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    for what he does with the power he receives; whether he would use it for manipulation‚ cruelty and lofty desires‚ or whether he would treat everyone fairly‚ maintain democracy and control himself in such a high position. In William Golding’s Lord of The Flies and George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ the power is shown and given to a character‚ which would use it for his own benefits and does not choose to do what is right for those under his power. Jack‚ a power-hungry dictator‚ uses his manipulative and

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    William Golding wrote The Lord of the Flies in response to another story of desertion‚ where characters were stranded on an island and left to fend for themselves. This story described the lonely lives the characters faced‚ but it was not in the way that Golding perceived it to be. Golding believed that‚ if left to his own devices in a society with no rules‚ man would revert to savagery‚ a statement which can be proven by the events that occur on the island in The Lord of the Flies. At first‚ life on

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    The dark is usually a private matter‚ however‚ when in frightening or dire situations‚ the darkness overtakes others. The dark is not only shown through real life humans‚ but also in imaginary literary characters and novels as well. In The Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses archetypes such as the hero‚ the quest‚ and loss of innocence to bring out one of the novel’s many themes‚ the idea of civilization versus savagery. The hero archetype throughout the novel represents Ralph‚ the protagonist

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    Question: "Ralph’s survival is purely accidental. What lord of the flies show’s us is that in the end‚ the violent and the selfish will always overcome the peaceful and the selfless." How far do you agree with this point of view of the novel? In the lord of the flies‚ by William Golding‚ a group of boys are left in an island all by themselves are to build a democratic society in order for themselves to live peacefully‚ but things don’t go according to plan and they make their own rules and eventually

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    caused complications. Little did they know it was all in their imagination. Jack took advantage of the scared boys and made them bloodthirsty. They believed that the beast wouldn’t give them mercy‚ So they hunted a pig‚ named it the Lord of the Flies‚cut off his head‚ Put it on a sharp stake‚and worshiped and hated that thing that was dead. Ralph and Piggy wanted to talk the group out of their senses‚ Instead they got caught up in the chaos they joined their offenses. Simon knew

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    “I just smile and try to keep from curling up in the baby carrier with the kid”. Coming of age is the process of going into adulthood. Throughout this story we see many symbols that show that Bobby is coming of age. Coming of age starts at a young age‚ or a childhood. The basketball is a symbol of Bobby’s childhood. As a younger kid Bobby liked to play basketball‚ but know that he has a kid he has to become an adult and take care of his baby‚ Feather. "I lay my basketball down and it rolled

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    Throughout the book Lord of the Flies‚ the boys had many disagreements and arguments. At first the boys solved disagreements by voting but soon that system didn’t work. When things didn’t go his way Jack decided to leave the group and went into the forest. This shows Jack’s immaturity since he just walked away instead of facing it. It also shows that Jack isn’t afraid to leave the group and go out on his own. Overtime Jack’s one person group became a larger group of boys where Jack controlled. When

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    Lord of the Flies Final Essay For an author to clasp on its reader‚ he or she must use figurative language to captivate the essence and moral of the story. The most popular and the strongest rhetorical strategy is symbolism‚ as it gives further significance to an innate object. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the author uses multiple objects of symbolism to interpret its importance in the real world; one main symbol that is very apparent is the conch. Its symbol of civilization

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    on its own. The ego has the super-ego and the id telling it what to do‚ and the ego has to balance out what they both want. The ego may make the final decision but the super-ego and id are the ones putting in their opinions. In the book “The Lord of the Flies” certain characters help to represent part of Sigmund Freud’s theory of the id‚ ego‚ and super-ego. Jack represents the id because he has the mind of a child and he does whatever he pleases. Piggy is the one who symbolizes the super-ego because

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    Allegory in Lord of the Flies In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ which is set during World War II‚ English school boys‚ escaping war in England‚ crash on a deserted tropical island. From the protected environment of boarding school‚ the boys are suddenly thrust into a situation where they must fend for themselves. In order to survive‚ the boys copy their country’s rule for a civilized life by electing a leader‚ Ralph. He promises order‚ discipline‚ and rules for the boys so that they form

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