6.2.8
Gift for the Darkness - Quotations
Quotations from Chapter 8
Quotations from Chapter 8
Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 8:


Ralph describes the hunters
Ralph describes the hunters
- Just “boys armed with sticks”.


Jack leaves
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.


Piggy's intellect
Piggy's intellect
- “Only Piggy could have the intellectual daring to suggest moving the fire from the mountain”.


Jack's hopes for leadership
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.


Killing the mother sow
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.


"Sharpen a stick"
"Sharpen a stick"
- Before they leave, Jack tells Roger to “sharpen a stick at both ends”.
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2.6Chapter 6
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2.9Chapter 9
2.10Chapter 10
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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 - Quotations
6.2.2Fire on the Mountain - Quotations
6.2.3Huts on the Beach - Quotations
6.2.4Painted Faces & Long Hair - Quotations
6.2.5Beast from the Water - Quotations
6.2.6Beast From the Air - Quotations
6.2.7Shadows & Tall Trees - Quotations
6.2.8Gift for the Darkness - Quotations
6.2.9Gift for the Darkness - Quotations 2
6.2.10A View to a Death - Quotations
6.2.11The Shell & the Glasses - Quotations
6.2.12Castle Rock - Quotations
6.2.13Cry of the Hunters - Quotations
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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 - Quotations
6.2.2Fire on the Mountain - Quotations
6.2.3Huts on the Beach - Quotations
6.2.4Painted Faces & Long Hair - Quotations
6.2.5Beast from the Water - Quotations
6.2.6Beast From the Air - Quotations
6.2.7Shadows & Tall Trees - Quotations
6.2.8Gift for the Darkness - Quotations
6.2.9Gift for the Darkness - Quotations 2
6.2.10A View to a Death - Quotations
6.2.11The Shell & the Glasses - Quotations
6.2.12Castle Rock - Quotations
6.2.13Cry of the Hunters - Quotations
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