Quotes For Lord Of The Flies Essay
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Quote: ...hair much too long, tangled here and there, knotted round a dead leaf or twig; clothes, worn away, stiff like his own with sweat, put on, not for decorum or comfort but out of custom; the skin of the body scurfy with brine (110)
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Analysis: The boys' appearance has become less and less civilized as the novel progresses. Their outward appearance is a reflection of their inward state.
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Chapter 8
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Quote: The head is for the beast. It's a gift (137).
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Analysis: The boys are sacrificing pig heads to a beast. In reality, they are sacrificing pigs to satisfy their own lust for blood.
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Quote: The forest near them burst into uproar. Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling...stark naked save for the paint and a belt was Jack (140). …show more content…
However, the boys are incensed with the tribal dance and the thrill of reenacting the hunt and turn on Simon.
This repeated chant echoes the chant from chapter four during the pig hunt.
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Quote: The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. (153)
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Analysis: Simon represents goodness. In this moment, evil has taken over the boys and they eliminate goodness from the island. Simon was the one with the information of where the true evil lay. His message will now never be delivered. This interaction between good and evil is the conclustion to Simon's conversation with the pig head in chapter 8.
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Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses
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Editor's Note: Chapter 1012 have been added by the editorial team.
Quote: At length Ralph got up and went to the conch. He took the shell caressingly with both hands and knelt, leaning against the trunk.
Quote: ...hair much too long, tangled here and there, knotted round a dead leaf or twig; clothes, worn away, stiff like his own with sweat, put on, not for decorum or comfort but out of custom; the skin of the body scurfy with brine (110)
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Analysis: The boys' appearance has become less and less civilized as the novel progresses. Their outward appearance is a reflection of their inward state.
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Chapter 8
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Quote: The head is for the beast. It's a gift (137).
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Analysis: The boys are sacrificing pig heads to a beast. In reality, they are sacrificing pigs to satisfy their own lust for blood.
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Quote: The forest near them burst into uproar. Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling...stark naked save for the paint and a belt was Jack (140). …show more content…
However, the boys are incensed with the tribal dance and the thrill of reenacting the hunt and turn on Simon.
This repeated chant echoes the chant from chapter four during the pig hunt.
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Quote: The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. (153)
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Analysis: Simon represents goodness. In this moment, evil has taken over the boys and they eliminate goodness from the island. Simon was the one with the information of where the true evil lay. His message will now never be delivered. This interaction between good and evil is the conclustion to Simon's conversation with the pig head in chapter 8.
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Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses
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Editor's Note: Chapter 1012 have been added by the editorial team.
Quote: At length Ralph got up and went to the conch. He took the shell caressingly with both hands and knelt, leaning against the trunk.