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    William Golding‚ in his novel lord of the flies‚ implies that without the constraints of social order‚ people would descend into anarchy and chaos. Three examples in the text that demonstrate this idea are the conch‚ the character of jack‚ and the deaths of piggy and Simon. The conch is symbolic of the descent of social order between the boys. The conch is a shell that is capable of making a loud‚ attention grabbing noise‚ Piggy describes this noise by saying it “moo-ed like a cow”. It symbolizes

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    Everyone is evil. No matter what‚ people will have evil in them. But on the contrary‚ everyone has good in them. I don’t care if someone is a serial killer‚ they have something good and bright in them. Now the amounts of either of those may be different in every person‚ but they are inside everybody. Good vs Evil. It is everywhere. They are obviously different‚ but they’re also the same. Good vs Evil is all around us. Sports and movies are some examples. There is a good side and a bad side‚ every

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    of life‚ in a world so riddled with chaos that even the most innocent man could not escape it? Well William Golding (1911-1993) did and he sought to demonstrate his views through a book which he wrote and titled "Lord of the Flies" (1954). I believe that in the book "Lord of the Flies" William Golding seeks to demonstrate that there is a beast/alter ego inside each and every one of us where its only desire is to descend order into a chaotic environment. Also I believe that he may be seeking to

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    Evil Comes Easy In the lack of society’s rules‚ war and pain become rampant. William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies discusses what would happen in the omission of rules. When the boys are first living on the island‚ they maintain the order and rules from their past. They begin to create their own society. At the end of the novel‚ the boys have been reduced to complete savages. Golding shows that evil is a part of everyone‚ but the structure of society restrains extreme evil. Throughout the novel

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    Lord of the flies’ a novel by William Golding explores the fragility of civilisation and charts the deterioration order on the island. The novel is based on a group of abandoned school boys who are left on a deserted island. They have to establish a sense of democracy but the democratic approach deteriorates and chaos breaks out. The main theme is the struggle between savagery and civilisation. The boys lose the hope of getting rescued and everyday activities slip away into oblivion. In the beginning

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    Daniela Vasquez The book‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ contains many characters that each symbolize something‚ one of them being Ralph who symbolizes structure and government. In the beginning of the book‚ Ralph was leader and everything was organized. Once Ralph’s position declines and Jack’s’ position rises‚ the children begin to become savages. Ralph is the most important character because once structure and government is lost‚ humans become savages and beasts. In the beginning

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    Lord of the Flies Mock Trial: The People vs. Jack Merridew Bailiff: Silence in the court! All rise! All persons having business be for the Honorable Judge Schenk‚ the Supreme Court of Britain‚ are admonished to draw near and give their attention‚ for the court is now in session. Calling the matter of the people versus Jack Merridew in the charges of attempted murder in the 1st degree‚ manslaughter in the 1st degree‚ and manslaughter in the 2nd degree. Judge: Very well. Please be seated

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    LORD OF THE FLIES Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell A plane evacuating British boys has been shot down in the Pacific. The boys have been ejected safely from the plane and have landed on a remote island. With no adult supervision‚ they attempt to establish order and a plan for survival. They elect a chief (Ralph) and he selects Jack Merridew‚ a militant choir bully‚ to rule over the choir‚ who become hunters. We also meet Piggy in chapter 1. Piggy is fat‚ suffers from asthma‚ and has no social skills

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    The duality of the human soul in the guise of good and evil is the main preoccupation in the adventure novel ’Lord of the Flies’. Throughout the novel‚ the conflict is dramatized by the contradicting views between Ralph and Jack‚ who represent civilisation and savagery. The differing views are expressed by each boy’s strong attitudes towards authority. Ralph uses leadership to establish rules and to enforce the British moral codes that the boys were raised up to use. However‚ Jack demands the complete

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    Lord Of The Flies The use of symbolism in literature is quite common‚ and many legendary writers have used this technique to capture the minds of their audience‚ as well as‚ to convey a particular message‚ or opinion regarding society. Throughout the course of history‚ aspiring authors have been using symbolism as a tool to reflect their view of the world‚ and they have incorporated symbolic elements into their work as a way of enhancing the content of their writing. One author who has achieved

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