Symbols Flashcards
Conch - Chapter 1
‘Ralph grasped the idea and hit the shell with air from his diaphragm. Immediately the thing sounded. A deep, harsh note boomed under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain.’
Conch - Chapter 2
“That’s what this shell’s called.I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking,”
Conch - Chapter 11
‘the conch exploded into thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.’
Fire - Chapter 2
‘There was something good about a fire. Something overwhelmingly good’
Fire - Chapter 5
‘But I tell you smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one.’
Fire - Chapter 12
‘Couldn’t a fire outrun a galloping horse?’
Fire - Chapter 12
‘He saw a shelter burst into flames and the flame flapped at his right shoulder.’
Mask - Chapter 4
‘the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self consciousness. The face of red, white and black, swung through the air and jigged towards Bill.’
Mask - Chapter 11
‘Freed by the paint, they had their hair ties back and were more comfortable than he was.’
Beast - Chapter 1
‘Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along.’
Beast - Chapter 1
‘The creature stepped from mirage onto clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing. The creature was a party of boys marching..’
Beast -Chapter 10
‘It’s come…It’s real!’
Beast - Chapter 11
‘’You’re a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!’’
Knife - Chapter 2
‘Jack slammed his knife into a trunk and looked around challengingly.’