Lucas Yap (31)?

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Lord Of the flies Chapter 12
Cries of the hunters

• Lucas Yap (31)?
• And
• Jonas Yap(32)?

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Contents Page

• Timeline
• Chapter Analysis
• Setting
• Characterization
• Symbolism
• Themes

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Timeline
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Time line
He makes a trip to Castle Rock as no fire no
smoke no rescue
Claims the stick which the Lord of the Flies were
on and uses it as a weapon.
The chapter starts with focusing on Ralph,
showing his injuries and the state that he was in
after being attacked by the savages.
Hears the savages doing their tribal rituals with
the chant Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill
the blood!
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Time line
He sneaks to castle rock and meets Sam and Eric,
who refuses to join Ralph but gave him a piece of
meat and told him about Jacks plans the next
morning
Boys tried to fight through the thicket for Ralph
but it was to no avail.
Ralph falls asleep in the thicket and hears one
of the twins getting tortured the next morning.
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Timeline(cont.)?
Ralph abandons the thicket and looks for a place
to hide with pursuers not far behind.
With exhaustion, Ralph collapsed on the beach, to
see a navy officer
Jack tries to smoke Ralph out of the thicket by
setting the jungle on fire.
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Timeline(cont.)?
End of LOTF
The savages are jerked back into reality and
realises their faults and started to cry out of
sorrow and remorse.
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Chapter Analysis
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Chapter 12 Cries of the Hunters

• Chaos reigns on the island Loss of sense
• They had smoked him out and set the island on
  fire --pg 242
• The fire must be almost at the fruit trees what
  would they eat to-morrow? page 243

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• Quote I Savages running wild, doing everything
  as they wish, destroying the forest with fire
  just to kill Ralph
• Quote 2 Boys had not acted rationally, even to
  the extent of endangering their own lives.

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Chapter 12 Cries of the Hunters

• Realization of logical thinkings importance in
  civilization
• There was no Piggy to talk sense. There was no
  solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the
  conch --pg 241

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Explanation

• With Piggy gone, there was nobody to give
  sensible comments and in fact, without the
  presence of reason and logic, civilization was
  unable to prevail over savagery.

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As a Result

• Ralph was unable to prevent Samneric to go over
  to Jack, leaving him all alone
• Savages running wild, savagery reigns over the
  island

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Setting
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Sunlight

• The sunlight was slanting now into the palms by
  the wrecked shelter pg 227
• slanting sticks of sunlight were lost among the
  branches

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• Sunlight showed how sunlight (symbol of hope)
  were lost as Ralph advances towards Jacks end of
  the island.
• Creates a mood whereby theres a change in mood
  from a place with sunlight (civilization) to a
  place where sunlight is lost. (savagery)?

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Stars

• The vivid stars were spilt and danced all ways
  page 231
• Again the stars spilled about the sky page 232

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• Represents the uneasy moments when Eric shook
  his head, Sam shifted uneasily
• A mood where Sam and Eric could not express the
  dull pain of these things, like stars spilt
  and danced all ways , it was difficult to pick
  their thoughts together to express the pain.

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Characterization
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Ralph

• State of denial
• No. Theyre not as bad as that. It was and
  accident page 227
• Truth
• - Then there was that indefinable connection
  between himself and Jack who therefore would
  never let him alone never. page 226

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Ralph

• Sliding in and out of trust in Samneric
• Distrust
• Terrified that they would run and give the
  alarm, Pg 230
• Trust
• so keep them away from it page 233

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Samneric

• A part of savagery, a small element of
  civilization.
• Still young, not strong enough for strong
  savagery such as Roger and Jack
• Cares for Ralph

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Samneric

• Associated with Savagery
• seemed nothing more that a dark extension of the
  rock. Pg 229
• - The twins are described to have lost their
  identities with the savages, being an
  extension/part of the castle rock which
  symbolises the savagery community.

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Samneric

• Not truly Savage
• Memory of their new and shameful loyalty Pg 230
• Twins were not truly savage , dragged into
  savagery.
• You got to go, Ralph. You go away now Pg 230
• You two arent painted. Pg 230

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Samneric

• Not strong enough for Extreme influence of
  Savagery
• they made us. They hurt us
• we couldnt help it
• Twins were forced into savagery by Jack and
  Rogers violence agaisnt them.

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Jack and Roger

• Violence
• Usage of violence against the twins, to use them
  against Ralph.
• Immediately after this, there cane a gasp, and
  a squeal of pain.
• One of the twins was there, outside the thicket
  with Jack and Roger
• Both quotes can be found on page 236

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Savages

• Complete loss of identity and sense
• They were all running, all crying out madly. Pg
  245
• Return to civilization
• - the other little boys began to shake and sob
  too Pg 248

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Navy Officer

• Brought back law and order of the adult world to
  the students
• Ralph is now conscious of his filthy appearance
  Pg 246

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• Irony when the world of the adults were in a
  state of chaos , state of war, with the navy
  officer expected more from the boys with them
  being British
• I should have thought that a pack of British
  boys--- would have been able to put up a better
  show than that Pg 248

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Symbolism
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Symbolism

• Castle rock
• It represents the savagery on the island with the
  place roaming with savages with their usual
  chanting
• Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his
  blood! Pg 225

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Symbolism

• Empty Shelter
• Shelter had represented civilization
• Now, symbolises how everyone have left the
  shelter of civilization to the side of savagery.
• he couldnt stay here all night in an empty
  shelter by the deserted platform Pg 227

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Symbolism

• Stick of the Lord of the Flies
• The stick that was once used for means of
  savagery and bloodlust, used for Ralphs defense
• Symbolises last stand of civilization
• held it as a spear between him and the white
  pieces. page 228

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Symbolism

• Fire
• Fire used as a means of savagery (smoke Ralph
  out)?
• Wild fire symbolises how quick the wrath and
  uncontrollable savagery the overtakes the island
• Couldnt a fire out-run a galloping horse? page
  243

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Symbolism

• Injuries sustained by Ralph
• Showed that civilisation was badly damaged by
  savagery.
• The bruised flesh was inches in diameter over
  his right ribs, with a swollen and bloody scar
  where the spear had hit him. Pg 225

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Symbolism

• The navy officer
• Represented ultimate strength of Law and Order,
  and also civilisation.
• A semicircle of little boys, their bodies
  streaked with coloured clay, sharp sticks in
  their hands, were standing on the beach making no
  noise at all. pg 246

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• This showed how powerful law and order was at it
  managed to defeat the beasts of savagery inside
  the children and shake them back into
  civilisation.

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Symbolism

• Thicket
• Symbolises the fall of civilization in the story.
• Thicket might actually be a summary of the entire
  story whereby Civilization was strong at first,
  but weakened by constant savagery (smashing of
  gigantic rocks) was eventually destroyed.
• The rock bounded on, thumping and smashing
  towards the beach page 237
• He wormed his way through the thicket towards
  the forest, keeping as far as possible beneath
  the smoke. page 239

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Themes
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Lost of civilisation.

• Ralph
• He saw two littluns and, not having any idea of
  his own appearance, wondered why they screamed
  and ran.
• This shows the lost of civilisation as personal
  grooming is no longer of importance, which makes
  Ralph seem like ungroomed and uncivilised.

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Civilisation and its Rules VS Chaos and
Irrationality

• Navy Officer
• When the navy officer rescues the boys, he is
  saving them from the Beast (representing
  savagery) on the island.
• However, he is also bringing them back to the
  outside world where humans are even more savage
  and have destroyed each other with nuclear
  weapons.

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Civilisation and its Rules VS Chaos and
Irrationality

• Almost at the verge of taking over civilization
• - someones legs were getting tired and the
  desperate ululation advanced like a jagged fringe
  of menace and was almost overhead Pg 246

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Leadership/Power

• Jack and Roger
• Ruthless towards Samneric, just to force out
  information from them, results in hurting them.

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Rituals and Mob Psychology

• Savages
• They use ululations (tribal means) to communicate
• Loss of identities, referred to as Savages
• Another double cry at the same distance gave
  him a clue to their plan page 240

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