also presented as... (ch5)
...an outsider
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finish the quote : 'just a...
...place I know'
31
finish the quote : 'to speak in an...
...assembly was a terrible thing to him'
32
finish the quote : 'his heartbeats were...
...choking him'
33
finish the quote : ' he shrank away...
...defenceless'
34
simon is also presented as... (chs 4,5,7)
...emotionally intelligent
35
finish the quote : 'Simon looked now from...
...Ralph to Jack'
36
finish the quote : 'There's you...
...and Jack'
37
finish the quote : 'you'll...
...get back alright'
38
finish the quote : 'became inarticulate...
...in his efforts to express man kind's essential illness'
39
simon is also presented as... (ch5)
...obedient
40
finish the quote : 'grabbed the...
...conch convulsively'
41
finish the quote : 'Simon was close to...
...him, laying his hands on the conch'
42
simon is revealed to be.. (ch9)
religious figure
43
finish the quote : 'started down...
...the mountain'
44
finish the quote : 'round his...
...head'
45
finish the quote : 'surrounded by...
...a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures'
46
finish the quote : 'a moving patch of...
....light'
47
finish the quote : 'dressed Simon's...
...coarse hair with brightness'
48
simon is revealed through... (ch8)
fear
49
complete the quote : '...from it'
'shrank...
50
finish the quote : 'keeping his eyes...
...shut, then sheltered them with his hands'
51
finish the quote : 'blackness...
...within, blackness that spread'
52
simon is revealed through.. (ch9)
loss of identity
53
finish the quote : 'a thing was...
....crawling'
54
complete the quote : ...was crying out'
'it...
55
finish the quote : 'they could see..
...how small a beast it was'
56
What was Golding's intention through Simon as a Freudian reading?
- superego - aware of boys ; id, ego, superego
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What was Golding's intention through Simon as a religious allegory?
- compared to Jesus' death
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How does Jesus' death differ from Simon's?
Jesus ; end sin, killed for beliefs Simon ; evoked savagery, killed for boys' delusions
59
What was Golding's intention through Simon's death as a symbol of savagery?
- power of human evil -> loss of innocence -> original sin

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