English term
do you see something green?
"He was teaching Lord of the Flies that week, and talking about symbolism when Lawson raised his hand.
“Robert?” he said evenly.
“Why do you keep starin' at me?” Jim blinked and felt his mouth go dry.
“You see somethin' green? Or is my fly unzipped?” A nervous titter from the class."
| 5 | Do you see something strange |
kmtext
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| 2 +3 | do I look like an alien? |
Mark Nathan
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| 3 +1 | symbolism - lord of the flies is "green" |
Mark Berelekhis
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| 4 | What colour are my eyes? |
David Moore (X)
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Oct 13, 2007 18:44: JaneTranslates changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Do you see something strange
The fact that they're studying Lord of the Flies is irrelevant. The class titters nervously because a pupil is confronting a teacher.
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symbolism - lord of the flies is "green"
There's a lot of green imagery (see the cover) in Lord of the Flies. It is also heavy on symbolism. This seems to be a reference to the book, although, without broader context, I cannot pinpoint as to exactly what it is.
It is a horror-type story as well, which is seemingly why the class titters nervously.
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V_Nedkov
: How can you not agree with such explanation :)
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Thank you, V :) Well, different people have different viewpoints.
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do I look like an alien?
I am not at all sure, but this seems more likely than a literary reference to Lord of the Flies.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-10-13 21:58:35 GMT)
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The reason the literary reference is unlikely is because (in this Stephen King story) the character subsequently says that he thought the Lord of the Flies was a dumb book and that he did not read it.
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JohnGBell
: something like: do you see a little green man...
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Patricia Townshend (X)
: And I'd add that the nervous twitter was concerning the possibility of the unbuttoned fly!
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Cilian O'Tuama
: sth. like "have you seen a ghost?"
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What colour are my eyes?
From my recollection of the film, there are close-ups sopposedly shot after the "accident" in which the fly's eye - green - is shown in the victim's head - otherwise normal.
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