Summary Of Lord Of The Flies Chapter 6

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I. 1. The need for civilization: P.40 “Ralph and Jack looked at each other while society paused about them. “Ralph spoke first, crimson in the face.” "Will you?" “He cleared his throat and went on.” "Will you light the fire?" P.62 “Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life.” 2. Innocence and its loss P. 56 “Then, amid the roar of bees in the afternoon sunlight, Simon found for [the littluns] the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands.” P. 98 “Even the sounds of nightmare from the other shelters no longer reached him, for he was back to where came from, feeding the ponies with sugar over the garden wall.” 3. …show more content…

The loss of identity P.140 “Up in the cloud canyons the thunder boomed again. Jack and the two anonymous savages with him swayed looking up and then recovered” P. 201 “One of them came close to the officer and looked up.” “I’m, I’m—" 4. Power P.91 “The conch was snatched from his hands and Piggy’s voiced shrilled.” P. 151 “The conch counts here too” said Ralph and “all over the island.” 5. Fear of the unknown 6. The indifference of nature 7. Blindness and sight II. 1. The sea- The great barrier and a place of rest. 2. The conch- Civilization and order. 3. The fire- Rescue and destruction 4. The glasses -intelligence, civilization and discovery 5. The pig-hunt- Mock Rape 6. The beast- Exist in each of the boys 7. The parachutist- Sign from the adult world 8. Lord of the flies- The beast within us. 9. Creepers- Evil III. Shifts in Point of view 1. P. 50 Jack to

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