Lord of the Flies Key Quote Bank WHOLE TEXT

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List of quotes for every key theme, character and motif of Lord of the Flies (William Golding). Suitable for anyone studying LOTF, but created with GCSE English Literature in mind.

I’ve picked these after going through the whole text and narrowing them down, highlighting the key ones to learn that provide the widest range of potential analysis. Feel free to go through and narrow these down further, or add your own - learning just two or three quotes per character/theme/motif is sufficient for confident writers!

Subheadings:

Motifs:

• Uniform
• Sticks
• Fire/Glasses
• Shelters
• Pigs
• Butterflies

Characters:

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Piggy
• Roger
• The Beast/ the Lord of the Flies
• The Island (a character of it’s own to be honest!)
• Conch

Themes:

• Civilisation vs Savagery
• Loss of innocence
• Struggle to build civilisation/ democracy and dictatorship
• Man’s Inherent Evil (fav)
• War and the Future of Mankind
• Britishness/National Identity
• Power
• Fear

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