Chapter 7-10 Quotes

CHAPTER 7

27. Ralph is describing the boy’s appearance. Indirect characterization is used here to describe the other boys.

28. Simon says this to Ralph to encourage him to not give up hope.  I think this aligns with the theme, in that this is telling the readers that there is a chance of the boys being rescued. 

29. This reminds Ralph of the chants when Jack and the boys killed the pig. The boys were reenacting the killing of the pig and liking it to the boar. Robert is encircled by the hunters, Jack and Ralph as they pretend he is the boar and use the spear to scare him; just ad they did the boar.

30. This quote is said when Ralph gives into savagery, just like the others who seem to already be under the savage way of life. From the crowd, he desires to get closer to Robert, not able to control this.  From the plot, we see how everyone is giving into savagery and the actions of these ones.

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32. Ralph is thinking about what decision to make regarding Piggy, the littleuns and whether or not to return to them that night. His thought process is likened to that of one who is playing chess, clever and wisely. However, as the quote mentioned, Ralph is not a very good chess player.

CHAPTER 8

33. Jack is angered by Ralph’s statement that his hunters are nothing but boys with sticks. He makes this announcement at an assembly to have others go against Ralph. My guess of why Jack used Piggy to compare with Ralph is because no one cares what Piggy has to say; it is like a derogatory term

34. Piggy makes the suggestion of making a fire on the sand near the beach, since the beast is on the mountain where the fire is. After this, everyone comes together and agrees completely with Piggy’s plan; this is why he feels so prideful.

35. Jack leaves the pigs head for the beast, hoping that in return it will leave them alone.

36. This quotes describes how the hunters looked, trying to scare off Ralph and the others. Jacks plan was to scare the others, distracting them while he stole some branches to make a fire of their own.

*37. Simon is clearly hallucinating, because the pigs head is talking to him about having fun and leaving him there; forgetting about the “whole thing” The pig is saying how Jack is so obsessed with getting meat that his actions are not thought out and he does anything to get it.  I think the pig might also be saying that the beast is part of Simon, contributing to the symbolism of savagery.

CHAPTER 9

38. Again, the boys were reenacting this, Roger being the pig, while the boys surrounded him.  I think this relates to the theme in that everyone at this point has become a savage and it is almost like a custom now to chant those phrases “Kill the beast. Cut his throat. Spill his blood.”

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*40. The boys attack Simon, stabbing him and doing pretty much everything else until they knew for certain that the “beast” was dead. At this point, anything could happen; they have already killed one member.

41. I believe that the quote is describing how Simon looked agter the attack on him, how his body was and the many scars that were left there (“shoulder became sculptured marble”)

42. Simons body is taken out to sea by the waves.

CHAPTER 10

43. Piggy is speaking to Ralph about the death of Simon. It is obvious that Ralph fills horrible about what happened to Simon because he keeps blaming himself. Piggy says the above quote, reassuring Ralph that they had nothing to do with the death of Simon. Here we see how both of their consciences are kicking in.

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*45. Ralph is thinking about his old life, ponies and “a tamed town where savagery could not set foot”.

46. Piggy exclaims this quote after he hears voices from outside calling his name, assuming that this is the beast when in actuality it is just Jack and his hunters messing with Ralph and his tribe again. In the end, Jack ends up with Piggy’s eye glasses.