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    Lord of the Flies as an Allegory The Lord of the Flies if read at face value can be interpreted as short book about the struggle to survive on a deserted island and its physical and psychological impacts on its inhabitants. But when the reader looks deeper‚ they see a novel that is an allegory that is filled with rich and detailed symbolism in almost all aspects of the book. An allegory is defined a type of writing that presents abstract ideas or moral principals in the form of symbolic characters

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    it realizes that the alienation is a new way to start afresh since there is nobody stopping him/her from doing anything. In Lord of the Flies‚ the character Ralph says “Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun.” For a child‚ a way to start afresh is to become one of their childhood heroes (like superman)‚ which can be done by pretending to be them while playing. Ralph has basically the same idea; he wants to have fun‚ which to a child would mean playing a game GET THAT SECONDARY SOURCE‚

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    lead to many serious problems or even injury. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the theme or rivalry describing fighting‚ jealousy and taking sides. The author‚ William Golding‚ explains many themes with a lot of detail. He also uses symbols in the novels to represent things in real life‚ for example the conch represents civilization and government. On the island there were many conflicts between Jack and Ralph. They mainly fought for their different beliefs and power

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    Lord of the Flies is based on human nature and how evil is upon every human. William Golding believed that no matter how good a person is‚ there’s always an evil side. In the Lord of the Flies‚ children are tested if they could keep their insanity or not. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ he write about characters who suffers fears and savagery to survive. The setting is at an island. Around that time‚ a war was going on. The main characters are RalphJack‚ and Piggy

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    Lord of the Flies‚ anyone can write a book about being stranded on an island‚ but William Golding did something more than just marooned on an island. William Golding had no women and only boys to simulate civilization at its lowest. His book has more than just one meaning‚ and symbolism. Symbols include such as the Lord of the Flies‚ Simon‚ the beast‚ and some not so recognizable ones like Piggy‚ the conch‚ or the island. The island‚ when Ralph and the boys hold their first session of an assembly

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    forms a major subtext of Lord of the Flies. In the midst of a wartime evacuation‚ a British plane crashes on an isolated island. The only survivors are all male children below age 13. Two boys‚ the fair-haired Ralph and an overweight‚ bespectacled boy reluctantly nicknamed "Piggy" find a conch which Ralph uses as a horn. Two dominant boys emerge during the meeting: Ralph‚ and Jack Merridew‚ a redhead who is the head of a choir group that was among the survivors. Ralph is voted chief‚ losing only

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    Simon Lord of the Flies

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    Mr. Lindhurst English 11 3 Mar 2011 Simon In all humans‚ there is some form of evil. This theme is expressed throughout the novel of Lord of the Flies. The only character to realize this is Simon. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies‚ nature resembles the unfortunate events to come and the character‚ Simon‚ foreshadows these events. When Simon is introduced in the beginning of the story‚ he is fainting. Physical weakness becomes a hallmark of his character‚ from

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    are many uses of symbolism and allegory in The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Leadership roles‚ intelligence‚ and savagery are all remarkable examples of allegorical and symbolic patterns in this novel. This novel has many characters that represent these allegorical concepts throughout the book. Piggy and Jack are two examples of characters that represent these symbols. With this in mind‚ Piggy represents an intelligent‚ but weak leader‚ and Jack represents an evil and powerful leader; both

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    and lofty desires‚ or whether he would treat everyone fairly‚ maintain democracy and control himself in such a high position. In William Golding’s Lord of The Flies and George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ the power is shown and given to a character‚ which would use it for his own benefits and does not choose to do what is right for those under his power. Jack‚ a power-hungry dictator‚ uses his manipulative and deceiving tactics to reign over a group of schoolboys who get stuck on an island. Napoleon‚ a pig

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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 stuck

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