Good vs Evil

Question 1

‘This is our island. It’s a good Island’

Answer 1

• innocent belief in the goodness of the island
• optimisitc and positive tone - assumes they will have fun

Question 2

‘Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach’

Answer 2

• goodness and generousity
• nurturing and compassionate nature

Question 3

‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.’

Answer 3

• mob mentality. assertion of violence
• Repetition makes it a chant which is hypnotic
• Imperative verbs are forceful and commanding
• Sibliance ‘spill his blood’ - sinister

Question 4

‘The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering’

Answer 4

• metaphor - strong urge for violence
• enjoyment in suffering of others
• loss of innocence - pleasure in cruelty

Question 5

‘The conch exploded into a thousand white fragements’

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

‘Ralph wept for the end of innocence, for the darkness of a mans heart’

Answer 6

• metaphor - represents innate evil
• Tears reflect his grief over their moral decay
• ‘Darkness’ - evil is inescapable

Question 7

The theme of good vs evil is used to explore the darkness within human nature, through…

Answer 7

• The potential for good and innocence
• The rise of savagery and loss of innocence
• The triumph of evil and the collapse of civilisation

Question 8

Goldings intentions with the contrast between good and evil

Answer 8

• good and evil exist within everyone
• democracy’s rules suppress our primal instincts
• Corruption of society - evil is more dominant