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    evil. Savagery and civilization is what the humans conscience battles. William Golding addresses this argument in the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ through an island of lost boys. They are strive to live civilized however‚ the evil inside begins to seep out‚ transforming them into savage hunters. When the boys crash land onto a deserted island‚they come together to form a civilization in order to survive and get rescued. But the only thing keeping order is the conch shell‚which is slowly being

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    British boys stuck on an uninhabited island‚ attempting to establish a way to govern themselves‚ which ultimately ends in a disastrous way due to the different goals of the two opposing factions: the Civilized and the Savage. Golding is heavy on symbolism‚ and uses it to reinforce the two themes recurring throughout the book: Civilization vs. Savagery‚ and the loss of innocence. One of the biggest symbols that reinforces the two themes is the Island itself. The island symbolizes paradise and the innocence

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    children that crash landed on an uninhabited island. The kids were left alone due to the fact that all the adults in the aircraft had died. Ralph and piggy find a conch shell and order a meeting throughout all the children lost in the island by blowing of the conch shell. Ralph becomes head leader and Jack was given the authority over the hunters. Ralph Simon and Jack set off on an expedition which results in the confirmation that they are alone on an island. Over time the children lose their civil behavior

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    characters are introduced‚ we see many ominous signs of what’s to come through the authors choice of language and the beginning of rivalries‚ issues and concerns are portrayed which are to continue throughout the rest of the book. The microcosm on the Island is presented from an early stage‚ as well as themes that emerge and remain important throughout the novel. Golding introduces the three main characters in the first chapter individually. Ralph‚ the main protagonist‚ is tall with fair hair and is

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    the hunting group (Golding 20). At first when they crash land on the deserted island after being attacked (Golding 3). Ralph is determined to get off the island right away. However‚ he is not alone. With his friend named Piggy‚ he will accomplish his goal to leave the island. Although Piggy is always nice‚ Ralph always treated him in a disrespectful way in the beginning of the book. As chaos start happening on the island like with the monster that they think lives in the woods called the Beastie thing

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    Scattered (about) 6. Asthma 7. Spectacles 8. Shimmering (water) 9. Dazzling (beach) 10. Giggle 11. Omened 12. Muttered 13. Conch 14. Eccentric (clothing) 15. Crumpled 16. Freckled Ch.1 Questions 1. How did the boys arrive on the island? The boys arrived on the island by the plane which crashed during a storm‚ killing all the adults on the plane‚ leaving a scar in the jungle. 2. How do Ralph’s and Piggy’s reactions differ when they know there are no grown-ups with them? Piggy looks startled and

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    Summary: In the beginning of the book‚ we learn that a group of boys become stranded on an island due to a plane crash. We are also introduced to the two main characters; Ralph‚ a very know-it-all‚ confident‚ boy who likes to take the role as a leader; and “Piggy”‚ who seems to be very insecure and has both asthma and a weight issue. After both boys find each other‚ they decide to try and find the others on the island by using a conch shell to lure them to the beach. Ralph blew the shell multiple times

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    of the Flies‚ this is not the case. In this book‚ a group of young boys must learn to survive and adapt to their new life stranded on an island. All the characters undergo changes as they face off with each other and their environment. In the end‚ the boys in Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ lose their civilized identities the longer they stay on the island. There is a clear alteration in the character Percival of Lord of the Flies and his morals. For instance‚ Ralph holds an assembly where

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    uninhabited island. The littluns and the bigguns need to survive on a uninhabited island and they try to get released from the island. The bigguns are the elder boys on the island‚ there are around 12 years. The littluns are the young boys on the island‚ they are around 6 years old. There is this one boy and they call him Piggy. He is smart‚ but nobody wants to listen to him. The leader of the group is Ralph. The boy who wants to be the leader is a savage‚ called Jack. The boys on the island are only

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    The book that I chose to present as my book talk was Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. The genre of this book is fiction. There are many characters discussed in Island of the Blue Dolphins: Karana is the main character. She is a teenage girl whose father is the ruler of the island Chowig is the ruler of the island in the beginning of the story. He has a son and a daughter‚ Karana and Ramo Ramo is Karana’s brother and Chowig’s son. He is a young boy around the age of 10. Captain

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