Lord of the flies quote analysis
1...."Perhaps there aren't any grownups anywhere." The fat boy was startled. The fair haired boy says this in the beginning of the book when he meets up with the very fat boy. The way that the boy reacts to this shows that they are at a young age and still very dependent on their parents and adults for help in life. This dependency will make surviving on the island very difficult.
2. "The fat boy." While appearing just like a descriptive term for the yet to be named boy, I think that this shows a deeper meaning. He is not referred to as the boy, but the fat boy. I think that this shows that the children will treat him unfairly and worse than each other based upon mere outward appearances
3. "I can't swim.. My asthma.... My auntie." Piggy brings up his aunt and his asthma many times throughout the beginning of the book. His attachment to his aunt, who will not be around, and his asthma makes him a prime target not only for bullying from the kids, but a struggle for him to survive on the island. Piggy seems to have many detriments that will bring him down physically, and socially. I think piggy is boned.
4. "We can use this to call a meeting. The others will come when they hear this." Piggy says this when he finds the conch shell with Ralph. This quotes shows that if there is one thing that piggy does have, it's brains. Most people would just pass by a shell without any thought, but not piggy. He thinks to use it as a signal call. The other kids might make fun of him, but they will need piggy around in certain situations that need brains.
5."His face was crumpled, and freckled. Ugly without silliness." The description of this boy, the obvious leader of a group of boys who emerges, goes on to describe how angry he looks. I believe with this brief description we are meeting the antagonist of the story. You'd think that after finding another group of human beings on a stranded island, one would appear happy, but no, not this boy. He appears discontent with the
2. "The fat boy." While appearing just like a descriptive term for the yet to be named boy, I think that this shows a deeper meaning. He is not referred to as the boy, but the fat boy. I think that this shows that the children will treat him unfairly and worse than each other based upon mere outward appearances
3. "I can't swim.. My asthma.... My auntie." Piggy brings up his aunt and his asthma many times throughout the beginning of the book. His attachment to his aunt, who will not be around, and his asthma makes him a prime target not only for bullying from the kids, but a struggle for him to survive on the island. Piggy seems to have many detriments that will bring him down physically, and socially. I think piggy is boned.
4. "We can use this to call a meeting. The others will come when they hear this." Piggy says this when he finds the conch shell with Ralph. This quotes shows that if there is one thing that piggy does have, it's brains. Most people would just pass by a shell without any thought, but not piggy. He thinks to use it as a signal call. The other kids might make fun of him, but they will need piggy around in certain situations that need brains.
5."His face was crumpled, and freckled. Ugly without silliness." The description of this boy, the obvious leader of a group of boys who emerges, goes on to describe how angry he looks. I believe with this brief description we are meeting the antagonist of the story. You'd think that after finding another group of human beings on a stranded island, one would appear happy, but no, not this boy. He appears discontent with the