English; quotes on Lord Of The Flies
Point : Golding portrays Jack’s squeamishness towards killing a living animal.
Evidence : “They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.” (Page 29, Jack on not killing the first pig they caught.)
Point : Golding shows the conch is becoming the law and civilization on the island.
Evidence : “I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.” (Page 31)
Point : Golding shows the idea of the ‘Beastie’ and the fear behind the ‘word’.
Evidence : “ ‘Tell us about the snake-thing.’ ‘Now he says it was a beastie.’ ” (Page 34)
Point : Golding showing that Jack is quickly turning into mans primal nature/animalistic.
Evidence : ‘Jack was bent double. He was down like a sprinter, his nose only a few inches from the humid earth.’ (Page 48)
Point : Golding shows that there is still some civilization in the back of Roger’s subconscious.
Evidence : “Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.” (Page 65)
Point : Golding shows how the mask that Jack drew is creating another personality in Jack’s already evil body and spirt.
Evidence : ‘His sinewy body held up the mask that drew their eyes and appalled them. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.’ (Page 66)
Point : Golding presents Piggy trying to make a civilization and a new home on the desert island.
Evidence : “We got a lot of sticks. We could have a sundial each. Then we should know what the time was.” (Page 68)
Point : Golding shows the desperation in Ralph as he see the fire is gone, trying to cling onto the hope of rescue and a longing for civilization.
Evidence : ‘The fire was dead... The fire was right out, smokeless and dead... “They let the bloody fire out” ’ (Page 71)
Explantation : ‘Bloody’ indicates Ralph’s frustration and his fury. To us though, the fire means
Evidence : “They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.” (Page 29, Jack on not killing the first pig they caught.)
Point : Golding shows the conch is becoming the law and civilization on the island.
Evidence : “I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.” (Page 31)
Point : Golding shows the idea of the ‘Beastie’ and the fear behind the ‘word’.
Evidence : “ ‘Tell us about the snake-thing.’ ‘Now he says it was a beastie.’ ” (Page 34)
Point : Golding showing that Jack is quickly turning into mans primal nature/animalistic.
Evidence : ‘Jack was bent double. He was down like a sprinter, his nose only a few inches from the humid earth.’ (Page 48)
Point : Golding shows that there is still some civilization in the back of Roger’s subconscious.
Evidence : “Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.” (Page 65)
Point : Golding shows how the mask that Jack drew is creating another personality in Jack’s already evil body and spirt.
Evidence : ‘His sinewy body held up the mask that drew their eyes and appalled them. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.’ (Page 66)
Point : Golding presents Piggy trying to make a civilization and a new home on the desert island.
Evidence : “We got a lot of sticks. We could have a sundial each. Then we should know what the time was.” (Page 68)
Point : Golding shows the desperation in Ralph as he see the fire is gone, trying to cling onto the hope of rescue and a longing for civilization.
Evidence : ‘The fire was dead... The fire was right out, smokeless and dead... “They let the bloody fire out” ’ (Page 71)
Explantation : ‘Bloody’ indicates Ralph’s frustration and his fury. To us though, the fire means