THE BOYS in Classic Quotes

1  Of all the boys, only Ralph was still.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

2  At once half the boys were on their feet.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

3  A murmur rose among the boys and died away.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

4  The flame flapped higher and the boys broke into a cheer.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

5  Some of the boys wore black caps but otherwise they were almost naked.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

6  Then one of the boys flopped on his face in the sand and the line broke up.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

7  Life became a race with the fire and the boys scattered through the upper forest.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

8  All the boys except Piggy started to giggle; presently they were shrieking with laughter.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

9  Soon some of the boys were rushing down the slope for more wood while Jack hacked the pig.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

10  At the sight of the flames and the irresistible course of the fire, the boys broke into shrill, excited cheering.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

11  Here the roots and stems of creepers were in such tangles that the boys had to thread through them like pliant needles.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

12  This generosity brought a spatter of applause from the boys, so that Jack grinned at them, then waved the conch for silence.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

13  Startled, Ralph realized that the boys were falling still and silent, feeling the beginnings of awe at the power set free below them.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

14  For the moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside: he went very pink, bowed his head and cleaned his glasses again.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

15  None of the boys could have found good reason for this; what intelligence had been shown was traceable to Piggy while the most obvious leader was Jack.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

16  One by one, as they sensed that the pile was complete, the boys stopped going back for more and stood, with the pink, shattered top of the mountain around them.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

17  Of all the boys, he was the most at home there; but today, irked by the mention of rescue, the useless, footling mention of rescue, even the green depths of water and the shattered, golden sun held no balm.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair