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    The symbols in the book "Lord of the flies" all reinforce the theme of the novel. All of the characters themselves were very symbolic. Ralph is a symbol of civilization‚ he is always the one who attempts to organize and accomplish things in order to better the group‚ like the fire and the building of shelters. Jack‚ on the other hand‚ is a symbol of anarchy. The struggle between Ralph and Jack is symbolic of the struggle between the forces of civilization and anarchy‚ or the struggle between moral

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    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. The island becomes a microcosm

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    Lord of the Flies The government’s actions change the way people see current issues and act. Actions endorsed and those condemned are seen by the people who consciously or subconsciously use the government as a guide for their morals and life. In the novel The Lord of Flies William Golding suggest that human nature is corrupted by the government’s use of power and media. The establishment of government started a rivalry between Ralph and Jack which would eventually lead to betrayal and near

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    Lord of the Flies: A Commentary on Human Nature and Self Government Karan Kundra Defend and/or criticize Ralph’s actions as a leader. What were his motivations? Did he contribute to the tragedy in any way? Could he have acted to prevent any of the deaths? What should he have done differently? Do governments act in this way? Within the film‚ Lord of the Flies‚ a group of young boys are forced to cooperate with one another if they are to have any chance of survival on an unknown island

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    Lord of the flies – Text Analysis In what way is Lord of the flies a picture of society today? Lord of the flies is about a small society of boys formed by chance on an isolated island. The isolation from their parents and adults forces them to think for themselves and work together. William Golding shows a representation of society in his novel by including today’s issues such as violence‚ laws‚ power‚ greed and how easily civilisation can turn to savagery. In the boys lives before they were on

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    Lord of The Flies Oscar Wilde once said‚ “We are each our own devil‚ and we make this world our hell”. This statement could not be more fitting to any other book then Lord of the Flies. In this novel by William Golding‚ the raw nature of human beings is exposed through the portrayal of the circumstances of young boys who crash land on a deserted island on their way to escape a war which ravages their homeland. As more time passes on the island without the presence of society‚ their moral compass

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    Symbolism in The Novel Lord of the Flies The novel Lord of the flies by William Goulding‚ Is about a plane load of British school boys that crash land on an uninhabited island‚ with no adults‚ in 1954 while being sent to safety from an atomic bomb threat. They elected one of the older boys‚ Ralph as the leader. They begin their society on the island with some order‚ over time‚ many of the boys’‚ Jack especially‚ rebel‚ Jack forms his own tribe of savages‚ who light the island on fire causing total

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    Lord of the Flies is a dystopian novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. Its stances on the already controversial subjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good earned it position 68 on the American Library Association’s list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990–1999.[2] Published in 1954‚ Lord of the Flies was Golding’s first

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    In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ conflict between two instincts of civilization and savagery is the driving force of the novel‚ explored through the dissolution of the young English boys’ civilized moral behavior as they accustom themselves to a brutal barbaric life in the jungle.  As conflict rises between the groups of boys‚ a theme of polar opposites such as good vs. evil‚ order vs. chaos can be seen through the young men’s transparent demeanor. The central concern of Lord of the Flies

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    _______ Hour: _________ Lord of the Flies By William Golding Critical Thinking/Interpretive Study Guide [pic] Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell 1. How do the boys end up on the island? They are in some kind of plane crash‚ though the details are not all clear. 2. Who is “the voice” referred to on page 7? What does the voice represent? Piggy is “the voice” and represents the voice of reason 3. How does the reaction of the fair-haired

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