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Lord of the Flies quotations showing their loss of civilization?
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Ellie
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Look through the book around the scenes where the children are acting as beasts - around these parts, golding usually reflects about their growing distance from humanity
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Ellie
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Look through the book around the scenes where the children are acting as beasts - around these parts, golding usually reflects about their growing distance from humanity
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Kellii
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"He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 4
"'I painted my face--I stole up. Now you eat--all of you--and I--'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 4
Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 5
"Daddy said they haven't found all the animals in the sea yet."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 5
"'Maybe there is a beast....maybe it's only us.'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 5
"'Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 7
'We musn't let anything happen to Piggy, must we?'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 7
This head is for the beast. It's a gift.'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 8
There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 9
after all we aren't savages really...'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
"Which is better--to have laws and agree, or to hunt and kill?"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
"The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig's after it has been killed."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 11
"Roger advanced... as one wielding a nameless authority."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 11
"Then there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack; who therefore would never let him alone...."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 12
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 12
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 4
"'I painted my face--I stole up. Now you eat--all of you--and I--'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 4
Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 5
"Daddy said they haven't found all the animals in the sea yet."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 5
"'Maybe there is a beast....maybe it's only us.'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 5
"'Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 7
'We musn't let anything happen to Piggy, must we?'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 7
This head is for the beast. It's a gift.'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 8
There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 9
after all we aren't savages really...'"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
"Which is better--to have laws and agree, or to hunt and kill?"
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
"The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 11
Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig's after it has been killed."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 11
"Roger advanced... as one wielding a nameless authority."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 11
"Then there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack; who therefore would never let him alone...."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 12
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Chapter 12