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    Alberto Sosa Lord of the Flies chapter 5-8 1.”He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life‚ where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet”(page 76‚ line 7)This is great example of author style as it’s a very good sentence that shows his style of writing which is to get the point across very strong as he shows in the quote above‚ he also makes a very good word choice to describe how Ralph over with astonishment

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    Lord of the Flies Chapter Analysis Answer Sheet Kayla Plauger Chapter 1 1. William Golding paid such close attention to each minuscule detail so you‚ as the reader‚ can better understand how the island feels and looks to the boys. 2. In the overall effect of the book the character descriptions assist you to better understand the boys’ personalities‚ strengths‚ and weaknesses. 3. To the boys the island initially looks roughly boat shaped and an island ready for exploration

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    Lord of the Flies William Golding Moises Morales English II Dialectal Journal August 13‚2013 Journal Entry One Chapters one-three August‚13‚2013 Quote | Response | “I don’t care what they call me‚ as long as they don’t call me what they used to call me in school...They used to call me Piggy!”(Page.11) | Piggy is one of the smaller characters in this story. He is called piggy by the boys because that’s what he reminds them of. Early on in this point the boys show a sence of hate towards

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    tyrants that manipulate the power of fear so that their subjects are forced to succumb to their rule and authority; and finally the intellects with their sheer brain power and keen thinking to convey ideas of how society ought to be governed. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the characters of Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Piggy are attached to symbols to convey their authority‚ which can represent different types of leadership and power in modern civilization. Ralph is one who rules based on order. In the

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ several injustices take place. Piggy‚ Ralph‚ and the Littluns. Piggy is constantly mocked and exploited‚ no one listens to Ralph or shows him much respect‚ and the Littluns are ignored and taken advantage of. Throughout the novel‚ it is unambiguous that Piggy is treated unfairly and is mocked. All three of the selected injustices are in relation to Piggy’s glasses and how Jack treats Piggy. Early in the novel‚ Jack grabs Piggy’s glasses right off of his

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    Lord of the flies’ a novel by William Golding explores the fragility of civilisation and charts the deterioration order on the island. The novel is based on a group of abandoned school boys who are left on a deserted island. They have to establish a sense of democracy but the democratic approach deteriorates and chaos breaks out. The main theme is the struggle between savagery and civilisation. The boys lose the hope of getting rescued and everyday activities slip away into oblivion. In the beginning

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    William Goldberg’s Lord of the Flies addresses many themes such as good vs evil‚ technological advancement vs a state of primal being‚ and man’s desire to have power at any cost. Set on a stranded island‚ perhaps being a parallelism to the Garden of Eden‚ and loss of innocence which occurs on the island due to corruption and folly. The story is about a group of English boys trapped on an island that seems like all fun and games at first. Then the power starts to get to some of the boys and everything

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    Chapter 1 Use these Lord of the Flies important quotes from chapter 1 to enhance your understanding of the novel. Quote: Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along...Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand‚ and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing (19). Analysis: The arrival of Jack Merridew and his militant choir is described as the arrival of a beast or creature‚ foreshadowing Jack’s transformation from despotic

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    William Golding‚ in his novel lord of the flies‚ implies that without the constraints of social order‚ people would descend into anarchy and chaos. Three examples in the text that demonstrate this idea are the conch‚ the character of jack‚ and the deaths of piggy and Simon. The conch is symbolic of the descent of social order between the boys. The conch is a shell that is capable of making a loud‚ attention grabbing noise‚ Piggy describes this noise by saying it “moo-ed like a cow”. It symbolizes

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    Daniela Vasquez The book‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ contains many characters that each symbolize something‚ one of them being Ralph who symbolizes structure and government. In the beginning of the book‚ Ralph was leader and everything was organized. Once Ralph’s position declines and Jack’s’ position rises‚ the children begin to become savages. Ralph is the most important character because once structure and government is lost‚ humans become savages and beasts. In the beginning

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