Civilisation and Democracy Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Civilisation and democracy throughout the novel
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- Rules are enforced and democracy is established
- Hunting and savagery is prioritised over democracy
- End of civilisation - Simon and Piggy die and Ralph is hunted
2
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Goldings intentions throught he presentation of civilisation
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- Law and order is fragile
- Abondoning democracy can lead to chaos and savagery
- Nevessity for law and order to prevent violence dominating
3
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‘Lets have a vote’
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- Initial commitment to equality in leadership
- Collective decision making - unity in the group
4
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‘We’ve got to have rules and obey them after all we are not savages. We’re English’
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- Importance of law and order - increasing tension between civilisation and savagery
- Contrasts isalnd to the structure back in England
5
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‘Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!’
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- Collective violence and mob mentality
- Repetition makes it a chant which is hypnotic
- Imperative verbs are forceful and commanding
- Sibliance ‘spill his blood’ - sinister
6
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‘We’re going to hunt. I’m going to be chief’
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- Short Sentances emphasises Jack’s assertion
- Shift towards individual power
- Justaposition between Ralph’s democratic approach and Jack’s dictatorship
- Jack rules with violence as he is solely invested in hunting
7
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‘The conch exploded into a thousand white fragements’
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- Imagery is graphic and dramatic
- Metaphor emphasises the tragic end
- Piggy trusts the power of the conch till the end
- Symbolises the loss of reason and order
8
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‘The fire swallowed them noisliy’
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- Personification
- verb ‘swallow’ indicates predatory nature - destructive and consuming force of the fire
- Fire was initially used for rescue and good
- The boys shift to savagery has made nature destructive
9
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Symbolism in the novel
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Conch = authority and democracy
Signal Fire = Rescue
Piggy’s glasses = Intelligience and power
