LOTF theme quote gapfill

Question 1

naked except ________3

Answer 1

for a pair of tattered shorts
this quote is about Jack
- ‘naked’ connotes he is pure and angelic
- however, when juxtaposed with the ‘tattered shorts’, this symbolises his descent into savagery and the breakdown of civilisation
- ironic, as at the start he cared so much about his appearance and ‘golden badge’, which further highlights his neglect of normal society and rules

Question 1

_____ tattered shorts

Answer 1

naked except for a pair of

Question 2

the mask, ____2

Answer 2

behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness
- metaphor of ‘the mask’ symbolises moral anonymity and deindividuation
- juxtaposition between childish paint which is playful and bright, with a way of concealing himself demonstrates his loss of innocence and innate savagery

Question 3

____ self-consciousness

Answer 3

the mask, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and

Question 4

anonymous__ 1

Answer 4

savages
Jack’s hunters have lost their identities and are transformed into a single mask-wearing entity driven by primal instincts
- adjective ‘anonymous’ demonstrates deindividuation and loss of self, which leads them to act in an uncivilised manner due to inability to be recognised and blamed

Question 5

_____ savages

Answer 5

anonymous

Question 6

what are we? ______

Answer 6

humans? or animals? or savages?

Question 7

____ or savages?

Answer 7

what are we? humans? or animals?

Question 8

let’s have ____

Answer 8

a vote

Question 9

toy ___

Answer 9

of voting

Question 10

____ voting 2

Answer 10

toy of
- metaphor ‘toy’ makes a serious action seem childish and amusing, demonstrating that the boys are immature and don’t understand the gravity of their situation
- juxtaposition of something childlike with an adult action suggests that the boys are unable to build a society, and foreshadows eventual loss of civilisation

Question 11

acting like ____

Answer 11

a crowd of kids

Question 12

_____ crowd of kids

Answer 12

acting like a

Question 13

we must ______

Answer 13

make a fire

Question 14

_______ make a fire

Answer 14

we must

Question 15

bollocks ____

Answer 15

to the rules!

Question 16

________ to the rules!

Answer 16

bollocks

Question 17

roger’s arm ____

Answer 17

was conditioned by civilisation

Question 18

______ by civilisation

Answer 18

roger’s arm was conditioned

Question 19

we’ll have ____ 2

Answer 19

a ‘hands up’ like at school
-simile implies they are trying to recreate social order, and highlights reliance in order for a society to function
- childish actions are a symbol for democracy, as they attempt to imitate it. however, foreshadows collapse of rules due to fragility and simplicity of upholding them

Question 20

_____ at school

Answer 20

we’ll have a ‘hands up’ like