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    not come into open conflict until this chapter‚ when Jack’s irresponsibility leads to the failure of the signal fire. When the fire—a symbol of the boys’ connection to civilization—goes out‚ the boys’ first chance of being rescued is thwarted. Ralph flies into a rage‚ indicating that he is still governed by desire to achieve the good of the whole group. But Jack‚ having just killed a pig‚ is too excited by his success to care very much about the missed

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    Lord of the Flies Comparative Essay The novel is much better than the movie. The novel is more interesting than the movie as there was a lot of description‚ which was used in the right places. It was easier to read the novel. The description in the novel was very detailed which was gross but it is not as bad as seeing pigs getting slaughtered visually in the movie. It was cruel and horrendous when they killed the pig so badly. Although the novel and the movie had the same plot there were many

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    One of many important themes in William Golding’s graphical novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is Fear. From the first chapter‚ until the last‚ fear plays an important role in this story. Fear is the most dangerous force on the island because it changes the boy’s behavior. And how the fear of the beast turns them into savages and makes them kill Simon‚ Fear of the consequences of doing certain actions and fear of losing power and being a minority in the group. Fear is the most dangerous force on the island

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    In “Lord of the Flies” William Golding portrays many biblical examples through various characters. One character is named Simon which portrays Jesus and another character is named Roger which portrays the devil. One example that I think Simon acts like Jesus is when Simon‚ was sitting between the twins and Piggy‚ he wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy‚ who grabbed it (Golding 74). This shows that Simon gave his food to Piggy who was not able to have any and I related

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    non-literal sense‚ a couple of other things can be identified as the phoenix such as the government‚ the books themselves‚ and ideas. The phoenix‚ as identified before‚ is something that comes back from the dead in a sense. For example‚ in the book The Lord of the Rings by J.R Tolken‚ Gandalf the Grey wins the battle with the Balrog‚ but is severely injured in the process and is reborn‚ to finish his task as a wizard (destroy the ring)‚ as The White Wizard. This idea of rebirth can be applied to the city

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    Golding Works: Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors Thesis: Through Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors‚ William Golding examines the conflict and the need for balance between the civilized and savage instincts in all humans. William Golding highlights the struggle between the ordered characteristics of society and the chaotic characteristics of humanity’s barbaric inclination. Ultimately‚ William Golding amplifies the innate savage instinct in humans. I. Savage Characters- Lord of the Flies A. Jack

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    ord of the flies vocabulary Chapter 1: Effulgence (p. 12) A blinding light. The light was bouncing off the lagoon and was very bright. Heat becomes a threatening temperature. The sun shown with great effulgence. Decorous (p. 13) Visible. Piggy was bubbling with lots of visible excitement. Dignified adj. The man decorously wore his suit. Pallid (p.20) Weakly. Simon is a very shy person. Pale and lacking vitality adj. The pallid boy was in his basement for weeks. Bastion (p.27) Guardian

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    Lord of the Flies continuously has the conflicts of order versus chaos‚ following and maintaining connection or falling victim to one’s obsession to get authority‚ and hurting others to obtain it. There are many symbols that represent this conflict. The two major symbols that represent this conflict are the conch shell‚ symbolizing order and law‚ and the sow’s head‚ symbolizing savagery. The first of the two major symbols that will represent this conflict is the conch shell. In the book it says

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    In Lord of the Flies‚ Golding discusses the complex relationships between society‚ morality and human nature. He examines two central concepts in Lord of the Flies: the nature of evil and civilisation vs. savagery‚ and both are intrinsically linked with each other. Within the topic of the nature of evil‚ Golding develops various ideas‚ the most important of which is that human nature is innately evil. This idea is closely related to the conflict of civilisation vs. savagery (or good vs. evil). Golding

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    which demonstrate that evil exists in all of us‚ however much that the trait is suppressed. Evil is not a bold line straight down the middle of what is right and this is why it is my opinion that human nature is essentially evil. The book Lord of The Flies by William Golding presents the question of human nature and allows the reader to draw their own opinions on what it truly is. The story presents the situation of various young boys stranded on an island and the slow breakdown of society that

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