Lord of the Flies - quotes

Question 1

‘a vision of red and yellow flashed upwards with a witch-like cry’

Answer 1

the island

dangerous and exciting description; this contrast is throughout the island

Question 2

‘the scar’

Answer 2

the island
the scene of the crash and a blemishment to the islands natural beauty

Question 3

'’no grown ups!’’

Answer 3

Ralph

Ralph is excited about such opportunities: he is childish

Question 4

'’he was old enough… to have lost the prominent tummy of childhood’’

Answer 4

Ralph

reference to Ralphs innocent childhood

Question 5

'’so deep at one end as to be dark green’’

Answer 5

the island

gives an impression of a luxurious setting, though also slightly sinister

Question 6

'’we may stay here all we die’’
with that word the heat seemed to increase until it became a threatening weight

Answer 6

Ralph

Ralph is very straight with facts and this may be of conflict later. the boys are shocked by such an idea

Question 7

'’the toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch’’

Answer 7

the conch

the boys appreciate and respect the conch

Question 8

'’and most obscurely, yet mot powerfully, there was the conch’’

Answer 8

Ralph

the boys vote Ralph, to some extent, because of the conch

Question 9

'’jack slammed his knife into a trunk and looked around challengingly’’

Answer 9

jack

jack is aggressive though also like to show off his facility of violence

Question 10

'’then anyone who breaks em-‘’

Answer 10

jack

jack loves the idea of punishment, much like a dictator (contextually)

Question 11

'’but there isn’t a beastie’’

Answer 11

Ralph

Ralph repeats this phrase, trying to ensure that such an idea doesn’t cause division or chaos

Question 12

'’well make sure when we go hunting’’
Ralph was annoyed, and for the moment, defeated

Answer 12

jack

jack, in effect, takes control here and allows some scope for the beastie existing. Ralph loses control for the first time here

Question 13

'’that stance, invisible light of friendship

Answer 13

Ralph and jacks relationship

Ralph and jack are still friends at this moment and the beastie hasn’t destroyed this yet

Question 14

'’acting like a crowd of kids’’

Answer 14

piggy

piggy is like a parental figure here, identifying the danger of the fire that the children would otherwise be banned from using

Question 15

'’we used his specs… he helped that way’’

Answer 15

simon

Simon understands the different types of people on the planet and stands up for piggy

Question 16

'’the conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain’’

Answer 16

jack

as soon as jack finds a way to undermine the system, he uses it

Question 17

'’after all, were not all savages’’

Answer 17

piggy

piggy ironically describing the group

Question 18

'’wont we look funny if the whole island burns up?’’

Answer 18

piggy

piggy foreshadows events at the end of the novel as this is indeed what happens

Question 19

'’the crowd was as silent as death’’

Answer 19

innocence

this is in response to the mysterious disappearance of the boy: the boys care

Question 20

'’on the unfriendly side of the mountain, the drum roll continued’’

Answer 20

the island

an idea of savagery or tribal instinct: the island also seems to have two sides