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    “What is the aftermath of Simon’s death?” Simon’s death is a tragic event in this novel . Piggy‚ Ralph‚ Sam and Eric all have in mutual reactions towards Simon’s death. They each handle the guilt towards Simon’s death in different ways. Also‚ they decide not to say his name aloud to one and other. Even though they all know that they and the rest of the boys murdered Simon they decide to say that they all left the “party” early. In addition Jack has his own thoughts on what has happened the previous

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    as someone who guides‚ leads or is in command of others. In many adventure and mystery books there is a leader. There are many different types of leaders‚ but either way‚ they have special qualities that make them important to the novel. In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ a group of young school boys get stranded on an island. It is required of them to choose a leader that will be head of the boys and keep things in line so that they can all survive long enough to be rescued. The boys choose

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    Lord of the Flies Essay A range of two leadership styles are depicted in William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ with Ralph representing a democratic leader‚ while Jack exemplifies a dictator. While on the island‚ the boys have a choice of following either Ralph‚ the more sensitive leader who cares about the others‚ or Jack‚ the more harsh leader who puts himself before the other boys and strives for power over the others. Ralph uses more of a democratic method. He allows others to contribute

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    CITE your research sources. I strongly recommend http://www.shmoop.com/lord-of-the-flies/ for this assignment. 1. The characters in Lord of the Flies are archetypes. What groups or types of people did certain characters or groups of characters represent? 2. In what ways does Golding make the story believable? 3. Choose at least three of the following to discuss the symbolic importance: the conch‚ the fire on the mountaintop‚ the shelters‚ the sandcastles‚ the physical appearance

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    Why did things go wrong for the boys on the island? William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a book about the true nature of young boys and how quickly they can resort to savagery. This book was written in the aftermath of World War II. In this book Golding perfectly portrays the nature of humans‚ the power hungry attitude that causes so many problems. After a very short amount of time things begin to go wrong for the boys. In this essay I am going to explore the reasons why everything began to

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    is the major theme in William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies.” Deserted on a remote island from a plane crash‚ a group of schoolboys initially attempted to collaborate for survival. However‚ as time goes on‚ the hungry mist of savagery seemed to overcome them‚ and thus began their descent into the dark side of humanity. Robert Ardret‚ a social scientist‚ believes that such human behavior is the result of evolution. This is displayed in the “Lord of the Flies‚” revealing a glimpse of mankind’s true

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    Lord of the Flies by William Golding starts off with a group of schoolboys that have crash landed on an uninhabited island. The protagonist‚ Ralph‚ is the first one who blows into the conch shell bringing all the boys to the beach. The antagonist of the story‚ Jack‚ proposes there should be a leader and Ralph is elected. Ralph decides there should be a signal fire to alert passing ships‚ but jacks wants to hunt for the wild pigs on the island so Ralph lets them hunt if the maintain the fire. Ralph

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    Using the conch shell as a horn. And by instinct a leader is born. Ralph as boss elected Jack a hunter and gave him glory‚ But Jack turns savage in the beginning of the story. In order for them to gain their freedom they need to build a fire. The group says they’re excited to help‚ what big fat liars! All the boys do is play and don’t work because they’re lazy. Ralph doing all the work drives him crazy! Ralph talks to jack about his trouble and feelings to share‚ But Jack

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    who has written the Lord of the Flies‚ expresses and shows how people react towards each other. The Lord of the Flies shows the image of civilization and influence. Golding articulates each and every individual in detail. Around the 1700’s‚ two men named Hobbes and Locke had an intriguing conversation‚ “What are humans?”‚ “Were we meant to be savages?”‚ “What would ourselves be without laws?” These questions are yet to be answered by your own opinion. ‘The Lord of the Flies’ has many situations

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    The conflict of William Golding’s story Lord of the Flies is key for the reader’s understanding of human desire for power. Even though there are only young boys on the island there’s still a fight for superiority over the others an example is Jack and Ralph. In the beginning when Ralph blows the conch for the first time the boys on the island gather together in total chaos not knowing who’s in charge or holding the power. "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things" after this is said

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