lotf chapter 10 the shell and glasses

• ralph remained unmistakeably ralph

  Golding shows ralph as not changing as the other boys who turned into savages he remained stable and insits on holding morals
• the fragile white conch

  fragile , easily destroyed

  symbolism and foreshadowing

  foreshadows destruction of established democracy

  shows how its getting weaker throughout the story
• gazing with impaired sight

  impaired- weak and damaged

  piggy's broken glasses

  cant see properly symbolises slow creeping of savagery corrupting vision of civilisation
• you're still chief

  you are over us

  showing hierarchy

  yet it doesn't matter anymore
• that was murder

  piggy realizing it wasn't a game
• piggy "stood over ralph"

  normal always under ralph

  ralph now scared

  piggy using sense
• lightening and thunder

  pathetic fallacy
• I wasn't scared ... I don't know what I was

  confused

  sense leaving scared

  ralph doesn't recognize him self
• Ralph cradeled the conch

  protecting fragile civilisation

  like a baby

  comforting
• im frightened. of us. I want to go home oh God I want to go home

  wanting return of civilisation
• the air was heavy with unspoken knowldge

  they were all trying to convince them selves that the murder wasn't them
• halt

  advance friend

  jack said to rodger

  war like vocab

  general
• the chief was vague but earnest

  juxtaposition
• why did they call the murdur a dance?

  to humazinse it and to take away guilt
• "sucks to your ass-mar"


  anaphoric reference to chapter 1
• Piggy handed back his glasses and waited to receive his sight back

  dependant on ralph
• you write a letter to your auntie

  mentions of grown ups coming back

  wanting the order and instructions
• we shall take fire from the others

  last chance of survival

  gives warmth , comfort

  and light , knowledge
• Totalitarian Rule: Jack rules through violence, fear, and control of resources (like fire), showing the complete breakdown of democracy among the boys.