Subject dirt / decay / rottenness:

Use this chart to track your subject. Write:
  • The subject’s name and the location spotted (page #);
  • What the subject says, thinks, feels, or does (or has done to it) (a “direct quote”)
  • What you think your observation reveals about the subject.
  • You should have AT LEAST one entry for every chapter in which your subject appears.

Page(s)
What subject says, thinks, feels, does, or experiences
What observation reveals about the subject
89
Simon asks the group of the most dirtiest thing there is.
He could have been referring to the nature of savages that he sees in the boys.
136-139
The description of the severed pigs-head, and the gruesome image of blood, sin and flies scattered around it.
Golding could be using the disgusting image of the pigs-head to portray the head as a symbol that contrasts with the symbolic qualities of the conch: Its smooth, clean and beautiful appearance. The conch represented peace, order and stability, while the pigs-head represents chaos, murder and blood.