Diction

In the book Lord of the flies the author uses a lot of diction. This book is written 3rd person. Their are a lot of quotes written by the characters that can tell you a lot about them. Judging from the quotes you could tell that they are kids, they are uneducated, they use a lot of slang, and you can tell that they don't really have a bright background because of the way they handle certain situations. On page 82 after the kids believe their is a monstrous "beast" following them around the island, this created a conflict involving everyone. The author described Ralph's mood by using the word "abruptly,"which means with out giving notice, or without the usual forms. I was able to come up with a honorable conclusion due to the authors diction and how he convayed the voice and tone of the character in part of the book. This helps show the characters personality and their feelings. In the book their are two different speakers. The kids and the narrator. Assuming from the narrators voice and tone I can conclude that the narrator is well educated, the narrator is an onlooker, the narrator knows whats coming, and that the narrator is an adult. The second speaker in the book are the kids. The kids give a lot of quotes. I already know the the boys range from the age of  7-13 but I can tell from their word choice how educated they are. On page 18 Piggy questioned Johnny, "What's yer name?" This showed the education level of the kids. The book has different diction depending on the speaker. There are a few high classed words towards every 10 pages. Words like "gorging" and "avoidance" and "mortification" are among the many words used in the book.