A View to a Death - Quotations

English Lit: AQA GCSE Lord of the Flies, topic 6.2.10

Quotations from Chapter 9

Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 9:

King Jack

King Jack

  • “Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol”.
Re-enacting killing the pig

Re-enacting killing the pig

  • “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”
Simon's death

Simon's death

  • Simon ends up in the “mouth” of the dance circle which “crunched and screamed”.

Test yourself on A View to a Death - Quotations

  • What do the boys chant when they re-enact killing the beast?

  • What do the boys chant when they re-enact the killing of the pig?

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