Lord of the Flies Quotes

1. Lord of the Flies Quotes By: Joel Sibbalds Carissa Rausch

2. Quotation By: Joel Sibbalds Carissa Rausch “Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever.” (pg. 180)

3. Context By: Joel Sibbalds Carissa Rausch Roger abandons the old life and aspects of civilization and kills piggy who is holding the conch.

4. Analysis By: Joel Sibbalds Carissa Rausch Earlier in the book, Roger was throwing stones around Henry because of the “taboo” and rules/ civilization of the old life. Now his character evolved and changed. He abandoned all that and became completely savage and abandoned all rules. He doesn’t even really listen to Jack anymore. The smashing of the conch when he killed Piggy was foreshadowing how all reason and order is gone.

5. Dead Simon • “… the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to [Simon], screamed, struck, bit, tore.” (pg. 153) • At this point in the book, the boys are doing there dance when Simon crawls out of the woods to tell them about the man with the parachute. • Supports the themeof the book that savagery lives inside of humans. This is shown because the boys were quick to jump on Simon and kill him. Ben Kidwell and Spencer Milligan

6. Lord Of The Flies Jacob Coy and John Amato “Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock; and when it went, sucking back again, the body of piggy was gone.” Pg 181 Rodger killed Piggy. It is important because Piggy symbolizes Reason and Logic and was the representation of civilization and now that he is gone so is civilization among the group.

7. Important Quote Quote: “…Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of a man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true friend called Piggy.” p.202 Context: Ralph is crying after being rescued and he realizes that nothing would be the same and his best friend is dead. Analysis: This explains Ralph’s character because after all he’s been through, he still hung on to civilization. It also contributes to the theme because he finally realizes that the beast is inside themselves. Chance Haynes, Claire Saniel-Banrey

8. “ I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak he can hold it when he is speaking.”(pg 33) Context: Lord ofthe Flies ImportantQuote People are just shouting things out and interrupting each other and Ralph gets mad. Then he makes rules on when you’re allowed to speak. Analysis: Ralph is becoming more of a chief. He is changing into a new character. He is realizing that you have to be strict to survive. This is also foreshadowing because its showing that Ralph will be a fair leader. Mia Rinehart and Zach Johns

9. Seiarra McCully and Joshua Niles P.2 • “Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them...Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law.” (pg.60) • Roger is throwing rocks at the little ones and is purposely missing because he imagines a “protective circle” around the kids that were parents, school, policemen, and the law. • He is still civilized to not hit the kids, but will soon lose his civilization and become savage.

10. Most Important Quote -“I’m frightened. Of us.” page 157 -Ralph is talking to Piggy about them killing Simon -Foreshadowing: It shows that their savagery is getting worse Justin Gregory, Jesse Tomlinson

11. Why Kill? • “Which is better- to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” pg.180 • At the castle rock, Ralph and his group went to Jack to get Piggy’s glasses back. They begin to argue abut the rules and Piggy’s glasses. They start fighting and Piggy is pushed off and dies. • Two groups are complete opposites. They fight over what they think is most important on the island. To be savage or have rules? One group has been caught up with killing that they don’t care if someone dies, like Piggy. The other group wants to be rescued and survive with order. This quote uses foreshadowing by implying that the two groups will become more hated of each other. One symbol for this quote may show that two groups won’t always get along but they may need each other to survive Ryan Catt KersynWinship

12. Lord of the Flies Quote “What I mean is… maybe its only us.” –Simon (p. 89) • What’s happening? • They are having a assembly and Simon is telling them what he thinks the beast. • Why is this important? • Suggests that evil is inside us, like its human nature. • Foreshadowing how true savagery can come out when put in difficult situations. • Even if a civilization is set up, it all depends on the person if they want to be good or bad. By: Marlene Claypool and Morgan Althouse

13. Analysis This quotation is important to the text because it is Foreshadowing what will happen later on in the novel. Jacks and his tribe's savagery is expressed by this foreshadowing because in the novel he and his tribe brutally beat and murder Simon, Roger kills Piggy with a rock, and they attempt to kill Ralph. “ They lept on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore.” This killing of Simon represents how savage they have become and how careless they are to notice what they are attacking and killing. “Unless we get frightened of people.” Context Ralph and Piggy are discussing the matter of if there is a beast or not. Piggy is explaining that there is no beast with claws to worry about. Piggy thinks that there is only one thing to fear and it is not the beast, it is people. Ethan and Jack

14. Important Quotation “I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.” Jack and Ralph are having an argument. They are arguing because Jack thinks they should hunt for meat instead of focusing on the fire to be rescued, when Ralph thinks that the fire is more important. Jack decides to break off from the group and start his own “tribe.” This quote shows how the boys are losing their grip on civilization. It also shows how Jack is taking anything serious and he thinks that it all a game and doesn’t want to “play” with the other boys. Brady Perrine, Chris Johnson

15. “He licked his lips and remained standing.” (102) Ralph had gathered everybody to have a meeting to discuss some of the issues on the island. Jack decided to not follow the rules of the conch. This is a sign of jack revolting and breaking the rules of civilization. Following the rules kept civilization together, so when jack decided to not follow the rules, everybody else did too. This caused the island to fall apart. Jo Ann & Seth

16. The War is a Game “I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.”(127) At this point in the book Jack is leaving the tribe, after trying to over through Ralph. This quote is important because it symbolizes the the immaturity of the children to the immaturity for how WW2 started. The war could have been prevented if the nations of the world were more stern and forceful with their rules. The League of Nations should have had more support against what Germany and Japan were doing. Garrett Shearer, Jenna McComis

17. Marshall Sheets, Logan Jones, Johnathen Roach “He discovered with a little fall of heart that these were the conditions he took as normal now.” PG 110 The hunters were returning from their hunt and Ralph was surveying the group’s state of filth and disorganization. This quotation shows how they’ve accepted their primal nature, letting go of the cleanliness of society and the organization of civilization. This foreshadows the fall of their little community and the slow rise of savagery, as well as the change in the boys’ character from wanting to be clean and proper to accepting this filthy, savage, unhealthy lifestyle as their normal everyday life.

18. Most Important Quotation “‘Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill.’” (143) • What is happening….Jack and his tribe of hunters had just brutally killed the sow, Simon was hiding in the bushes and saw the whole thing. They put the sow’s head on a stick and it started “talking” to Simon. • Analysis… The pig head is saying that the beast is not a physical object they can kill. Simon figures out that the beast is really the evil inside of them and it is getting worse. This is foreshadowing that their savagery is going to become more obvious and brutal. • It is important that Simon is realizing this because he already had thought that the beast was something inside of them (refer to page 89) and the dead pig’s head is confirming his thoughts on it. Simon was one of the least savage and he represented being “good”, he could more clearly see the evil that was taking over. • Kylie Schumate & Nate Schneider Kylie Shumate Nate Schneider

19. Nathanael Ellerbrock, Zachery Fathbruckner, Austin Margraff “the desire to squeeze and hurt was over mastering” page 115 Ralph joining in a hunt for the first time and wants to kill the pig as much as the other hunters. This quote shows that the theme of the book is that everyone has a little of the beast inside them.

20. Our Quotation Kennedy Wood and Katie Knoechel

21. Page #152 “Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society.” Kennedy Wood and Katie Knoechel

22. What Happens at this point in the text? They were all dancing in a circle repeating, “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” and pretending to kill a pig. Kennedy Wood and Katie Knoechel

23. Explain why this quote is important! It is important because it shows the boys are turning to savagery and will do anything in order to stay alive. This is an example of the theme of the book. Kennedy Wood and Katie Knoechel

24. Quotation “ I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.” pg127 Bree and Brooklyn

25. What is Happening… Bree and Brooklyn Jack has called an assembly Wants to revote for chief Decides he is going to leave group

26. Analysis Bree and Brooklyn Foreshadowing- A larger split between tribes Allegory- The formation of two separate societies; savagery and civilization Theme- If humans are left to instinct, then they will naturally set up different types of government. Irony- Life or death situation, should not be fun and games Mentioned several other times in book.

27. Lord of the flies quote Brendan Mercier “ ‘who is boss here?’ ‘I am,’ said ralph loudly.” Pg. 201 The officer has arrived to the island, he looks around and begins talking to ralph. This is important because it shows that ralph believes that he is still chief even after all that has happen. This characterizes Ralph by showing that he is strong willed and that he never gives up like how he never gave up on being rescued.

28. Beginning of Civilization “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things.” (p. 22) They just crashed on the island. Ralph blows conch shell to regroup everyone. Then they decide to vote for a leader. This is the beginning of civilization on the island. They have a leader to help make decisions and lead them to help survive. Irony- They try to act civilized but they are on an island so there isn’t any civilization. Trevor Scheeler

29. “Daddy… a commander in the navy. When he gets leave he’ll come and rescue us.” Josh Upchurch • They just crashed and ralph and piggy are talking about what they are going to do • It foreshadows the boys being rescued by a naval officer. • Theme statement: “the theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature.”