Chapter 1-the characters:key questions
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- Chapter 1-the characters:key questions
- How does Golding present Piggy as a character who represents those people in society who are stereotypical victims?
- ‘’He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat’’
- ''Presently he was palely and fatly naked.''
- ‘’I can’t swim. I wasn’t allowed. My asthma-’’
- How does Golding, by concentrating on Ralph's physical appearance, background and personality, suggest he is a natural leader and is therefore the right choice to be chief?
- ''I could swim when i was five. Daddy taught me. he's a commander in the navy.''
- ''You could see now that he might be a boxer...''
- ''He looked critically at Ralph's golden body...'''
- ''The boy with the fair hair...'
- How does Golding show that Piggy is actually a very intelligent and caring boy, thereby emphasising that he represents those people in society who have great insight and parental qualities but are frequently ignored and dismissed because of their physical appearance?
- ''We ought to have a meeting''
- ''...and then looked up through thick spectacles.''
- ''You're talking too much,'' said Jack Merridew. ''Shut up, fatty''.
- Jack is an unsympathetic character
- ''Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line...'
- ''Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn to anger.''
- Jack is an unsympathetic character
- ''You're no good on a job like this.''
- What impression is the reader forced to make of Jack and how does Golding force them to make this impression?
- Jack is shown as an unsympathetic character
- ''Choir! Stand still!''
- ''We don't want you,'' said Jack, flatly
- Jack is an unsympathetic character
- ''Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line...'
- ''Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn to anger.''
- Jack is an unsympathetic character
- The audience is forced to make the impression that Jack is often violent
- ''Jack snatched from behind him a sizeable sheath-knife and clouted it into a trunk. The buzz rose and died away.''
- ''...buds were waxen green and folded up against the light. Jack slashed at one with his knife and the scent spilled over them.''
- ''The three boys rushed forward ad Jack drew his knife again with a flourish.''
- ''Next time-!'' He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk.'
- ''He looked around fiercely, daring them to contradict.''
- Jack is someone who does not want to obey rules
- ''This was the voice of one who knew his own mind.''
- Jack is shown as an unsympathetic character
- How does Golding present Piggy as a character who represents those people in society who are stereotypical victims?
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