Significant Quotes


 * Page 7: "No grownups!" Reinforces the fact that there are no adults, and therefore the boys must be careful, and rely on themselves now.


 * Page 35: "This is our island. It’s a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun." This is Ralph setting a good example of leadership. He tries to say things that agree with everyone else (or the majority).


 * Page 79: "We need an assembly. Not for fun. Not for laughing and falling off the log." Things are beginning to get serious at this point. There's no fun at this point, right now everyone needs to be reminded of what to do on the island and how to do it.


 * Page 152: "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" It's a sign of how much the boys have changed in such a short time on the island.


 * Page 172: “But they’ll be painted! You know how it is.” Shows the fear that the paint instills in the boys. With the paint, Jack and his tribe are less likely to back down, and therefore they can do more.


 * Page 288: "We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?" It reinforces that the idea for a smoke signal was a good one, and that the boys could have listened, and avoided all of the trouble.