LOTF Flashcards
how could you describe jack ?
primitive, simple arrogance, merciless, regressed
how is Simon effeminate
skinny, shy, fainty, weak/vulnerable
how does nature react to simon? (creepers)
creepers= beast
they ‘shivered’ when he bumped into them, fearful, respectful
simon creepers quote
his feet left prints in the soft soil and the creepers shivered when he bumped them
meaning of altruistic
wanting to help others with no self gain
dark quote for jack (beginning)
sensing his sun blindness
what are the techniques in ‘sensing his sun blindness’
sibilance (beast/snake), foreshaddowing (nocturnal)
how is nature on the island presented at the start (quotes)
the shore was fledged with palm trees. these stood or leaned or reclined against the light and their green feathers were a hundred feet up in the air
quote to show that nature is destroyed by man
the ground beneath them was covered in course grass, torn everywhere by the upheavals of fallen trees, scattered with decaying coconuts
why is the plane crash described as a scar
permanent damage on nature
