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initially, simon is presented as…
(ch.1)

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an outsider

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finish the quote: ‘the fallen…

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…boy’

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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: ‘he’s always…

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…throwing a faint’

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finish the quote: ‘candle bushes…

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…candle buds’

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initially, simon is presented..
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as kind and helpful

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finish the quote: ‘simon. …

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… he helps’

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start the quote: …always about’

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‘simon’s…

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finish the quote: ‘simon found for them…

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…the fruit they couldn’t reach’

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finish the quote: ‘over double handfuls…

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…of ripe fruit’

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finish the quote: ‘wiped his mouth and…

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…shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it’

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initially simon is presented…
(ch.3)

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as an outsider figure

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finish the quote: ‘when they reached the shelters..

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…simon was not to be seen’

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finish the quote: ‘he’s queer…

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..he’s funny’

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initially, simon is presented …
(ch.3)

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through appearance

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finish the quote: ‘small, skinny boy, his chin pointed…

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…and his eyes so bright they deceived ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and wicked’

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finish the quote: ‘the coarse mop of black hair was…

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…long and swung down, almost concealing a low, broad forehead’

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finish the quote: ‘he wore..

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…the remains of shorts’

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finish the quote: ‘always darkish in colour, Simon was….

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…burned by the sun to a deep tan that glistened with sweat’

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initially, simon is presented …
(ch.3)

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as spiritual through setting

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finish the quote: ‘walked into the forest…

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…with an air of purpose’

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23
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finish the quote: ‘flower and fruit grew…

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…together on the same tree’

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finish the quote: ‘everywhere was the scent of ripeness….

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….and the booming of a million bees at pasture’

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finish the quote: ‘amid the roar…

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…of bees in the afternoon sunlight’

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26
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finish the quote: ‘had woven…

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…a great mat’

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27
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finish the quote: ‘space was walled with…

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…dark, aromatic bushes’

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finish the quote: ‘nothing moved but…

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…a pair of gaudy butterflies that dances round each other in the hot air’

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29
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finish the quote: ‘endless..

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…outstretched hands’

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initially, simon is presented…
(ch.3)

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as an introvert

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finish the quote: ‘confirm that he was…

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…utterly alone’

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32
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finish the quote: ‘his movements were…

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…almost furtive’

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initially, simon is presented…
(ch.4)

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through his fear of conflict and evil

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34
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finish the quote: ‘simon put out his hand…

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…timidly, to touch ralph’

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35
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finish the quote: ‘simon looked now, from ralph to jack…

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……..and what he saw seemed to make him afraid’

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initially, simon is presented…
(ch.4)

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in a religious light

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37
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finish the quote: ‘passions beat…

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…about simon on the mountain-top with awful wings’

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38
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‘passions beat about simon on the mountain top with awful wings’

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  • simon is also a sympathetic figure and feels bad for the mistreated, for example, piggy
  • he retrieves piggy’s broken glasses, and as he finds them, the juxtaposition of ‘awful wings’ reminds us that these passions are wonderful and terrible
  • ‘wings’ connotes to freedom, the ability to escape -> angels -> angelic figure
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39
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throughout the course of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.5 + 6)

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through his insight on the beast

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40
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finish the quote: ‘maybe there…

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…is a beast’

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41
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finish the quote: ‘maybe it’s…

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…only us’

42
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finish the quote: ‘simon became..

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…inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness’

43
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start the quote: …thing there is?’

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‘what’s the dirtiest…

44
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‘maybe it’s only us’

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  • the only one of the boys who really understands what’s happening on the island
  • there is no physical beast, but that all the boys have beasts within them
  • it is their own actions which are causing them to descend further into evil and darkness
45
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‘simon became inarticulate in his effort to express makind’s essential illness’

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  • terrifying concept
  • we are all inflicted by this disease and cannot escape
  • inherent evil -> religious allegory -> original sin -> potential for evil within mankind
  • religious figure
46
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‘what’s the dirtiest thing there is?’

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  • understands the sinful nature of mankind
47
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finish the quote: ‘simon mumbled…

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…confusedly: “I don’t believe in the beast.”’

48
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throughout the course of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.5+8)

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through his difficulty speaking in front of others + social anxiety

49
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finish the quote: ‘simon felt a perilous necessity to speak…

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…but to speak in assembly was a terrible thing to him’

50
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finish the quote: ‘the heartbeats…

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…were choking him’

51
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finish the quote: ‘again the pressure of the assembly…

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…took his voice away’

52
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throughout the course of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.5 + 8)

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through the other boys’ reactions towards his philosophical and spiritual ideas

53
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finish the quote: ‘sit…

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…down!’

54
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finish the quote: ‘shut…

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…up!

55
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finish the quote: ‘sod…

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…you!’

56
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finish the quote: ‘the laughter..

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…beat him cruelly’

57
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start the quote: …defenceless’

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‘he shrank away…

58
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finish the quote: ‘simon?…

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…what is it this time?’

59
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finish the quote: ‘a half-sound of jeering..

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…ran round the circle and simon shrank from it’

60
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finish the quote: ‘with an expression..

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…of derisive incomprehension’

61
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‘with an expression of derisive incomprehension’

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  • being mocked
  • even by piggy
62
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finish the quote: ‘sat as far..

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…away from the others as possible’

63
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throughout the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.7)

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through his fearlessness of the beast

64
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finish the quote: ‘through the forest…

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…by himself? now?’

65
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finish the quote: ‘ i’ll go if you like…

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…i don’t mind, honestly’

66
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finish the quote: ‘he smiled quickly..

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…turned and climbed into the forest’

67
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finish the quote: ‘i think…

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…we ought to climb the mountain’

68
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throughout the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.8)

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through his interaction with the lord of the flies

69
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finish the quote: ‘you don’t want…

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…ralph to think you’re batty, do you?’

70
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finish the quote: ‘you knew…

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…didn’t you?

71
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finish the quote: ‘one of…

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…his times was coming on’

72
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finish the quote: ‘i’m…

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…warning you’

73
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‘i’m warning you’

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  • simon is being tested by the lord of the flies
  • the devil
  • just as jesus was tested in the bible
  • presented in a religious light
  • being tested to see if he is brave enough to face the lotf and continue to the top of the mountain and see if there really is a beast
  • SIMON IS LIKE JESUS
  • FOUGHT AGAINST SIN AND EVIL NATURES, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE TRUTH OF HUMAN NATURE AND TO DECIDE WHAT HE SHOULD DO TO HELP HUMANITY
74
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throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)

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  • through the description of the island
75
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finish the quote: ‘the build-up…

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…of clouds continued’

76
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finish the quote : ‘air…held…

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…no refreshment’

77
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finish the quote: ‘nothing…

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…prospered’

78
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finish the quote: ‘the white and brown…

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…clouds brooded’

79
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finish the quote: ‘colours…

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…drained’

80
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throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)

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as weak through his physical appearance

81
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finish the quote: ‘a buffet…

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…of wind made him stagger’

82
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finish the quote: ‘like an…

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…old man’

83
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finish the quote: ‘his legs..

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..gave beneath him’

84
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throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)

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through his bravery and determination

85
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finish the quote: ‘but never…

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…stopping’

86
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finish the quote: ‘toiled..

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…on’

87
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start the quote: …forward’

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‘he crawled…

88
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finish the quote: ‘as soon..

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…as possible’

89
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finish the quote: ‘simon was…

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…crying out something about a dead man on a hill’

90
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throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)

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through his reaction to the fallen parachutist

91
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finish the quote: ‘colours…

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…of corruption’

92
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finish the quote: ‘the poor…

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…body’

93
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finish the quote: ‘he freed…

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…them from the rocks’

94
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finish the quote: ‘the poor, broken…

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….thing’

95
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finish the quote: ‘harmless..

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…and horrible’

96
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throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)

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as an animal

97
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finish the quote: ‘a thing..

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…was crawling out of the forest’

98
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finish the quote: ‘it came..

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…darkly’

99
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throughout the end of the novel simon is presented…
(ch.9)

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through the atmosphere on the island after his death

100
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finish the quote: ‘the air was…

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…cool, moist, and clear’

101
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finish the quote: ‘the clear water..

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…mirrored the clear sky’

102
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‘the air was cool, moist, and clear’
‘the clear water mirrored the clear sky’

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  • after simon’s death, golding creates a very peaceful atmosphere
  • contrast with frenzied dance and to emphasise simon’s innocent and spiritual nature

English Literature : Lord of the Flies (31 decks)

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