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Quote: Simon discovered that there was no beastie and decided to go and tell the boys, but they mistake him for the beastie. "There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. Then the clouds opened and let down the rain like a waterfall", (p. 153).

Analysis: Before Simon is brutally killed by the other boys, a dark storm rages over the island. This darkness represents the evil that lurks on the Island and only appears when bad things occur. The storm coincides with the dark to blind the boys so they are even more scared. This fear and lack of vision is what leads to the death of Simon because the boys mistake him for the beastie.

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Quote: Simon is in a delirious state when the beastie starts to speak to him through the pigs head. "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?", (p. 143).

Analysis: The beast represents the darker, more savage side of humanity.

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Quote: Ralph rediscovers the peaceful field and the pigs head that was the beastie. "The skull regarded Ralph as one who know all the answers and won't tell. A sick fear and rage swept him. Fiercely he hit out at the filthy thing in front of him..." (p.185).

Analysis: Ralph is tired of the beastie (savagery) and all the pain and death it has caused. He understands that it is easy and tempting to give into the savagery but more importantly he understands the repercussions that giving into savagery will have.

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Quote: Jack and two other members of his tribe attack piggy and Ralph and steal the specs. "He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggies broken glasses." (p. 168)

Analysis: Ralph took the specs to create fire. Fire is a necessity for anyone trying to survive. It is needed for warmth and cooking. Whoever has the ability to make fire will surely survive and by taking Piggies specs, Jack ensures us that he will survive. The specs symbolize survival.

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Quote: Jack and Ralph are fighting and Piggy is starting to get picked on by Jack who punches him and makes his glasses fall off. "Piggies glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. 'One sides broken'. (p. 71).

Analysis: Piggies glasses symbolize survival and the ability to use science to survive. When one of the lenses breaks, it could mean that half of the boys are broken as well, while the other half are keen on still using science to survive.

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Quote: Ralph and the other boys start to play a game where they imitate their hunt with an actual person. "Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering", (p.115).

Analysis: After the boys hunted the animal, they wanted to get another taste of the savagery they had committed. So they started to attack Robert. In doing so they lost the fight to hold onto their civility and gave into the savagery, even enjoying hurting Robert.

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Quote: Jack and a few of the other boys are pushing boulders down hills into the water. "But Jack was not there. A knot of boys, making a great noise that he had not noticed, were heaving and pushing at a rock. As he turned, the base cracked and the whole mass toppled into the sea so that a thunderous plume of spray leapt halfway up the cliff. 'Stop it! Stop it!'" (p.107).

Analysis: The boys are naturally wanting to have fun and because of that they are using valuable time to throw rocks into the ocean. Ralph understands this and tries to stop the boys from waisting time and do something that is productive.

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Quote: Piggy and Ralph are arguing over the death of Simon. "It was dark. There was that- that bloody dance. There was lightening and thunder and rain. We was scared", (156).

Analysis: In the aftermath of one of the most gruesome deaths of a person in the story, Piggy is concerned that they just murdered Simon. Ralph gets upset and uses the dark as an excuse. Using excuses and lies to trick yourself into feeling better means that the dark has already gotten ahold of you.

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Quote: "Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policeman and the law", (p.62)

Analysis: When Roger returns from the forest with Maurice, he begins to bully the littluns for fun. He even begins to start throwing rocks at Henry. Roger made sure the rocks he threw at Henry did not actually hit him. This is because if he was back home he knew he would get in trouble because he was taught not to.

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Quote: Jack is hunting for food in the forest. "Jack was bent double. He was down like a sprinter, his nose only a few inches from the humid earth... Then dog-like, uncomfortably on all fours yet unheeding his discomfort, he stole forward five yardsand stopped", (p. 48)

Analysis: Jack is reverting back to his primal state in this scene, his natural state. Jack was never taught to hunt for food when he is hungry so it could not be nurture.

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Quote: Ralph is upset and begins to confront Jack about slacking off. "There was a ship. Out there. You said you'd keep the fire going and you let it out! They might have seen us", (p. 70).

Analysis: The fire was a symbol of hope for the boys. Jack, being the antagonist throughout the story, let the fire go out. Therefore he let any hope of finding help go out.

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Quote: The fire that Jack and his tribe set is raging throughout the island. "Now the fire was nearer; those volleying shots were great limbs, trunks even, bursting. The fools! The fools! The fire must be almost at the fruit trees- what would they eat tomorrow?" (p. 198)

Analysis: The fire was supposed to symbolize hope but instead it is actually tearing through the island and devouring all of its natural resources, ones that are crucial to the survival of the boys. The fire ironically saved the boys because it was seen by the naval officer.

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Quote: Roger and Jack begin to put paint on their faces. "He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger. He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing excitedly", (p.63)

Analysis: Jack puts on paint and uses it as a mask. The mask covers up their innocence so that they can hunt and become savages. Without the mask, their plain faces would remind them of who they really are, innocent boys lost on an island and not savages.

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Quote: Ralph visits Sam and Eric after they were taken by Jacks tribe. "You two aren't painted. How can you-? If it were light-' If it were light shame would burn them at admitting these things" (p.188)

Analysis: Without their face paint acting as a mask, Sam and Eric still have kindness in them. They do not try to become savages and even offer Ralph food and try to aid him in avoiding Jacks tribe when he is hunted.

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Quote: The plane has just crashed and Ralph and Piggy just met and discovered a conch shell. "We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they here is-", (p.16).

Analysis: The conch is a symbol of democracy and compromise. It is used as a tool to call meetings that will establish order and prevent the start and spread of savagery.

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Quote: Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric are at Castle Rock trying to talk to Jacks tribe when Roger releases the rock. "The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist", (p. 181)

Analysis: The conch was a tool that established democracy on the island. When it was destroyed, any hope of having democracy had also gone with it.

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Quote: All of the boys have been called to the beach with conch and are deciding a leader. "This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch. Jack started to protest but the clamor changed from the general wish for a chief to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself", (p.22)

Analysis: In the beginning of the story, the boys had a democracy and voted for a chief to lead them on the island until they get rescued. It is because of a democracy that the boys were able to establish roles that would help all of them like hunters and hut builders.

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Quote: Ralph and Piggy go to tack to Jack about who blows the conch when Jack starts ordering Henry around. "Power lay in the brown swell of his forearms : authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear like an ape", (p. 150)

Analysis: Instead of using his power for the benefit of his tribe, Jack uses it to benefit himself. He has the power to command his tribe to do whatever he wants, unlike in a democracy where the majority of people agree on what they want.