Democracy quotes LOTF Flashcards
1
Q
Quote from beginning, foreshadowing how fire leads to the break up of the conch
A
Piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch.
2
Q
Quote from beginning, describing conch as fragile
A
Delicate
3
Q
Quote from beginning, how conch made Ralph be chosen as chief
A
most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch.
4
Q
Quote from beginning, boys not taking democracy seriously
A
This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch
5
Q
Quote from middle, assemblies no longer unifying the boys
A
The place of assembly in which he stood was roughly a triangle; but irregular and sketchy, like everything they made
6
Q
Quote from middle, conch has faded
A
Exposure to the air had
bleached the yellow and pink to near-white, and transparency
