Cry of the Hunters - Quotations

English Lit: AQA GCSE Lord of the Flies, topic 6.2.13

Quotations from Chapter 12

Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 12:

Boys chanting from Castle Rock

Boys chanting from Castle Rock

  • “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”
The naval officer

The naval officer

  • He asks Ralph if there are any adults on the island and if the boys have been “having a war or something”. Ralph nods and the officer thinks he is joking.
"The end of innocence”

"The end of innocence”

  • Ralph cries “for the end of innocence” and “the darkness of man’s heart”.

Test yourself on Cry of the Hunters - Quotations

  • What does Ralph hear the boys chanting from the castle?

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