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    How is violence presented in Lord of the Flies? Planning (remember to get quotes): Key ideas: Introduction Setting -> This island -> pathetic fallacy‚ descriptions Binary oppositions: Civilisation vs savagery (breakdowns). Zoomorphism Binary oppositions: Dictatorship vs democracy (juxtapositions) Deaths of Simon and Piggy – animalistic‚ savage chanting‚ violent behaviour when they let their temptations get the better of them. Simon and the beast? Conclusion – end of the novel William

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    The Civilized VS. The Savage “If civilization is to survive‚ we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples‚ of all kinds‚ to live together‚ in the same world at peace.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). In Golding’s Lord of the Flies there is battle for civilization. However‚ this battle takes place within. A group of young boys are left to fend for themselves on a deserted island where they find a beast. Golding portrays that there cannot be a functioning society if there

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    Characterization in The Lord of the Flies: Golding uses characterization to illustrate the theme that the need for power and security often lead to mistreat those who do not fit in. The characterization of Piggy shows that people who do not fit in are often maltreated. Golding portrays Piggy as a social outcast by characterization. Piggy tells Ralph‚ “that’s right. Can’t catch my breath. I was the only boy in our school what had asthma” (Golding 9). Piggy is different from the other boys in

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    Lord of the Flies” Topic Sentence: In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” symbolism is illustrated in Ralph and Jack‚ two main characters who battle for power; Ralph represents leadership‚ and Jack‚ in contrast‚ represents lust and greed. Transitional sentence: Ralph‚ a boy stranded on an island along with other boys who have to fend for themselves‚ is chosen to be the “Chief.” He illustrates just and fair leadership as he takes charge over the other boys. When the boys argue about whose

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    The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding includes many negative aspects like greed‚ ill treatment‚ and jealousy that are portrayed through the outcome of the characters. These negative views of humanity are shown through the outcome of the characters Jack‚ Simon and Ralph. The outcome of Jack portrays a negative view of humanity because it shows that greed can lead to violence. Jack’s greed for power led to ruthless killings of innocent creatures on the island. He was filled with

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    Lord of the Flies Paper Are all people evil? Are all people evil? Are people generally kind and have a heart or do they be cruel to each other and don’t care? In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a group of English boys are trapped on an island without any adults which may seem like paradise. In the book a group of boys who have never met before‚ have been stranded on an island after their plane crashes. They try to find others and try to choose a leader which results in a group of savage

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    Lord Of The Flies The use of symbolism in literature is quite common‚ and many legendary writers have used this technique to capture the minds of their audience‚ as well as‚ to convey a particular message‚ or opinion regarding society. Throughout the course of history‚ aspiring authors have been using symbolism as a tool to reflect their view of the world‚ and they have incorporated symbolic elements into their work as a way of enhancing the content of their writing. One author who has achieved

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    Symbolism -- it gives deep shades of meaning to even the most mundane everyday objects and events. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ symbolism is used at every turn of every page‚ from the largest and most influential events‚ to something as small as a pair of glasses. Throughout the novel‚ the author hides powerful messages in some very unlikely places. Golding uses simple symbols such as the conch‚ Piggy’s specs‚ and the signal fire to display his beliefs on human nature and society‚ rendering

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    Alexis Lord of the Flies In the story Lord of the flies the story takes place on an island where many boys were stranded. The boys were on a plane because there city was under attack. There homes were being attacked atomic bombs. On their way to a safe place to live there plane was attacked and landed on the island. The kids were stranded without any adults‚ the oldest kid was Ralph he was 12. The kids had a vote for who should be the leader and Ralph was chosen because he was old and because

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    Crystal Cordova Ms. Thoro Advanced 10th grade English 16 January 2013 Lord Of The Flies Essay In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ we‚ as readers‚ learn about a group of British boys stranded on an island facing struggles and hardships. These boys are fighting between civilization or savagery. An important symbol that relates to this would be the conch shell. These boys are just children‚ but they know the difference between rules and civilization rather than savagery and

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