![]() Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. there was a space around Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. He became absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things. you can feel as if you're not hunting, but - being hunted, as if something's behind you all the time in the jungle. He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. We're English, and the English are best at everything. Then, with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children, he picked up the conch, turned toward the forest, and began to pick his way over the tumbled scar. He felt himself facing something ungraspable. They knew very well why he hadn't : because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh because of the unbearable blood. Here at last was the imagined but never fully realized place leaping into real life.įor a moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy on the outside.Įyes shining, mouths open, triumphant, they savored the right of domination. Although many printings of this novel exist, the most prevalent seems to be the Perigee Book paper-back (with the drawing of a boy with leaves in his hair on the cover) published by the Berkley Publishing Group and all page numbers refer to this printing. All of these quotes deal with theme or symbolism. If the quote is simply third person narration no speaker is identified. If the quote is spoken, the speaker is identified before the quote it. ![]() ![]() Some quotes do have a brief explanation in front of them. ![]() The following Lord of the Flies quotes are not explained here, though most of their meanings are fairly evident. Lord of the Flies Quotes with Page Numbers ![]()
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