Quotes From Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

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In the novel Lord of the Flies by WIlliam Golding, there are many sentences that have to be abolished to make the manuscript shorter. Many sentences need to be removed but there are three sentences that are critical to representing the moral/ theme in the novel. Those three sentences are expressed throughout the chapters.
The first sentence that is a critical factor to the moral is “As they danced, they sang. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in.” (Golding,1954 pg. 75). I believe those text are crucial to the moral because when the boys first arrived on the island, they were civilized boys. As the boys chimed in to that chant, that was the downfall of civilization and the incline of savagery. I believe Penguin group publishers should save that quote from the scripture because it is an representation that …show more content…

That is an essential of representing the moral in the novel. It represents the moral because when it states that the conch shattered, that is supposed to represent that civilization was destroyed among all. Therefore, having a representation showing the destruction of civilization between the boys, is a key factor to the moral of the novel.
In conclusion, as a member of the Penguin Group, we had to remove many sentences throughout the book to make the manuscript shorter. We also have decided to keep the following sentences: “As they danced, they sang. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in” , “Fancy thinking the beast was something you can hunt and kill!” , and “The rock struck piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.”. These are important because we feel these quotes from the chapters are necessities when representing the overall moral of the

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