6.2.2
Fire on the Mountain - Quotations
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Quotations from Chapter 2
Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 2:
"When anyone breaks 'em-"
- Ralph decides that in their meetings, each boy must raise their hand to speak. The speaker will then be given the conch shell to hold while they speak.
- Jack agrees with Ralph that they need to have rules, but he also implies that there will be a consequence if anyone breaks the rules.
The “beastie”
- A little boy is scared of a “beastie” which comes at night.
- Ralph dismisses the little boy, telling everyone that there is no “beastie” and that the boy must have had a nightmare.
Quotations about Piggy
- “A crowd of kids”.
- Piggy is disgusted by how the boys act.
- “Piggy was surrounded before he could back away”.
- This gives us a hint about how Piggy is treated throughout the story.
- “Give me my specs!... Hardly see my hand”
- “You got your small fire all right”.
- Piggy looks back toward the beach and notices that the boys have stupidly set the island on fire. He sarcastically comments this.
1Context
2Story Analysis
2.2Chapter 2
2.3Chapter 3
2.4Chapter 4
2.6Chapter 6
2.7Chapter 7
2.9Chapter 9
2.10Chapter 10
2.11Chapter 11
2.12Chapter 12
3Key Characters
4Key Concepts
5Writing Techniques
6Recap: Main Quotes
6.1Characters Quotes
6.2Text Structure - Quotes
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1Context
2Story Analysis
2.2Chapter 2
2.3Chapter 3
2.4Chapter 4
2.6Chapter 6
2.7Chapter 7
2.9Chapter 9
2.10Chapter 10
2.11Chapter 11
2.12Chapter 12
3Key Characters
4Key Concepts
5Writing Techniques
6Recap: Main Quotes
6.1Characters Quotes
6.2Text Structure - Quotes
6.2.1The Sound of the Shell - Quotations6.2.2Fire on the Mountain - Quotations6.2.3Huts on the Beach - Quotations6.2.4Painted Faces & Long Hair - Quotations6.2.5Beast from the Water - Quotations6.2.6Beast From the Air - Quotations6.2.7Shadows & Tall Trees - Quotations6.2.8Gift for the Darkness - Quotations6.2.9Gift for the Darkness - Quotations 26.2.10A View to a Death - Quotations6.2.11The Shell & the Glasses - Quotations6.2.12Castle Rock - Quotations6.2.13Cry of the Hunters - Quotations
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