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LOTF 11-12

LOTF 11-12. Death of the Fire. “Black smudge where the fire had been” “Grey, feathery, ashes…no spark shone” “Took the job off his hands, and blinded him with ashes” The only remaining fire is a weak cooking fire, reminiscent of barbaric blazes . The Conch Progression.

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LOTF 11-12

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  1. LOTF 11-12

  2. Death of the Fire • “Black smudge where the fire had been” • “Grey, feathery, ashes…no spark shone” • “Took the job off his hands, and blinded him with ashes” • The only remaining fire is a weak cooking fire, reminiscent of barbaric blazes

  3. The Conch Progression • “The shining thing carefully” (170) • “lay at Ralph’s feet, fragile and white” (171) • “on a delicate curve like a star” (171) • “white, magic shell” (180) • “holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell’ (180) • “the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist”

  4. “Talk, Talk” • “This is just talk without deciding.” • This phrase of referring to the meetings as little more than talk has been repeated throughout the novel. • What is its significance?

  5. Ralph’s Fall • Never sure of what to do • Ch. 11 finds him being bossed about by Piggy • Pg 173

  6. Replacing Identity • “Painted out of recognition” (175) • “Freed by paint” (175) • “Looking at the black mask before him, trying to remember what Jack looked like” (178) • “anonymous devil faces” (181) • “a savage whose image refused to blend with that ancient picture of a boy in shorts and shirt.”

  7. Lord of the Flies • Constantly grinning (185) • What is the significance of this?

  8. Roger • Started with throwing rocks at the littluns • Progresses into hurting the pig proudly • Graduated into murder and torture • (175) • “The hangman’s horror clung about him.” (182) • “Roger advanced as one with nameless authority.” (182) • “Roger who carried death in his hands” (196)

  9. Piggy • “Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig’s after it has been killed.” (181) • Fitting name

  10. The End • The boys light the island on fire to catch Ralph- significance? • Rescued by a British officer in a uniform • The officer looks upon a “trim cruiser” in the distance • Island stories are typically meant as a place of isolation and self-analysis, much like meditation. The boys do not reach greater enlightenment. This is the true tragedy. • They are saved from themselves by others making the same mistakes.

  11. Archetypes • Symbols • Feminine and Masculine gender symbols • Blood and Water • Mountain • Fire • Womb Symbolism • Themes • Loss of Innocence • The Struggle for Civilization • Characters • The innocent • The Comic Mentor • The unsure leader • The Mother Figure • Is there a hero?

  12. MOTIFS • “Recurring images and contrasts that inform one of the larger themes.” • Blood and Water • Light and Darkness • Weather Pattern (Heat and Storms) • Biblical Similarities • The masks of the boys • The grin of the Lord of the Flies

  13. THEMES • Universal Truths and Conflicts that inform of us the human condition • Savagery v. Civilization • Conch v. Knife • Light v. Darkness • Apollonian vs. Dionysus • The life of the fire • The condition of Piggy’s glasses • Selflessness v. Selfishness • The Usage of Nature • A new identity • The loss of innocence • The progression of each character of the book • The death of Simon • Biblical similarities

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