6.2.8

Gift for the Darkness - Quotations

Test yourself

Quotations from Chapter 8

Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 8:

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Ralph describes the hunters

  • Just “boys armed with sticks”.
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Jack leaves

  • “Slowly the red drained from Jack's cheeks, then came back with a painful rush”.
    • Jack puts down the conch and tells the boys that, if they want meat, they can hunt with him. Then he walks away.
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Piggy's intellect

  • “Only Piggy could have the intellectual daring to suggest moving the fire from the mountain”.
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Jack's hopes for leadership

  • “I'm going to get more of the biguns away from the conch and all that. We'll kill a pig and give a feast”.
    • Jack thinks that he can get more of the other boys to leave Ralph and join him if he provides more pig meat for them to eat.
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Killing the mother sow

  • Jack “giggled” as he notices that his hands are covered in blood and rubs the blood on another boy’s face.
  • Roger brags about jamming the spear “right up her ass!”.
  • Jack says that the pig’s head is “a gift” for the beast.
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"Sharpen a stick"

  • Before they leave, Jack tells Roger to “sharpen a stick at both ends”.

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4Key Concepts

5Writing Techniques

6Recap: Main Quotes

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