Gift for the Darkness - Quotations 2
English Lit: AQA GCSE Lord of the Flies, topic 6.2.9
Quotations from Chapter 8 (Cont.)
Here are a few more quotations from Chapter 8:
Appearance of the hunters
- Jack and three other boys (“Demoniac figures”) run towards Ralph and Piggy.
- Jack is “stark naked” apart from his belt and the face paint.
“The Chief has spoken!”
- Jack seizes power.
Simon talks to the pig's head
- Simon imagines the pig’s head telling him things about him being a “silly boy” and that the other boys think he is “batty” (weird).
- The pig’s head seems to threaten Simon: "I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted.”
Test yourself on Gift for the Darkness - Quotations 2
What does Jack shout before leaving the beach in Chapter 8?
What does Simon imagine the pig's head is telling him in Chapter 8?