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    Lord of the Flies” (Lord) clearly portrays the philosophical issues raised during the first four weeks of this class. Transitions in the story move from the social rigidity of a pre-crash political society to the establishment of an initial form of community and the subsequent breakdown of the political and moral order on the island. While the story conveys and illustrates the breakdown of political society and its reversion to a state of nature‚ “Lord” requires an understanding of the context

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    Lord of the Flies’ essay In the novel lord of the flies‚ William Golding attempts to display the relationship between issues within society and issues within human nature. He attempts to achieve this by placing a group of English school boys on a ‘perfect’ island and allowing events to unravel without the barriers associated within society. As the story evolves Golding’s thesis becomes realised‚ this was that savagery can be found within everyone. Thus meaning the story has been shown as both a

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    The heart stopping novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ is a tale of English school boys who crash land on a deserted island. As readers follow the boys through their adventure‚ they can see the workings of society on a smaller scale. While the boys try to build a makeshift civilization readers see the boys fight and give into their basic survival instincts. These instincts either bring out the very best or worst of each child. One of the boys on the island includes a tall‚ lanky boy named Simon. Through

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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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    exactly show who the protagonist is in their plays novels or stories. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ many characters can be argued as the protagonist. Based on Jack’s characterization‚ his external conflict with all the boys and his internal regression and Golding’s usage of imagery‚ it seems most appropriate to assume Golding intends for us to see Jack as the protagonist. In the lord of the flies‚ Jack’s external conflicts helped him to give into his need for power. He first begins to harass

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    Reading Guide Preview Lord of the Flies William Golding About the Author Background Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983‚ William Golding (1911–1993) gained worldwide prominence with his first published novel‚ Lord of the Flies (1954). He was born in Cornwall‚ England‚ the son of a schoolmaster. While in college‚ he published a book of poems. He became a teacher in 1939‚ just as World War II began. The following year‚ he joined the Royal Navy and eventually participated

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    important character in William Golding ’s Lord of The Flies. The novel follows a group of boys who crash land on a deserted island. At first‚ the boys believe that they will be rescued and will soon return to their normal lives. The reality of the situation‚ is that the world outside of the island is in war. The island becomes their new home. Using Piggy ’s physical features‚ mental state‚ and emotional level‚ Golding makes Piggy a symbol of security‚ and civilization. Piggy ’s character plays a major

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    Major themes War and human nature At the beginning of the novel‚ the boys are being evacuated from England by plane‚ presumably to keep them safe from the Cold War‚ which is in the future. The term "Reds" is mentioned (possibly giving the notion that the war was against the Soviets). However‚ there was quite a large amount of tension between the Soviet Union and the UK‚ or more particularly‚ Stalin and Churchill‚ during World War II‚ so "Reds" could simply show the British boys’ scorn for the Soviets

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    William Golding’s Choice of Themes in Lord of the Flies In the fiction novel Lord of the Flies by the author William Golding‚ there are many themes. The two main and most important themes are Civilization vs. Savagery and Loss of Innocence. These two themes are shown throughout the length of the novel‚ and are an important part of the story. Civilization vs. Savagery is a struggle between the civilized world that the boys once knew‚ and the lawless dangerous savage island they have now been forced

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    In Shakespeare’s play‚ "King Lear"‚ Shakespeare uses foil characters in opposition to the main heroes in order to compare and contrast personal qualities‚ goodness and sins‚ values and traditions of the society. In the play there are many foil characters that could compared and contrast. The main characters that shows comparison and contrasts are King Lear and Gloucester‚ Cordelia and Goneril/Regan‚ and Edgar and Edmund. King Lear and Gloucester are similar in many ways but they have contrast

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