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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies Oh the dreaded 12th grade reading book was finally here and ready to present itself. The syllabus explained it all but of course none of us heeded the written warning. I assumed we were all hoping that our teacher would suffer from a lapse in memory and forget all about the mind-numbing three weeks of reading. As we sat in our seats a paperback book was passed down the rows. I watched as the stack that once held 12 books slowly start to dwindle down‚ and

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    Lord of the Flies William Golding uses symbolism in his book Lord of the Flies to explain how a civilized society requires order‚ intelligence and morals to survive or we as humans would be no better than savages or even worse Nazis. William grew up and served during World War II. It was during the war that Golding realized that even the allies thought of as heroes‚ were becoming scoundrels by killing innocent lives in savage ways. After witnessing all the horrors and savagery that went on during

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    Lord of the Flies Final Project Choose one of the following to complete as a summative assessment. This will be due on March 5th (A day) or March 6th (B day). No late assignments will be accepted. 1. Write a 2-3-page paper exploring the concept of “pig” in several cultures. Compare/contrast those concepts with the use of “pig” in Lord of the Flies. 2. Create a diorama of the island in Lord of the Flies based on details from the story. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance

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    10 October 2013 LOFT Golding uses different styles of leadership qualities in Lord of the flies to help explain savagery exist in every man through the two main characters Jack and Ralph. In the book Lord of the flies by William Golding uses different leadership to help argue that savagery exist when the rules of civilization go away. Golding uses Jack is an example of people becoming savage by saying‚"Jack began to dance and let his laughter became a bloodthirsty".This shows

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    Journal response Lord of the Flies How did anonymity play a role in this chapter? How did “the mask” impact Jack’s decision(s)? Why is the “mask” representative of their decent toward savagery? * Remember to follow journal response structure (text to text‚ text to self‚ text to world connection). Sometimes when peoples identities are hidden‚ they choose to cross over to the evil side of humanity. in the novel Lord of the Files‚ this group of boys get stranded on a deserted island and have

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    Alex Dudley Mr. Williams English II 6 April 2011 Lord of the Flies Essay In society‚ we have rules‚ and regulation that we live by to make our streets and cities a much safer place and equal for citizens. When criminals and gang members disrupt the structure that we live in by not following these set rules and laws‚ we end up in multiple issues. In the story “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding‚ it relates to gang(s) and criminals not being able to abide by the law in our society. To get

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    Lord of the Flies Persuasive Essay Choose one of the prompts below to write a persuasive essay regarding Golding’s intentions in writing Lord of the Flies. 1. Make a solid argument for who is the better leader‚ Jack or Ralph. 2. Agree with or argue against the idea that Golding’s intentions in writing Lord of the Flies was to show that all humans have a distinct character flaw that when left unchecked by the morals and laws of society will eventually corrupt the individual.

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    Lord Of The Flies: Regression of Humanity To go backwards in life means to regress; This is shown excessively throughout the novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. It is about young boys who strive to stay civilized but ultimately regress back into a savage phase‚ where their primal needs for food and shelter dominate. The breaking of the conch shell and the use of face paint and spears demonstrate the regression of the boys which is caused by a lack of law and order‚ and therefore ends

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    above all things and desperately wicked.” Jeremiah 17:9 depicted the human heart as a thing of deceit over 2‚000 years ago. Fast forward to today‚ is this debatable topic still relevant? William Golding explores the topic through his novel Lord of the Flies. In the novel‚ a group of young boys from England crash land on an uninhabited island. The boys must try to get rescued according to the voted-in leader‚ Ralph. But another boy‚ Jack‚ thinks surviving is a more prevalent issue. After weeks of

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    Crystal Cordova Ms. Thoro Advanced 10th grade English 16 January 2013 Lord Of The Flies Essay In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ we‚ as readers‚ learn about a group of British boys stranded on an island facing struggles and hardships. These boys are fighting between civilization or savagery. An important symbol that relates to this would be the conch shell. These boys are just children‚ but they know the difference between rules and civilization rather than savagery and

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