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    “Which is better – to have rules and agree‚ or to hunt and kill?” (Golding‚ 180). In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the central concern is the conflict between two impulses that exist within all human beings: Civilization vs. Savagery. Throughout the novel‚ Golding established a civilization that is bound to collapse by the fault of savagery; however‚ some of the boys in the novel are not as cruel. Ralph‚ the main character‚ attempts to create a society that is livable and organized

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    In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ it is the “beast” which is the most important and symbolic. It remains‚ whether considered real or imaginary by the boys on the island‚ a significant ‘being’. William Golding has chosen to personify the evil that is inside human beings‚ in the beast. The beginnings of the idea of the beast occur‚ when Ralph‚ having been chosen by the group of boys as their leader‚ is now taking on his role‚ with an increasing confidence. He is assuring

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    making it alive and vivid to the reader. The character that stood out the most was Ralph‚ who was the novels protagonist. The twelve year old English boy‚ who was elected leader of the boys in the beginning of the novel‚ is the primary representative of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. Ralph attempts to organize the boys’ efforts to build a miniature civilization on the island until they can be rescued. Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct‚ as opposed to

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    The classic novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding revolves around a group of young boys from England that are isolated on an island after their plane crashed. With the pilot dead and no adults around it is up to the older ones to take charge. This Nobel Prize winning novel features four distinct characters; Piggy‚ Ralph‚ Jack and Simon. It is up to these boys to make all the difference on the island. In order for the boys to survive on the island while waiting for the adults to rescue them

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    upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness” (Werner Herzog). Society is made up of people of many different origins and views‚ but no matter what‚ there is one thing they will always have in common; they’re human. There are times though‚ when communities are challenged to the brink of their morality. William Golding expresses this theme in his book Lord of the Flies. In this novel‚ a group of English boys are thrown into a whirlwind of independence and survival‚ while deciphering what is essential in

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    who can lead the group and know how to protect the group from dangers. An example of good leadership in “Lord of the Flies” by William Golden would be Ralph. The reason I chose Ralph for good leadership is because when the plane crashed onto the uninhabited island causing the scar‚ Ralph began searching for other kids trying to form a group to survive and get rescued from the island. There are also some capable leaders such as Jack‚ Simon‚ and Piggy. Jack would also be a capable leader but there

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    You never get a second chance at a first impression. Whether it is good or bad‚ that first impression sticks with someone forever. That is also true for fictional characters. In Maggie Mitchell’s short story‚ “It Would Be Different If‚” Nikki’s immature nature serves to underscore the theme that living in a fantasy life can be safer than living in reality. In the story we enter the world of a love story gone wrong in the eyes of the character Nikki. She lives in a broken past and a false reality

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    out the boys’ good intentions and extract the boys from living in a fulfilling life as a child in society within Lord of the Flies by the author William Golding seems to always be discussed first rather than talk about what little but meaningful the good forces are that remain on the island. For example‚ Jack Merridew and his tribe’s savagery is regardless of where you find source from‚ rather it be your teacher or a website like Sparknotes is usually saying the same things‚ but in different wording

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a plane full of British boys gets shot down‚ leaving the pilot dead‚ while most of the boys survive. The boys find themselves on a uninhabited island‚ away from the civil society they once knew. Ralph‚ the fair haired protagonist‚ becomes chief and attempts to keep the boys civilized‚ but his attempts fail. Over time‚ the boys go down the path of savagery and become careless about their responsibilities on the island‚ instead they value food and hunting the

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    The book‚"Lord of the Flies" parallels exactly to the horrible accounts of the Holocaust. It took place during the same time‚ and many ideas and events are very similar. The Holocaust was a huge inspiration on Golding’s book‚ and like the Holocaust‚ Golding creates a setting‚ that’s in a sense‚ secret. They also both took place during World War II. Just like in the beginning‚ when the boys first landed on the island‚ before the Holocaust even began‚ the boys were unified as one tribe. However

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