Useful vocalbury Flashcards
allegory
a story that can be interpreted (to give) to reveal a hidden meaning in the novel - lord of the flies
allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
The title of the book, Lord of the Flies, is an allusion to Beelzebub, the “prince of demons” from the Bible and the novel’s central symbol
The title comes from the name the boys give the evil beast they fear in the story.
ambiguous
not having one obvious meaning
Anarchy
absence of government
represented by Jack and his band of hunters who set up their own tribe with no real rules and order
civilisation
Ralph and Piggy represent civilization in Lord of the Flies. They are the ones who come up with the plans to get rescued and help make fire for the first time.
conflict
The major conflict in Lord of the Flies is the struggle between Jack and Ralph.
The fight for who will lead the island.
democracy
The island starts out as a democracy with an elected leader, Ralph. Ralph holds meetings, sets rules and establishes law and order.
The weaker members of society (Piggy and the Littluns) are mostly protected from harm.
The democracy, however, quickly breaks down as fear and violence take hold.
foreshadowing
The death is foreshadowed in the early pages, when Piggy tells Ralph he has asthma, can’t swim, needs his glasses to see, and is sick from the fruit.
Sucks to your ass-mar!” Ralph replies, foreshadowing the boys’ lack of concern about Piggy’s physical vulnerability.
symbolism
The Conch Shell. Ralph and Piggy discover the conch shell on the beach at the start of the novel and use it to summon the boys together after the crash separates them
-Piggy’s Glasses
-The Signal Fire
-The Beast
-Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, and Roger
Savagery
One of ways Golding shows conflict between savagery and civilisation is when Jack and some of the other boys are killing the first pig.
Jack chants “kill the pig, cut her throat, spill the blood”. - using imperative words. This suggests savagery as the boys are being violent and aggressive when killing the pig and they don’t care about it.
