Read the passages from Lord of the Flies by William
Golding.
Passage 1
They set off again, the hunters bunched a little by fear
of the mentioned beast, while Jack quested ahead.
Ralph leaned against a tree and at once the
daydreams started swarming up. Jack was in charge
of the hunt and there would be time to get to the
mountain-
Once, following his father from Chatham to Devonport,
they had lived in a cottage on the edge of the moors.
When you went to bed there was a bowl of cornflakes
with sugar and cream. And the books-they stood on
the shelf by the bed, leaning together with always two
or three laid flat on top because he had not bothered
The universal theme of Passage 1 is the loss of
innocence, and the universal theme of Passage 2 is
the wisdom gained from experience. How do these
universal themes relate to each other?
They both reinforce the idea that almost all people
experience fear at times.
O They both show that some experiences expose
innocent people to the dark side of life.
They both suggest that it is better to have
experiences than to be inexperienced
They both emphasize that children have difficulty
with new experiences.