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    Humans are essentially good at heart ‚unless they are tempted to be evil. Lord of the flies is an example to tell people that they can’t leave there kids alone they are young and would really know how to survive or what to do.In the novel lord of the flieswilliam golding uses the fire and piggy to create symbolism in the novel in order to prove that fear can control people’s behavior and the way they turn out to be in life In the book piggy is the adultlike boy he wants to do what’s right and

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    actions and behaviour”. What he means is that without adult guidance or supervision‚ we should act in a way that adheres to the rules. However‚ this is not reflected in Lord of the Flies where Golding believes that without law and order‚ the dark side in a boy would be fully manifested without control. Civilisation has no way of triumphing over savagery. This is due to several reasons. Savagery is innate within each and every one of us while moral behaviour is something that society tends to inculcate

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    Orwell’s claim that humans naturally have evil within them is not true for in his book The Lord of the Flies‚ the character Simon and

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    "When a nation goes down‚ or a society perishes‚ one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along." This preceding quote‚ said by Carl Sandburg‚ helps people to understand why deterioration of a society occurs. When a civilian‚ or a country forgets their background or morals‚ they are unable to demonstrate constraint towards what they would refrain from immediately under normal conditions. These unusual conditions can be the cause

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    In Lord of the Flies by William Golding a group of boys are stranded on an island and subjected to demanding circumstances. As they struggle to survive on the island we learn that there are unique ideas and feelings associated with each character that symbolizes a concept found in the outer world. Ralph who is a leader among the boys stranded on the island is used to symbolize order‚ leadership‚ and the traits of civilization. After meeting the boys on the island Ralph realizes that order is need

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    Lord of the Flies” begins with a plane crash. The plane crashed onto an island where the boys must figure out how to survive with only one adult‚ who is in no shape to be beneficial‚ and the conflicting powers of Jack and Ralph. Ralph is elected leader by the other boys due to being the leader of their cadet group‚ thus causing conflict with Jack‚ who feels he would be the better leader. Intellectual advisors are ignored‚ a supposed beast is discovered‚ and the movie follows the boys through their

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    rules. The novel‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ has an importance of authority‚ expectations‚ and consequences. The role of society changes the way the boys are as humans and how they treat each other. The boys had a society that was different from what they had used to live. The boys live in a society where there are no adults or grownups to keep them responsible. A society is difficult to maintain without clear laws‚ expectations‚ and consequences. The role of society develops differently

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    |Conflict in William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ | |Pre-IB Extended Essay (English) | Question: To what extent is conflict in literature derived from internal conflict? Abstract Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate‚ best known for his novel ‘Lord of the Flies.’ He was awarded the prestigious Booker Prize for Literature in 1980 for his novel ‘Rites of Passage‚’ and in 2008‚ he was ranked 3rd

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    THE AUTHOR AND HIS/HER TIMES: William Golding‚ an honoring novelist and poet‚ was the author of Lord of the Flies. He was born on September 19‚ 1911‚ and he passed away on June 19‚ 1993. William Golding grew up in cozy house in Cornwall‚ England‚ and was greatly influenced to have an accomplished career by his father‚ Alec Golding‚ while growing up. His father was a science mastermind at a grammar school‚ and his chronicle awareness for rationalism rubbed off onto William. His mother‚ Mildred‚ also

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    "As exciting‚ relevant and thought-provoking now as it was when Golding published it in 1954". - Stephen King That moment when you see the world a little bit clearer but you’re a sadder and wiser person for the knowledge that you’ve gained. Moreover‚ you can never go back to the innocence of not knowing what you’ve learned. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies a group of school boys aged six to twelve‚ are evacuated from England where an atomic war is raging. The plane carrying the boys is shot

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