28th July 2017

Lord of the flies

THEME

  • Civilisation- fragile
  • Civil/ social division
  • Power
  • Survival

Plot

  • The events in the text and the order of which they unfold

Character

  • Name
  • Appearance
  • Relationships
  • Language
  • Status

Setting

  • Time,
  • place
  • Social setting,
  • atmosphere

Language

  • Choices made by author

Structure

  • Over- arching sequence of events
  • Flashback
  • Foreshadowing

Symbolisyn

  • Elements in the text that represent something greater.

Quotes:

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2766512-lord-of-the-flies

Investigation task:

  1. Set up 7 entries in your journal with the following titles ^
  2. Populate these with observations, supported by quotations
  3. Read some secondary literature to expand your understanding of the text. E.g. What would a feminist critic have to say?

 

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About Fiona

Born in Christchurch, One of New Zealand's children, dweller of the south island, I enjoy being called Fi, thanks. Spelling needs work. Yep. Nice.

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