End (chapters 9-12)

Question 1

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How Piggy is presented + Piggy quotes

Answer 1

Piggy is presented as…
A coward, a symbol of civillisation/democracy/ law and order

1) “It was an accident.” (repeated x4)
2) “Piggy peer anixously into the luminous veil that hung between him and the world.”
3) “Which is better – to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?”
4) “The sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock […] the body of Piggy was gone.”
5) “Ralph – remember what we came for. The fire. My specs.”

Question 2

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How Ralph is presented + Ralph quotes

Answer 2

Ralph is presented as…
A vehicle for Golding’s message about the inherent evil in man
Struggling with the acceptance of loss.

1) “Found themselves eager to take part in this demented but partly secure society.”
2) “Ralph’s temper blazed out.”
3) “Ralph shouted against the noise. ‘Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up.’”
4) “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness in man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend call Piggy.”
5) “The kid needed a bath,a hair-cut, a nose-wipe and a good deal of ointment.”

Question 3

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How Jack is presented + Jack quotes

Answer 3

Jack is presented as…
A representation of dictatorship, a vehicle for Golding’s message of evil.

1) “Jack rose from the log that was his throne.”
2) “Who’s going to join my tribe?”
3) “He ran forward stooping, ‘I’m chief.’”
4) “Jack made a rush and stabbed at Ralph’s chest.”
5) “They hurt us.”
6) “Viciously, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph.”

Question 4

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How Simon is presented + Simon quotes

Answer 4

Simon is presented as…
A vehicle for Golding’s message about the inherent evil in man
A Christ figure.

1) “The usual brightness was gone from his eyes and he walked with a sort of glum determination like an old man.”
2) “The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must be reach the others as soon as possible.”
3) “The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed.”
4) “Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

Question 5

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How Roger is presented + Roger quotes

Answer 5

Roger is presented as…
Tyrannical
A vehicle for Golding’s message about the inherent evil in man
A symbol of anarchy

1) “With a sense of delirious abandonment, Roger leaned all his weight on the lever.”
2) “Carried death in his hands.”
3) “Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.”
4) “Assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority.”
5) “Roger’s dark face at the top.”
6) “Some source of power began to pulse in Roger’s body.”