| Quotations | Death |
|---|---|
|
Jack. His national pride reveals his arrogant, self-centered and confident nature
Who said: "We're English, and the English are best at everything"? What does this show about his character?
|
How are Piggy's glasses broken?
Jack knows them off.
|
|
Simon denies the beastie's existence.
Who said: "What I mean is . . . maybe it’s only us” and of what is he referring to?
|
What else is broken with Piggy's death?
The conch
|
|
Who said: "Things are breaking up. I don't understand why. We began well; we were happy. And then --" and why is it important?
Ralph laments the other boys' behavior and does not understand how evil/ savagery engulfed the others.
|
|
|
Who said: "The mask was a thing on its own, behind which hid Jack [...]? and why is it important?
Narrator. The "mask" Jack wears releases him from the rules of a civilized society.
|
Name four people who died on the island.
Simon, piggy, the parachute man, the boy with the mulberry birthmark
|
|
Who said: "We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages" and why is it important?
Jack. By the end of the novel, we see the irony as Jack is the one who leads the boys into their descent to savagery.
|
Summarize Simon's death.
As the boys are wildly celebrating, they confuse Simon with the beast. They tear him apart with their bare hands and teeth. Simon trips and plunges over the rocks onto the beach. The boys fall on him violently and kill him.
|
Support Us on Ko-fi