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Quiet Moments In The Novel 'Lord Of The Flies'
1. Find, quote, cite, and explain FIVE quiet moments in the novel that resonated with you. These should not be major moments from SparkNotes but ones that perhaps a casual reader would miss. What did you see that you found poignant or otherwise worthy of discussion?

The death of Simon was one of the quiet moments because everyone was in shock.

When Piggy died everyone just stood still in silence because of their inhumanity

everyone was in silence in fear when they heard of the monster on the island.

When they were finally rescued they were in silence because they were speechless because they never thought that they would escape this island.

When a ship passed by but the fire went out because no one was paying attention to it. That is

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