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Knowledge Theme in Lord of the Flies
One form of knowledge is when the boys agree to build a sun dial.
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The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise.
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His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink
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William Golding
Ralph looked at the water with bright, excited eyes.
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At first, the island has the exciting prospect of a land undiscovered.
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William Golding
Piggy wiped his glasses and adjusted them on his button nose. The frame had made a deep, pink V on the bridge.
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William Golding
Piggy’s glasses are an essential part of him and his identity.
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Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along. Ralph saw it first, and watched till the intentness of his gaze drew all eyes that way.
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William Golding
The boys start to learn about each other based on first impressions. This is actually a good way for us (as the readers) to get a sense of the characters as well. Check out these early passages where we meet the boys for the first time.
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Jack pointed suddenly.“His specs – use them as burning glasses!”Piggy was surrounded before he could back away.
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Piggy’s glasses become the boys’ one technological advancement. We wonder why Jack is the boy that thinks of using them.
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Simon is like a prophet here. He knows what he’s talking about, in the horrible-foreshadowing-of-his-own-death kind of way.
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“The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.”
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“The greatest ideas are the simplest.”
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“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?”
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“If faces were different when lit from above or below -- what was a face? What was anything?”
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"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of mans heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”
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“He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life,where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.”
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“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”
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They didn’t take the conch. I know. They didn’t come for the conch. They came for something else. Ralph – what am I going to do? Far off along the bowstave of the beach, three figures trotted toward the castle rock. The chief led them, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement. He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.
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Piggy’s glasses have become the most powerful item on the island. It is interesting that Piggy initially thinks of the conch; to him, order and law are more valuable than anything else.
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He tried to remember. “Smoke,” he said, “we want smoke.” He turned on the twins fiercely. “I said ‘smoke’! We’ve got to have smoke.” There was silence, except for the multitudinous murmur of the bees. At last Piggy spoke, kindly. “’Course we have. ’Cos the smoke’s a signal and we can’t be rescued if we don’t have smoke.” “I knew that!” Shouted Ralph. He pulled his arm away from Piggy. “Are you suggesting...
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Shmoop
Simon is the most wisest and intellegent character in lord of the flies.
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Lord of the Flies has more than one "theme," or meaning, but the overall and most important one is that the conditions of life within society are closely related to the moral integrity of its individual members.
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It means that children, when removed from society's guidance, revert to being barbarians. By barbarians I mean live in a barbaric state. Ralph and Jack are "natural" warlords trying to form their own tribes and waring with the others. This is where our instincts, without education and training, will lead us. That's the meaning.
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In my opinion it represents what extremes people will go to if pushed too far or amidst extreme danger with no options to fall back on. the boys were just fine until they finally discovered they had to fight for survival. then at that moment they became savages which, later, got 2 boys killed. when the rescue party finally came they couldn't believe their eyes.
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Spark Notes
His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink.
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Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy
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'I should have thought that a pack of British boys... would have been able to put up a better show than that.'
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"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."
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