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    institutions of law and order slip away or are ignored; human beings revert to a more primitive part of their nature. In this book‚ this common idea made me consider more about the human mental structure. One of the most important quotes regarding this idea is‚ “They’re the only thing we have.” This refers to the rules that Ralph has set and Jack challenges them. As soon as Jack and the rest of the boys begin to disregard these rules‚ a more primitive side starts to show. An Important part is that

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    Golding’s The Lord of the Flies is like most other books in the sense that his characters change over the course of the novel. However‚ in The Lord of the Flies‚ this change is especially visible. In addition‚ it is visible in almost every character in the book. In Ralph‚ this change can first be seen in the beginning of chapter five: Beast From Water. Previously‚ Ralph was depicted as all the other boys were- someone who wanted to have fun. But after they missed potentially being rescued by a passing

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    Lord of the Flies by William Golding Oftentimes in society‚ we take many things for granted. Many things we may not even notice. We take for granted the safety of the normality of our lives. We also take advantage of the care and precision that goes into keeping that way. In our safe society the behaviors we display are expected to be courteous and polite. Society does not expect the people in it to be rude or without manners. Our society is like this because we are always being watched‚ being

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    control to assist and contain violence and keep the peace in a nonthreatening way. Golding demonstrates in Lord of the Flies‚ the way some boys on an island show savage human behaviors after being under no constrict of statutes.

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    name Teachers name Honors Ninth Lit/Comp. 30 January 2013 Jack of Lord of the Flies William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies is an allegory used by the author to demonstrate the instinctive evil within all of humanity. A group of British schoolboys are in a plane crash‚ and left stranded on a deserted island with no adult help. The boys attempt to create their own civilization‚ but it fails when certain members of the group let their dark sides take over. There are many intriguing characters

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    Isaac Lee 9Ak Essay Lord of the Flies The human mind: Id .vs. Ego and Superego Lord of the flies was written by William Golding. It is about a group of boys who crash-landed on the island. They are to survive and as the novel progresses‚ the boys’ imaginations takes them to hallucinating about a ‘beast’ being on the island. The ‘beast’ is a representation of fear and leads to the power struggle between Ralph and Jack with Simon standing by the side. William Golding uses the power struggle as

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    Lord of the Flies Who would ever guess that a ninety-eight pound weakling would serve as the protagonist’s confidant? Looks deceiving‚ especially in the case of Piggy who serves as Ralph’s confidant in William Golding’s Novel‚ Lord of the Flies. Despite his poor eyesight‚ asthma‚ a weight problem and vulnerability‚ he was considered to be the most intelligent of the boys. However his intelligence was only a benefit to the group through Ralph. Unlike Piggy‚ Ralph possessed the proper leadership

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    Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ is a novel about a group of adolescent boys who are deserted on an uninhabited island that lacks adult supervision after they are separated from their friends and families during a time of war in Britain. From the beginning‚ an older boy named Ralph‚ the main character‚ establishes a system of leadership within the small group of about twenty to thirty boys that range between the ages of five to twelve years old. Ralph‚ the oldest‚ is named the leader

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    Rivalry Rivalry can lead to many serious problems or even injury. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the theme or rivalry describing fighting‚ jealousy and taking sides. The author‚ William Golding‚ explains many themes with a lot of detail. He also uses symbols in the novels to represent things in real life‚ for example the conch represents civilization and government. On the island there were many conflicts between Jack and Ralph. They mainly fought for their different

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    Loss of Innocence “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding We were innocent before we started to begin feeling guilty and deep inside the nook of our minds and hearts we have found a hidden treasure that we once had and now seek. One of the most precious gifts one can obtain in life is the gift of innocence and once it has been taken away it can no longer be returned. The term innocence is interpreted as “the freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil”. Once a child is exposed

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