LOTF The island Flashcards
Observation about the island from chapter one
“the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat”
Melancholy observation from Piggy
“we may stay here till we die”
Quote about the danger of the temperature of the island
“the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight”
Quote linking to the temptation of Christ (Matthew 4:8 - 9) and the irony of owning the island
“this belongs to us”
Quote about the island in the afternoon
“strange things happened at midday”
The strangeness of the ocean in the afternoon
“the glittering sea rose up, moved apart in planes of blatant impossibility”
The lagoon oxymoron quote
“the lagoon attacked them with blinding effluence”
The air becomes staticky during chapter nine
“revolving masses of gas piled up the static until the air was ready to explode”
The flies
“nothing prospered but the fleas that blackened their lord”
