On pages 52-53 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ one of the main characters‚ Jack‚ describes how he feels during a hunt. In Jack’s statement “If you’re hunting sometime you catch yourself feeling as if... you can feel as if you’re not hunting‚ but- being hunted‚ as if something’s behind you all the time in the jungle” (53). This statement is significant because just as the littluns are afraid of the beast that is on the island‚ Jack feels as if he was being hunted in the jungle while he was
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Beast Transformation In The Lord of the Flies‚ the beast goes through many transformations throughout the book‚ and has literal and symbolic meanings that further describe it. When the boy with the birth mark on his face first sees the beast‚ he claims that he‚ “[saw] a snake-thing […] in the dark” (31). The reality of the beast to the boy is that of a snake or vine‚ but it really just represents his fears‚ and how they take control of what he thinks is real and what isn’t. After jack comes back
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one must cede his or her rights to the absolute monarch so that peace can be established and maintained. However‚ if all human beings are cruel‚ then monarchs are not any different from the evil of those he rules. In William Golding’s 1954 novel The Lord of the Flies‚ Golding reflects Hobbes’ ideas about human nature as he depicts the governing of a cluster of stranded boys on an island‚ from the lack of cohesion of Ralph’s attempt to rationally lead them back to civilization‚ to Jack’s manipulation
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Painted Faces and Long Hair Civilization separates humans from animals and allow them to develop intelligence‚ however when civilization disintegrates‚ one’s identity degrades and consequently‚ one resorts to a primitive nature. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ degeneration of society results in the loss of identify because of the dispossession of names‚ deterioration of physical appearance and the deviation of personality. First of all‚ degradation of civilization propagates the loss of identity
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Roger from The Lord of the Flies is symbolic to the devil. When him and the others are acting as if they are hunting a pig‚ he and the others start really hurting Robert. He sticks a stick up a pig’s butt. Roger and the others beat Simon to death. Roger and the others had just chased after a pig‚ and Ralph was showing the boys how he threw the spear at him. Robert snarled at Ralph‚ and they all starting jabbing him. Robert was acting as if in pain until he was really in pain as Roger‚ and the
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Year 10 Comprehension Questions Lord Of The Flies 1. Ralph is elected chief because he wins the vote. Ralph wins the vote because of the power he possesses‚ the size of him‚ his attractive appearance and the fact that he has the conch. The election symbolizes the small community that is forming “Lets have a vote.” Page 30‚ Chapter 1 2. Golding introduces the choir in the first chapter; he does this by having
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Jack‚ as a "former chorister" and "head boy" (22) at his school arrived on the island eager to make rules and punish those who broke them‚ although‚ he constantly broke the rules himself when he felt it was needed to further his own interests. The freedom Jack had on the island allowed the dark side of his character to be revealed from under his outer shell of a civilized schoolboy. Jack represents the evil side of human nature. Jack’s strong desire to be leader was best illustrated in his first
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the jungle‚ worrying about his wounds and the violence that happening on the island. He thinks about Simon and Piggy and realizes that peace is impossible with the other boys. Ralph is certain that Jack will never leave him alone. Ralph notice the Lord of the Flies that is just a skull with the skin and meat gone.Ralph decides to fight back; he knocks the skull from the stick and intends to use it as a spear. From a distance‚ Ralph can still hear the boys’ chant: "Kill the beast. Cut his throat.
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Inside each and every human being lies evilness‚ it is the one fatal flaw that no one can escape. Besides each human being also lies some sort of fear but unfortunately fear and evil never mix well. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding shows the creation of evil is created through fear at night time. Fear of what lies in the dark is the driving point to the boys becoming savages and creating evil. Jack uses this evil to control the boys‚ using their fear against them. At the savages party
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William Golding said‚ “Man produces evil as a bee produces honey.” Golding conveys this quote in his first published novel‚ Lord of the Flies. This is unfortunately true‚ because we as humans uncontrollably make mistakes and often tend to give in to evil. Perfect qualities in a community are highly desirable and deprived‚ but how should we expect for such qualities to befall if we cannot even ignore the crave for evil? Ethics and discipline are hard‚ but better for you and society. Ralph decides
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