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    "He looked in astonishment‚ no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger… He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling… The face of red and white and black swung through the air…" In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ an account of primitive religion is evident in the behavior of the hunting party. Initially‚ we will explore chant and uniform action and it’s spiritual effects on the human mind and soul. Secondly‚ it will be discussed how primitive peoples gain satisfaction from

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    always lacking knowledge‚ humans are often afraid of the unknown. Lord of the Flies by William Golding has many symbols and events that represent things and real events in our world‚ such as various religious allegories. Many of the events in Lord of the Flies are related to the stories in the Bible. The stories about the Garden of Eden‚ Cain and Abel‚ and the temptation of Jesus are similar to certain events in Lord of the Flies. Through religious allegory of Bible stories related to paranoia

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    Viewing the Text from a Different Perspective Many times in novels the elements of setting‚ mood and tone are used to extend beyond the words in a text and elaborate the reader’s mind into imagining the actual events taking place. In the classic novelLord of the Flies‚ William Golding utilizes the setting‚ mood and tone in great detail to reflect how the characters think‚ act and feel. Upon a desolate tropical island‚ a group of boys of different characteristics get marooned when their

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    The pigs lay‚ bloated bags of fat‚ sensuously enjoying the shadows under the trees. The bloated fat and sensuous enjoyment‚ and hiding the sunshine from the damp and hot weather showed that the pigs were in a calm‚ peaceful rest. Also as a tranquil overture for the following brutal‚ savage extermination. The word “sensuously” also has a meaning of “ gratifying sexually “‚ it is a foreshadow for the coming sexual connotations. There was no wind and they were unsuspicious; and practice had made Jack

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    Kody Yeoman Of Mice and Men jury statement Final Draft Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury‚ I am speaking today to defend George Milton on the murder of Lennie smalls. If George did not kill Lennie‚ then curly would have‚ and curly would have made Lennie’s death much more painful. Curly said that he would shoot Lennie in the gut‚ as we all know‚ this death would be much more painful than getting shot right in the head and dying immediately. Curly was after Lennie for revenge because Lennie accidentally

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    Jordan Keel Mrs. Norton Composition 4 4-16-13 1. Who is left among the boys that remain loyal to Ralph? - Piggy‚ sam‚ and the littluns 2. What rationalization do Ralph and Piggy arrive at concerning their role in Simon’s death? - they were on the outside of the circle and really did not do it 3. What does Jack plan to do in order to enable his followers to have another feast? - steal Piggy’s glasses to start a fire 4. Why is Roger so excited at the prospect of the beating of Willard

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    There are various outlooks of a man in the novel ?Lord of the Flies.? Piggy and Ralph viewed man as being essentially good and that evil happens because something was wrong with people. Jack used power over others and believed that forces more powerful than him must be appeased through ceremony and sacrifice. Simon believed that both good and evil lay within each person. William Golding?s point of view is also represented by one of the characters. Piggy and Ralph believed that man was essentially

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    prevailing others. Jack’s character development in the novel is one of many elements of Golding utilize to express his theory on human nature. In the beginning of the story‚ Jack had a democratic and fair perception on how to lead the group of boys. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all‚ we’re not savages.” (Golding – Lord of the Flies P.42). Nevertheless‚ Golding does express Jack’s prevailing personality even from the beginning of the novel when Jack had civilized views. During the choosing

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    Hannah Skidmore Mrs. Dorman Engl II Honors 15 February 2013 Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis In Lord of the Flies‚ a group of English boys are marooned on a deserted island without any adults to control them. Initially‚ this freedom seems pleasing and exciting to the boys‚ but they soon turn into uncontrollable savages with no desire for order and no civility. In the last chapter of the novel after being on the island and seeing what lack of law and order can do‚ it says that “Ralph wept

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