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he was nervous and forgot it.
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This is an example of the boys social norms of their previous lives breaking down.
At the beginning of the book, Percival knew his full name, address and telephone number. But as the book progressed, his memory of this regressed.
It's also an example of the boys slow regressions from "civilised life" into "savage life"
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BeauIt seems that that is how he was brought up, repeating his name and address and phone number. Also, it could have been a safety thing, where in the case he gets lost and someone asks him who he is, he could just say that off the top of his head.
This is what he was taught when he lived in England. Basically, Percival Wemys Madison represents society. When we were little, we all had to memorize our names and address just in case we got lost, right? He is a lost littlun and this shows that even in the most desolate times, there is still civilization in us as he says his name when he's scared.
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What was Percival's name and address in lord of the flies?
Direct quote: "Percival Wemys Madison. The Vicarage, Harcourt St. Anthony, Hants, telephone, telephone, tele-"
What does littlun Percival Wemys Madison reveal to the assembly?
Apart from revealing his name and address Percival also revealed that 'the beast' lived in the sea. This put an instant end to the laughter and teasing of the older boys. As Maurice pointed out, "Daddy said they haven't found all the animals in the sea yet."
What purpose does little Percival Wemys Madison serve now at the end of Lord of the Flies?
In my personal opinion, Percival shows to illustrate the loss of civilization on the island. Where in Chapter 5, Percival recites his name and address constantly, at the end, he cannot remember his own name. Coupled with Ralph's forgetfulness of why he was lighting the fire, the memory of civilization is clearly illustrated as fading.
Who is the protagonist in the lord of flies?
The main characters of Lord of the Flies are Ralph, Simon, Jack, The Hunters, Piggy, and Samneric. The other characters are The littleluns, Maurice, Robert, Percival Wemys Madison, Johnny, and Henry.
What happens to Percival in Lord of the Flies?
Percival was only a very young boy when he first came to the island. He was obviously well brought up, lived in a vicarage and had a protective family who had instilled into him the need to remember his name, address and telephone number just in case he ever got lost. Unfortunately for Percival he did get lost and was just one small boy among many others who nobody paid any attention to. Reciting his name and address failed to bring him the help he'd probably been promised he'd receive and as a result Percival spent several days alone in a hut sobbing and talking to himself. The other boys simply found this faintly amusing and offered him no help. Later he claimed to have seen something big and horrid moving among the trees at night and this was simply dismissed as a figment of his imagination. As virtually all the boys on the island attended Jack's feast on the beach Percival may have seen and even participated in the brutal killing of Simon. He may also have witness the death of Piggy and the later setting on fire of the entire island. Percival's ordered and protective little world of life in a vicarage had been replaced by a world of neglect, violence and death. Little wonder then that when help in the form of a Naval officer finally did apear Pecival was far too traumatised to remember the phrases he'd been taught but which had previously failed to bring him any respite or rescue.
