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Lord of the Flies — Quotes

6 quotes with full 6-part analysis

1
PROGRESS

“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us”

ELLIPSIS / EPISTEMIC MODALITYIRONIC UNDERSTATEMENT — 'ONLY'

Simon · Chapter 5

2
REGRESS

“Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood”

IMPERATIVE TRICOLON / ESCALATING VIOLENCECOMMUNAL VOICE — THE LOSS OF INDIVIDUALITY

Jack's hunters (chant) · Chapter 4

3
REGRESS

“The rules! You're breaking the rules!”

EXCLAMATORY DESPERATION / REPETITIONTHE CONCH AS METONYM FOR CIVILISATION

Ralph · Chapter 5

4
REGRESS

“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”

TRIPARTITE RHETORICAL QUESTION / TAXONOMY OF DECLINEPIGGY AS RATIONALIST — THE LIMITS OF REASON

Piggy · Chapter 5

5
PROGRESS

“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart”

ELEGIAC REGISTER / ABSTRACT NOUNSGENITIVE METAPHOR — 'MAN'S HEART'

Narrator · Chapter 12 (Final Chapter)

6
STAGNATE

“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”

SARDONIC TONE / MOCKING IMPERIOUS VOICEPERSONIFICATION — THE SPEAKING HEAD

The Lord of the Flies (pig's head) · Chapter 8

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