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    symbols the lord of the flies The Lord of the Flies is the bloody‚ severed sow’s head that Jack impales on a stake as a tribute to the beast. This symbol becomes the most important image in the novel when Simon confronts the sow’s head when it seems to speak to him‚ telling him that evil lies within every human heart. signal fire The signal fire burns on the mountain and also on the beach‚ to attract the passengers on the passing ships that might be able to rescue the boys. this is there

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    The Power of Secondary Characters in Golding’s Lord of the Flies. “Secondary Characters are characters that are not the central characters that are the mainstay of a story‚ but still keep relevance because of their actions and proceedings that have great influence in a story.” -Chris Chen. In the novel Lord of the Flies William Golding uses several secondary characters to enhance and influence decisions of the main characters. These same characters serve to highlight the many themes in the novel

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    types of people I see everyday. Every time a new character was introduced‚ I would be able to make a connection with them. It felt as if each character could belong to a clique at school. I feel Ralph represented leadership and structure in Lord of the Flies. When Ralph was introduced into the story‚ I could already view him as one of those stereotypical athletes. He had the characteristics of a leader‚ which is probably why the kids voted him instead of Jack. He established himself as leader at

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    Piggy and Ralph find a conch (which is a type of shell). When Ralph blows the conch the sound attracts the attention of all the boys on the island who group together.Why is the chapter entitled "The Sound of the Shell"? Ralph sees Piggy as a nuisance at first‚ but also realizes his usefulness. When Piggy first appears‚ Ralph constantly tries to walk away from him and does not answer his questionsWhat is Ralph’s attitude towards Piggy in the first chapter? Piggy’s plea to join the expedition

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    The Civilized VS. The Savage “If civilization is to survive‚ we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples‚ of all kinds‚ to live together‚ in the same world at peace.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). In Golding’s Lord of the Flies there is battle for civilization. However‚ this battle takes place within. A group of young boys are left to fend for themselves on a deserted island where they find a beast. Golding portrays that there cannot be a functioning society if there

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    Craig Woolson Mrs. Zymajtis English 10b December 15‚ 2010 Lord of the Flies essay The theme of human nature is the most important and the cause of the all of the chaos among the boys. Jack and his hunters are the evil ones who love to start conflicts between them. Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon are the good ones who just want everyone to work together so they can get off the island faster. But for some reason‚ without either good or evil neither of them could survive. There are three major conflicts

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    Lord of the Flies: Good versus Evil In Lord of the Flies‚ many times I was amazed how William Golding separated the group of boys on the Island‚ each both representing two symbols in today’s society. The two symbols that were most present throughout the book were good and evil. The good represent in the book was by Ralph‚ Simon‚ and Piggy; and Jack and the other boys who followed behind him while stranded on the island represented the bad. As I was reading the book many questions popped

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    The Lord of the Flies Essay In The Lord of the Flies‚ the three main character all have different characteristics and temperaments. Ralph shows the Guardian temperament‚ Jack has the characteristics of the Artisan temperament‚ and Piggy has the Realist temperament. This is important to the novel because it plays reason why everything ended up breaking apart on the island. Ralph is the nearest to being the Guardian in the story. Throughout the book‚ Ralph wants to be the one is charge and

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    A Lost Soul Brianna L. Robinson English 1 Honors Ridgeview High School The character of Jack in Lord of The Flies represents an evil anarchy for the human creation which unleashes to show his dark thirst for power. He uses his sense of atavism to consume the souls of those among him that fall under his power. Jack has always shown that deep feeling of darkness throughout this book but it hides itself beneath his actual appearance. “Inside the floating cloak he was tall‚ thin‚ and bony;

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    Characterization in The Lord of the Flies: Golding uses characterization to illustrate the theme that the need for power and security often lead to mistreat those who do not fit in. The characterization of Piggy shows that people who do not fit in are often maltreated. Golding portrays Piggy as a social outcast by characterization. Piggy tells Ralph‚ “that’s right. Can’t catch my breath. I was the only boy in our school what had asthma” (Golding 9). Piggy is different from the other boys in

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