Lord of the Flies
Identifying Tone
Below are three passages from Lord of the Flies. Find the passage in the book and identify Golding’s tone.
Explain the Literary Tools used to create this tone.
Passage
Page 27, Paragraph 3
“They were in the
beginnings…Then they
all three laughed
ashamedly and begin to
climb back on track.”
Page 36-37, Paragraph 12
“Life became a
race…The boys lay,
panting like dogs.”
Page 65 (Entire Page)
“He began to cry out
shrilly”
Literary Tone
Explanation
Literary Tools