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    In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ Golding illustrates many different themes. One of the themes he demonstrates is being away from a civilized society causes a person to become barbaric. Throughout the novel the conflict is demonstrated between Jack and Ralph who represent savagery vs. civilization. The ways Golding demonstrates this theme is how the boys’ language changes throughout the story. Also the way their behavior changes‚ and how they lose their identities through out the

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    In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the young stranded boys attempt to establish some type of order. The boys are stranded on the island without any adults‚ and the boys try to find food‚ water‚ and shelter. They try to find leaders and they make up their own rules. At first‚ their attempt seems to be logical. However‚ things begin to fall apart. The children do not have enough experiences to think like adults. The absence of adults on the island results in an inefficient world run by children

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    Name: __________________ Ms. Parviainen English 10H Date: ___________________ Lord of the Flies​ Reader Response Project (160 points) While reading ​ Lord of the Flies‚ ​ complete the following Reader Response journal entries. Turn them in on Friday‚ May 3. These entries should be completed as you read the book. While they are essentially informational in nature‚ they should be self-contained‚ written in paragraph form‚ and exhibit a substantial level of detail that demonstrates your understanding

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    Lord of the Flies Response Ben Sherry Civilization 9/10/96 There were a lot of underlying reasons to why the boys’ civilization failed in the book The Lord of The Flies. They had many problems with each other because the group was split up among friends. One group would go out and do one thing‚ while the other group would do another. This led to many more problems‚ such as deciding and agreeing on a leader‚ who would do what jobs‚ and most importantly‚ which of the boys would become the leader

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    safe to assume even the French are saying‚ “Pourquoi Hollywood? Pourquoi?”. A book such as Lord of the Flies (1954) by William Golding‚ deserved more than selling out to a complete body of American directors‚ writers‚ and actors‚ who would disregard the important themes and meanings behind the book due to “time restraint”. Movies are adapted to bring books to life‚ but someone watching the movie Lord of the Flies (1990) directed by Harry Hook‚ would never quite understand the meaning behind the boys

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    ensure a lack of corruption and optimum decision-making. Imagine a world where one is stripped of the opportunity to make one’s voice heard‚ and that they are given no say in contributing to decisions which directly affect them. The situation in Lord of the Flies is very similar to this scenario. The boys’ system of governing‚ right from the moment of their stranding in the island till the

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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies Oh the dreaded 12th grade reading book was finally here and ready to present itself. The syllabus explained it all but of course none of us heeded the written warning. I assumed we were all hoping that our teacher would suffer from a lapse in memory and forget all about the mind-numbing three weeks of reading. As we sat in our seats a paperback book was passed down the rows. I watched as the stack that once held 12 books slowly start to dwindle down‚ and

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    Psychological Insights Psychological Insights about Lord of the Flies Psychological Insights Abstract Sigmund Freud’s personality structure is used throughout William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. Each character has the personality trait of Freud’s Id‚ Ego and Superego structure. Their personalities are challenged in the story due to the theme of a deserted tropical island. The 3 main characters minds are challenged the most in the story because Ralph and Jack are supposed to be

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    Journal response Lord of the Flies How did anonymity play a role in this chapter? How did “the mask” impact Jack’s decision(s)? Why is the “mask” representative of their decent toward savagery? * Remember to follow journal response structure (text to text‚ text to self‚ text to world connection). Sometimes when peoples identities are hidden‚ they choose to cross over to the evil side of humanity. in the novel Lord of the Files‚ this group of boys get stranded on a deserted island and have

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    Lord Of The Flies Summary [pic] |Lord Of The Flies Summary - The Island | |Lord of the Flies is set during World War 2 on a tropical island in the Coral Sea. A group of boys survive a plane crash and are| |left stranded on a deserted island with no adults. At first the boys cling to the principles and laws they were taught during | |their upbringing. They call a meeting where they establish rules‚

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