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
- “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
- “When you done laughing perhaps we can get on with the meeting”.
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
- “Maybe it’s only us”.
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?