Lord of the Flies Piggy Quotes Flashcards
About Piggy.
‘The _____ crooks of his knees were _____, ______ and _________ by thorns.’
Which chapter?
‘The naked crooks of his knees were plump, caught and scratched by thorns.’
Chapter 1
The fat boy…
‘______ to be asked ___ ____ in turn but this _______ of aquaintance was ___ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Waited to be asked his name in turn but this proffer of aquaintance was not made.’
Chapter 1
Piggys comment on why he couldn’t run then Ralph’s response.
‘On account of my ____’
‘____ - ____.’
Which chapter?
‘On account of my asthma’
‘Ass-Mar.’
Chapter 1
‘I was the only ___ in our school ____ ___ ______, he said this ‘with a _____ __ _____.’
Which chapter?
‘I was the only boy in our school what had asthma’, he said this ‘with a touch of pride.’
Chapter 1
The adverb _________ is often used with him.
‘Sat down _________.’
Which chapter?
Carefully
Chapter 1
‘I expect we’ll want to know all their _____, and make a ____, we _____ to have ________.’
Which chapter?
‘I expect we’ll want to know all their names, and make a list, we ought to have meetings.’
Chapter 1
Why is Piggy called ‘Piggy’?
-Physically like him; ugly, overweight however one of the most intellectual animals in the world.
-Links him to the hunting/ killing of the sow; Piggy is always attacked and bullied by the other boys. They use him for his glasses and intelligence, just like they use the sow for meat. He eventually gets killed in a similarly gruesome way to the sow, and identically his death is also looked over and not regretted or sympathised for.
-Piggy is the hunted one out of the boys.
-We never find out his real name, he is never truly accepted or trusted by the boys.
After Ralph bursts into laughter over discovering Piggy’s name.
‘Piggy grinned ___________, _______ despite himself at even this much ___________.’
Which chapter?
‘Piggy grinned reluctantly, pleased despite himself at even this much recognition.’
Chapter 1
‘He ____ to the other side of _____ and ____ himself with his _______.’
Which chapter?
‘He shrank to the other side of Ralph and busied himself with his glasses.’
Chapter 1
‘For the moment the boys were a ____ circuit of _____ with Piggy _.’
Which chapter?
‘For the moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside.’
Chapter 1
When none of the boys would listen to Piggy:
‘“Like kids!” he said ____. “Acting like a crowd of ____ !”’
He repeats it a few lines down too.
Which chapter?
‘“Like kids!” he said scornfully. “Acting like a crowd of kids!”’
Chapter 2
‘Then, with the ____ expression of a ____ who has to keep up with the ____ ____ of the children.’
Which chapter?
‘Then, with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children.’
Chapter 2
“‘His specs – use them as ____ glasses!””
-Jack
Which chapter?
“‘His specs – use them as burning glasses!””
Chapter 2
‘His voice rose to a __ of ____ as Jack ______ the glasses.’
Which chapter?
‘His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses.’
Chapter 2
‘Piggy was ____ before he could ____ ____.’
Which chapter?
‘Piggy was surrounded before he could back away.’
Chapter 2
When the boys try steal Piggy’s glasses:
‘There was ____ and pulling and ________ cries.’
Which chapter?
‘There was pushing and pulling and officious cries.’
Chapter 2
‘Piggy ____ nervously into ____ and ____ the conch.’
Which chapter?
‘Piggy glanced nervously into ____ and cradled the conch.’
Chapter 2
‘He wanted to explain how ____ were ____ quite what you ____ they were.’
Which chapter?
‘He wanted to explain how people were never quite what you thought they were.’
Chapter 3
‘We could make a ____.’
which chapter?
‘We could make a sundial.’
Chapter 4
