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    Friday‚ 18th January‚ 2013 How does William Golding use the setting to develop the main theme of his novel‚ Lord of the Flies? I think William Golding purposely chose the same setting as The Coral Island‚ but with a different ending of course‚ showing readers that us humans beings‚ as hard it might be to admit‚ unfortunately we have a wicked side and without supervision castigation to keep it in check. This sophisticated society that we live in would’ve turned into a barbaric anarchy instantly

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    ROGER The character of Roger is used by Golding to track the boys’ descent into savagery as the novel progresses. This can be seen in all chapters of the book. In chapter 1‚ he is introduced as having an “inner intensity of secrecy”. This is very foreshadowing and hints that although he seems normal now‚ he could have a very dark soul. However‚ Roger is the one who suggests that the boys have a vote to decide the chief‚ “‘Well‚’ said Jack‚ ‘I—’ He hesitated. The dark boy‚ Roger‚ stirred at last

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    killing. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel‚ the death of Simon also symbolises the death of spirituality. After his brutal death Golding describes ‘his check silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble’ this almost romantic description is an emblem of Simon’s purity. The setting is a frightening one. It is night time‚ but not completely dark as there are ‘flashes of lightning’ this gives a hint to the reader that this chapter will not have a happy ending. Golding uses pathetic

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    Lord of the Flies There are many factors that determine how people conduct themselves in their daily lives. From the day people are born‚ they are governed by a set of laws that influence the way they live. Children are taught how to behave by parents or guardians‚ and adults are taught by the structures of society that keep people civilized with laws and order. In “Lord of the Flies‚” by William Golding‚ the author shows that without the influence of civilized society and law‚ people can revert

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    In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ symbolism played an important part in the development of story. The use of symbolism in objects develops the structure and meaning of the novel. Some examples of symbolism in objects are the pig’s head‚ Piggy’s glasses‚ the Conch and the Fire. One of the most important and most obvious symbols in Lord of the Flies is the object that gives the novel its name‚ the pig’s head. The pig’s head‚ in this novel‚ is described as "dim-eyed‚ grinning faintly‚ blood blackening

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    A novel in which there is a character who arouses my dislike is “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. Jack is a young boy who is stranded on an uninhabited tropical island with other boys. He is a dislikeable character because he represents savagery and violence on the island. He has an obsession with hunting animals which then leads to killing and hurting for pleasure‚ and then he turns on the boys. His obsession with leadership and power provokes him to start his own tribe that he controls by

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    Alex Dudley Mr. Williams English II 6 April 2011 Lord of the Flies Essay In society‚ we have rules‚ and regulation that we live by to make our streets and cities a much safer place and equal for citizens. When criminals and gang members disrupt the structure that we live in by not following these set rules and laws‚ we end up in multiple issues. In the story “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding‚ it relates to gang(s) and criminals not being able to abide by the law in our society. To get

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    Characterization in The Lord of the Flies: Golding uses characterization to illustrate the theme that the need for power and security often lead to mistreat those who do not fit in. The characterization of Piggy shows that people who do not fit in are often maltreated. Golding portrays Piggy as a social outcast by characterization. Piggy tells Ralph‚ “that’s right. Can’t catch my breath. I was the only boy in our school what had asthma” (Golding 9). Piggy is different from the other boys in

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    Secondary Characters in Golding’s Lord of the Flies. “Secondary Characters are characters that are not the central characters that are the mainstay of a story‚ but still keep relevance because of their actions and proceedings that have great influence in a story.” -Chris Chen. In the novel Lord of the Flies William Golding uses several secondary characters to enhance and influence decisions of the main characters. These same characters serve to highlight the many themes in the novel. Percival‚ a seemingly

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    Lord of the Flies Essay DIRECTIONS: Write on one of the following essay prompts. The essay must be a formal literary multi-paragraph essay (just like you learned last year) with a hook‚ précis‚ a clear thesis with reasons‚ topic sentences‚ CD’s‚ CM’s‚ conclusion‚ third person‚ present tense‚ proper MLA heading‚ citations. The number of paragraphs often depends on your organization of ideas. It always must be a fully fleshed out‚ insightful interpretation of this novel with specific information

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