Lord of the flies: civilisation and savagery
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- Created on: 24-02-17 18:24
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- Lord of the Flies: Civilisation and savagery
- Changes in languages
- Words such as 'sam and eric' become 'samneric' again showing that language is wilting and the boys are becoming dehumanised
- 'littluns'
- becoming more primitive
- 'Samneric. Get me a coco-nut. An empty one.'
- Later in the novel (chapter ten) the boys start being referred to as savages, 'A savage raised a hand and the chief turned.'
- Words such as 'sam and eric' become 'samneric' again showing that language is wilting and the boys are becoming dehumanised
- Clothes
- As the boys decent further into savagery, they wear less clothes and take less care of them, reverting to a primitive state
- 'Ripped off each stocking'
- (In chapter one) 'He had taken off his school sweater'
- (By Chapter three) 'His clothes torn'
- As the boys decent further into savagery, they wear less clothes and take less care of them, reverting to a primitive state
- Fire as a metaphor
- The fire is the boys only connection to the outside world and in chapter two they abandon it and would rather have fun on the island
- Animal similes
- Important quotes
- Symbolism
- When Piggy dies in chapter 11 the conch is smashed as well, another symbol for order and civilisation.
- Changes in languages
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