6.2.6
Beast From the Air - Quotations
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Quotations from Chapter 6
Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 6:
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The beast
- Eric and Sam say that they saw a furry beast which had “teeth”, “claws” and something moving behind its head.
“‘Course I’m frightened”
- Jack accuses him of being afraid and Ralph admits this.
Jack's increasing aggression
- “Sucks to the littleuns!”
- “We don't need the conch any more”.
Ralph's obsession with survival
- “Don’t you all want to be rescued?”
Jack's "castle/fort"
- Jack talks about an area at the end of the island (the only place he has not gone) where there is a rock bridge up to a rock formation called “the castle”.
- “What a place for a fort!”.
Hunting the Monster
The boys reach the rock castle but do not find the monster. Ralph then notices that there is no smoke coming from the signal fire and tells the boys that they must go back.
“The castle”
- Ralph says that Jack has hunted all across the island and asks for advice on where the beast could be hiding.
- Jack talks about an area at the end of the island (the only place he has not gone) where there is a rock bridge up to a rock formation called “the castle”.
Symbolism
- The fact that Jack has not yet been to the castle could symbolise how he has not yet really tried to take a way Ralph’s power and authority.
- Jack has gotten close to the castle (the power) but not reached it yet.
- Ralph and the other big boys (except for Piggy) plan to go to the rock castle and hunt the beast.
Hunting the beast
- The older boys set off to hunt the beast.
- Jack walks in the front and Ralph at the back.
- Simon thinks about Sam and Eric’s story of the beast.
- He cannot believe that there is a beast with claws who left no tracks, especially one that had chased the twins but somehow failed to catch them.
A fort
- When the boys reach the rock bridge, Jack lets Ralph take the lead.
- All of the boys hang back and watch Ralph cross the rocks to see if the beast is on the other side.
- Jack then follows Ralph.
- They do not find a beast, but Jack comments that the rock formation would make a great fort (“What a place for a fort!”).
Killing
- Jack sees a big rock at the top and excitedly tells Ralph that they could push it down the hill and kill their enemies.
- Ralph becomes uncomfortable at how excited Jack is about killing things.
Going back
- Seeing that there is no danger, the other boys run over to the rocks and start playing.
- Looking back at the top of the island, however, Ralph notices that there is no smoke coming from the signal fire and tells the boys that they must go back.
- Despite complaints from the boys, Ralph finally gets Jack to lead them all back across the rock bridge.
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
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