All 14 Uses of
conscious
in
Lord of the Flies
- He became conscious of the weight of clothes, kicked his shoes off fiercely and ripped off each stocking with its elastic garter in a single movement.
p. 10.4conscious = aware
- A kind of glamour was spread over them and the scene and they were conscious of the glamour and made happy by it.
p. 25.6
- The bottom part of the trickle, as though conscious of their gaze, thickened to a creamy blur which crept up the feeble column.
p. 54.0
- He capered toward Bill, and the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.
p. 64.1self-consciousness = nervousness or discomfort about what others would think of him
- He flushed, conscious of a fault.
p. 70.2conscious = aware
- They made way for him silently, conscious of his grim mood and the fault at the fire.
p. 77.1
- There was a self-conscious giggling among the hunters.
p. 81.1self-conscious = uncomfortable about what others might think
- Consciousness of the bad times in between came to them both.
p. 106.8consciousness = awareness
- By now, Ralph had no self-consciousness in public thinking but would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess.
p. 117.3self-consciousness = nervousness or discomfort about what others would think of him
- He was twisting his hands now, unconsciously.
p. 125.2 *unconsciously = without intent (not done on purpose for a reason)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconsciously means not and reverses the meaning of consciously. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- He broke off, frowning, thinking the thing out, unconsciously tugging at the stub of a nail with his teeth.
p. 129.7
- He was safe from shame or self-consciousness behind the mask of his paint and could look at each of them in turn.
p. 140.6self-consciousness = nervousness or discomfort about what others would think of him
- He fell down and lost consciousness.
p. 144.9 *consciousness = wakefulness
- Squirming a little, conscious of his filthy appearance, Ralph answered shyly.
p. 200.8 *conscious = aware (and concerned about)
Definitions:
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(conscious as in: conscious after the operation) awake (not asleep or in a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything)
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(conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight) intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
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(conscious as in: environmentally conscious) aware or concerned about something
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(conscious as in: the conscious mind) mental activity of which one is self-aware
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(conscious as in: conscious life on other planets) capable of thought, self-reflection, and will