Quote: "I can't hardly move" - Piggy's dialogue reveals his working-class background and foreshadows his ultimate fate.

Highlight: The contrast between Piggy's intelligence and his social status demonstrates the failures of meritocracy.

Example: The description of the "scar" in the jungle carries multiple symbolic meanings, including biblical references to Cain and original sin.

Definition: Pathetic fallacy - the attribution of human emotions to nature or inanimate objects, used here through the raindrops representing hidden feelings and divine tears.

Quote: "Scratched by thorns" - drawing parallel to Jesus's crown of thorns and sacrificial themes.

Highlight: Simon's death serves as a Christ-like sacrifice, though its futility suggests pessimism about human salvation.

Example: The jungle's comparison to the Home Counties suggests that civilization merely masks underlying savagery.

Definition: Deus ex machina - a plot device where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by an unexpected intervention.

Quote: "Boy with fair hair lowered himself" - establishing Ralph's symbolic connection to goodness while foreshadowing his moral descent.

Highlight: The "witch-like cry" and its echo demonstrate how quickly humans can revert to primitive behaviors.

Example: The gradual rejection of clothing symbolizes the boys' descent from civilization into savagery, particularly through Jack's face painting ritual.

Definition: Anthropomorphism - the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities, used here to show the thin line between human and animal behavior.