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    Responsible For The Loss of Civilisation In Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” 23rd February 2014 “Lord of the Flies” is a social allegory written by William Golding. It is an allegory‚ meaning that every actions or characters‚ in the book represent an event‚ character or action in the real life. William Golding was an English writer‚ who served in the navy during the WWII. This gave him an understanding of what mankind was capable of‚ how dark and evil it‚ in truth‚ is. Another interesting moment is that

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    In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ symbolism played an important part in the development of story. The use of symbolism in objects develops the structure and meaning of the novel. Some examples of symbolism in objects are the pig’s head‚ Piggy’s glasses‚ the Conch and the Fire. One of the most important and most obvious symbols in Lord of the Flies is the object that gives the novel its name‚ the pig’s head. The pig’s head‚ in this novel‚ is described as "dim-eyed‚ grinning faintly‚ blood blackening

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    modern Utopias. But by the passage of time this notion of Utopia got subverted‚ the ideal state gave way tothe horror and nightmare of dystopia. In my paper I intend to trace both the Utopian and dystopian elements in William Golding’s novel Lord of the flies. This text tells the story of the journey of a group of innocent children‚ victims of a plane crash‚ and their struggle for survival in a deserted island which is nothing short of a heavenly abode. At this juncture peaceful co-existence is

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    Lord of the Flies   Have you ever wondered how a group of boys would survive on an island? In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies published in 1954‚ Golding uses characterization‚ diction‚ and imagery to create vivid scenarios in which a tribe of boys undergo tremendous change after finding themselves stranded. Through the boy’s actions and reactions‚ towards each other and events‚ we uncover true human nature. Ralph‚ the central character‚ represents leadership and equality. He is elected

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    think of a person that is evil to be bad‚ although without the presences of a higher figure or rule are people naturally good or naturally evil? What would happen to a people or person that was in a situation where all forms of authority were removed. Would such person remain the way they are‚ or would they become savage and completely forget what it’s like when there are restrictions. In the book The Lord of The Flies‚ the author takes the side that people are naturally evil. In a nutshell‚ the book

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Fliesevil is portrayed through various types of situations‚ characters and symbols. Golding depicts an image in the readers mind as he ventures out to imitate how savagery can take over if there is no civilization intact. During many parts of the novel‚ innocence is also used to show that anything can happen to the ones that we presume to be guiltless‚ even in the gentlest of hearts a seed of evil exists. One of the many symbols that Golding exerts into the novel

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    next match. The way he acted showed to me that everyone can act differently than their normal attitude just like all the boys in Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies when they change to survive living on the deserted island with each other. In his novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding illustrates man’s inherent evil. In the novel The Lord of the Flies‚ Golding uses plot to illustrate man’s inhumanity to man. First‚ Simon runs down the mountain‚ and everyone murders him because of their non-sophisticated

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    Lord of the Flies’ essay In the novel lord of the flies‚ William Golding attempts to display the relationship between issues within society and issues within human nature. He attempts to achieve this by placing a group of English school boys on a ‘perfect’ island and allowing events to unravel without the barriers associated within society. As the story evolves Golding’s thesis becomes realised‚ this was that savagery can be found within everyone. Thus meaning the story has been shown as both a

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    Select one chapter from Lord of the Flies and assess its importance to the novel as a whole. <br> <br>‘Lord of the Flies’ is about what happens to a group of schoolboys when they are abandoned on an island following a plane crash. Chapter eight ‘Gift for the Darkness’ has much significance in the novel‚ as it is here that Simon converses with ‘The Lord of the Flies’. Jack separates himself from Ralph’s group‚ showing that Jack has now been consumed by evil. The signal fire is moved and now there

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    With proof from the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding I can say a person’s environment factors into their overall attitude‚ people naturally have evil thoughts‚ but will rules around them they are good. At the beginning of the book on page 38 Ralph says “Shut up! What! Listen!”. From the start of the look Ralph has felt power and the slight change of letting go of rules and becoming his natural evil controlling self. Ralph wants to keep order and the only way to keep order is with rules.

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