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    Blake Dunkleberger P-4 10/5/12 Lord of the Flies Essay William Golding believes that every human is born evil and can only make themselves less evil by performing good works. Lord of the Flies shows the belief of natural wickedness in humans and how some will try and stray away from that natural evil. Two characters from the book‚ Ralph and Piggy‚ both try to run away from their natural evil and create a more civilized‚ humane form of society on the island. Ralph and Piggy are more than boys

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    Kamar Mack Mr. Thompson English 9‚ Period 1 7 November 2011 Behind the Words William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1954) is an allegory where young British boys are stranded on an island without the help and guidance of adults‚ and they originally behave with a cooperative democratic system‚ led by a charismatic boy named Ralph‚ as they have become accustomed to in England‚ for “‘…we’re not savages. We’re English‚ and the English are the best at everything. So we’ve got to do the right

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    literature. Allegorical literature allows the reader to understand the author’s experiences‚ views‚ and thoughts‚ while learning about the time period in which they lived. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ war is a hurricane that entangles and corrupts all in its path. The boys are

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    the same rooted person. In Lord of the Flies‚ this is not the case. In this book‚ a group of young boys must learn to survive and adapt to their new life stranded on an island. All the characters undergo changes as they face off with each other and their environment. In the end‚ the boys in Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ lose their civilized identities the longer they stay on the island. There is a clear alteration in the character Percival of Lord of the Flies and his morals. For instance

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    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 novel‚ Lord 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 plane crashes. Golding

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    We are all born with evil and good intensions and we have cilvilisation and law to keep our good intension and keep our bad intensions out. In the book Lord of the Flies writen by Sir William Groulding there are many details that show this. For example when Jack one of the main characters says in the beggining of the novel “we will have rules and obey them. After all‚ we are not savages we are English and the English are good at everything.” Yet he is the one to break his own rules. When the narrotator

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    of Nature In One Big Picture Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a book of tragedy‚ realization‚ life lessons‚ and triumph. The novel illustrates the flaws of humanity‚ as well as the assets. Lord of the Flies offers a remarkable amount of insight just from a first glance read‚ but when you understand the book and comprehend it from a larger perspective you grasp and appreciate the true messages‚ morals‚ and allegories of this profound novel. Lord of the Flies can be interpreted as a political

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    name Teachers name Honors Ninth Lit/Comp. 30 January 2013 Jack of Lord of the Flies William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies is an allegory used by the author to demonstrate the instinctive evil within all of humanity. A group of British schoolboys are in a plane crash‚ and left stranded on a deserted island with no adult help. The boys attempt to create their own civilization‚ but it fails when certain members of the group let their dark sides take over. There are many intriguing characters

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    Not done Civility vs savagery Fire The beast The conch In The Lord of The Flies‚ the boys need to maintain their civility and not succumb to the savagery of the island. In The Lord of The Flies‚ fire is not only used to represent hope and survival‚ but also destruction and evil. In the beginning of the book‚ the boys find themselves lost and with little confidence in their chances of being saved. Then Piggy has the idea to start a fire. This was something to hope for. When the boys first

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    In the novel‚ Lord of the flies by William Golding characters have clashing personalities. To deal with this clash and to fit in with their fellow tribe members the assume a persona. Ralph puts on this mask to seem more violent and uncivilized‚ like all the other boys on the island except Piggy. It is proven at the end of the novel that this is just a persona and not a complete change in character when Ralph begins to weep at the thought of being rescued by a naval officer and going home at last

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