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    Ponyboy changes a lot from when he is a at home to when he is hiding in a church on a top of a hill with Johnny. Ponyboy grows and matures in this book. Ponyboy grows during this book mentally and physically. In the book Ponyboy Loses his innocence‚ in the beginning of the book Ponyboy was a good student and he followed rules from his older brother Darry. But‚ towards the end of the story Ponyboy started to get himself into bad situations for example‚ he got attacked Socs and during that

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    In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the subject matter of Innocence is explored as Holden’s quest throughout New York City unfolds and his views on society develop. The novel is narrated by Holden Caulfield who is telling us the story of how he got to the mental hospital where he is currently a patient. Holden starts off at Pencey Prep‚ a preparatory school in Pennsylvania but eventually leaves after he is expelled. Holden wanders through New York City where he originally plans to go home

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    Lord of the Flies Mock Trial: The People vs. Jack Merridew Bailiff: Silence in the court! All rise! All persons having business be for the Honorable Judge Schenk‚ the Supreme Court of Britain‚ are admonished to draw near and give their attention‚ for the court is now in session. Calling the matter of the people versus Jack Merridew in the charges of attempted murder in the 1st degree‚ manslaughter in the 1st degree‚ and manslaughter in the 2nd degree. Judge: Very well. Please be seated

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    Inside each and every human being lies evilness‚ it is the one fatal flaw that no one can escape. Besides each human being also lies some sort of fear but unfortunately fear and evil never mix well. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding shows the creation of evil is created through fear at night time. Fear of what lies in the dark is the driving point to the boys becoming savages and creating evil. Jack uses this evil to control the boys‚ using their fear against them. At the savages party

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    Goldings novel Lord of the Flies is not a totally pessimistic novel; hence this is not the only reason that it was refused by so many publishers. It is evident that although it has strong pessimism throughout the text‚ it is not without a brighter side. Thus‚ pessimism could not be at fault for the publishers lack of interest in the text as there are other grounds for their judgment. The Oxford English dictionary defines pessimism as:1.lack of hope or confidence in the future. 2.a belief that this

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    In the book “Lord of The Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ the children that are stuck on the island‚ keep to their own age groups and do different things around the island. Some of them help out‚ others not so much. The older boys‚ like Ralph‚ Jack‚ Roger‚ Simon‚ Piggy‚ and some of the hunter that Jack finds. These boys act as the “adults” of the island‚ they start by building a fire on top of the mountain to use as a smoke signal to flag down ships passing by. They also‚ (with the idea from Piggy yelling)

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    In the novel the Lord of the flies written by Sir William Golding‚ there were two conflicting themes that were clearly shown‚ these include order and civilization and chaos and destruction. Although shown at different stages in the novel‚ these themes reflect just how the group of survivor boys swiftly changed their attitude all together. Sir William Golding used these themes as an underlying message explaining how inside of all of us‚ no matter how hard we try to have order‚ if given the chance

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    15 February 2013 Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis In Lord of the Flies‚ a group of English boys are marooned on a deserted island without any adults to control them. Initially‚ this freedom seems pleasing and exciting to the boys‚ but they soon turn into uncontrollable savages with no desire for order and no civility. In the last chapter of the novel after being on the island and seeing what lack of law and order can do‚ it says that “Ralph wept for the end of innocence‚ the darkness of man’s

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    of his crimes and more of a victim of his fate. Oedipus was not knowing about his true origins when he defeated his father‚ Laius‚ and wedded his own mother‚ Jocasta. He is morally blameless and so destitute of his offenses. If the basis of his innocence was his willingness to do the crimes‚ then he could be seen as not guilty at all. He had committed the unethical wrongdoings unknowingly‚ it was not his intention to do it so.

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    Ralph‚ a round character introduced in Lord of the Flies‚ seems to be the most likable and civilized boy on the island. Ralph’s natural willingness to lead becomes apparent early on when he blows the conch shell and gains the admiration of his peers: “there was a stillness about [him] as he sat that marked him out: there was his size‚ and attractive appearance; and most obscurely‚ yet most powerfully‚ there was the conch” (Golding 29). However‚ Ralph’s futile attempts to organize the boys‚ to build

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