Beast from the Water - Quotations

English Lit: AQA GCSE Lord of the Flies, topic 6.2.5

Quotations from Chapter 5

Here are a few key quotations from Chapter 5:

Ralph on law and order

Ralph on law and order

  • “I know what we need. An assembly to put things straight”
  • Ralph tells the boys that they must make, and agree to follow, important decisions.
  • “We decide things. But they don't get done”
Piggy - sensible and logical

Piggy - sensible and logical

  • “When you done laughing perhaps we can get on with the meeting”.
The boys' fears

The boys' fears

  • Phil (littleuns) sees something “big and horrid” in the forest.
  • Percival says that “the beast comes out of the sea”.
Simon's thoughts on the beast

Simon's thoughts on the beast

  • “Maybe it’s only us”.
Ralph and Jack argue

Ralph and Jack argue

  • Ralph argues that Jack is breaking the rules but Jack says, “Who cares?”
  • Ralph tells him that “the rules are the only things we’ve got!”

Test yourself on Beast from the Water - Quotations

  • What does Simon say about the beast in Chapter 5?

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