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    Lord of the Flies Essay Prompts Essays must contain a minimum of two body paragraphs‚ with a minimum of two concrete details per body paragraph. 1. Perhaps to create a perfect society was beyond the boy’s capability in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ but could it have realistically gotten better? How did it fall apart‚ and could the society have been fixed? Write an essay that discusses what crucial errors the boys made that they actually could have made different and‚ thus‚ made

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    LITERATURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPLAIN THE USE OF IMAGERY IN WILLIAM GOLDING’S “LORD OF THE FLIES” “Lord of the flies” by William Golding‚ is a book filled with terrifying truths and unhidden disclosed secrets that have gone too far not to be acknowledged. The writer perspicuously reveals the role of the society in suppressing the minds of its followers to the extent that even the most savage of all creatures if allowed‚ “man” is beguiled into reflectively presuming himself at the very peak of morality

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    Mahatma Gandhi once proclaimed that he “object[s] violence” since the “good” intentions only lasts “temporar[ily]‚” while the “evil” stays “permanent[ly].” Although humans may use violence at times when striving to help‚ their capability to make mistakes remain a threat to others. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies tells a story about a group of schoolboys who crash onto an island free of adults and attempt to establish their own society. Relying on fruits as a food source until developing hunting

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    Lord Of Flies( The Importance of self-discovery) 1Human should understand the importance of self-discovery. In the Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph‚ Simon and Samneric learned the weaknesses and darkness within the human hearts. People grows up when they faces a challenge. Ralph ‘s challenge is how to be a good and responsible leader. Simon’s challenge is how to speak at front of people. Samneric’s challenge is how to make right choice. The truth about self-discovery may be cruel‚ but

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    Compare the ways H.G. Wells in The Island of Dr Moreau and William Golding in Lord of the Flies examine the struggle between civilisation and savagery in an isolated setting. H.G. Wells and William Golding diversely explore the struggle between civilisation and savagery in an isolated setting‚ through their novels: The Island of Doctor Moreau and Lord of the Flies. Both texts feature an untainted island location‚ where characters’ morality and humanity is challenged by fear and lack of order. Wells

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    There are many symbols in William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies. Two of the most important symbols in the book are the conch shell and the sow’s head. Each symbol holds a different power over the boys‚ as well as an opposite power. The two symbols also have a different boy who introduced them to the story. Like the symbols‚ the two boys are both complete opposites.        I think that the conch shell represents order and civilization. Ralph is the boy who introduced the conch to the rest of the

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    RALPH Ralph represents leadership‚ the properly socialized and civilized young man. He is attractive‚ charismatic‚ and decently intelligent. He demonstrates obvious common sense. Ralph is the one who decides to create rules‚ the meeting place‚ the fire‚ and the huts. He applies Piggy’s intellectualism‚ and he recognizes the fears and superstitions as barriers to their survival. He is a diplomat and a natural leader. Ralph is the primary representative of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership

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    A Look at the Bigger Picture Lord of the Flies‚ simply put‚ is an allegory representing humanity as a whole. This can be visualized by seeing the island as the world‚ tribes representing countries‚ the conch or rules are a government‚ and differences between tribes can be seen as war. Throughout this novel one may ponder if our world is as uncivilized as the island‚ and one would learn we do live in a world like such. When the boys world is interrupted with the real world‚ the allegory ends. So

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    Spencer Lyman March 27th‚ 2013 Lord of the Flies Essay There’s a New Chief in Town What does it take for a group of civilized boys to be turned into inhumane‚ bloodthirsty savages? In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies‚ Jack is able to exploit the innermost evil in others through the means of psychological manipulation. With these tactics‚ he gains the support of his newfound tribe‚ and chaos breaks out on the island as a result. Jack manipulates the boys and turns them into a supportive

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    ” Simon’s death is a tragic event in this novel . Piggy‚ Ralph‚ Sam and Eric all have in mutual reactions towards Simon’s death. They each handle the guilt towards Simon’s death in different ways. Also‚ they decide not to say his name aloud to one and other. Even though they all know that they and the rest of the boys murdered Simon they decide to say that they all left the “party” early. In addition Jack has his own thoughts on what has happened the previous night. All four of the boys decide

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