Kayque Rodrigues Ms. Post English 4 (Honors) 10 - 27 - 12 Simon’s Stigmata In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the character Simon portrays many characteristics similar to those demonstrated by Jesus in the bible. He is shown to have all the qualities that Jesus has: determination‚ intelligence and resilience. Even his physical appearance portrays Christ since he is skinny and not much of a tough person. Simon was very calm and caring for others‚ especially with the little
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Ralph attempts to organize the boys’ efforts to build a miniature civilization on the island until they can be rescued. Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct‚ as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack represents. The very first time Ralph is introduced to the reader‚ one can see his sense of observation even in the first sentence that he says‚ “This is an island‚ at least I think it’s an island. That’s a reef out in the sea. “Perhaps there aren’t any grownups anywhere.” As everyone
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Analysis At this point in the novel‚ the group of boys has lived on the island for some time‚ and their society increasingly resembles a political state. Although the issue of power and control is central to the boys’ lives from the moment they elect a leader in the first chapter‚ the dynamics of the society they form take time to develop. By this chapter‚ the boys’ community mirrors a political society‚ with the faceless and frightened littluns resembling the masses of common people and the various
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What is the true nature of man? In both ‘Lord of the Flies’ by Golding and ‘Brighton Rock’ by Green‚ the different sides of human nature are revealed‚ from kindness to pure evil. The further both novels progress‚ the more they reveal that we as humans are not perfect and when the opportunity of chaos manifests‚ society is infected and the downward spiral into a fractured community is rapid. They also both present the need for power‚ and how one man’s desires can lead him to performing the most
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Lord of the Flies The movie is about a group of children who were on a trip and they were on their way back home. The plane they were traveling in crashed near a remote island. It seemed that all of the kids were alive and no casualties had happened. The Captain was seriously injured and was out of consciousness. The kids tried to take care of him and keep him hydrated. They also had a net hanging from a tree that covered most of his body to protect him from insects. They started to figure out
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The book‚"Lord of the Flies" parallels exactly to the horrible accounts of the Holocaust. It took place during the same time‚ and many ideas and events are very similar. The Holocaust was a huge inspiration on Golding’s book‚ and like the Holocaust‚ Golding creates a setting‚ that’s in a sense‚ secret. They also both took place during World War II. Just like in the beginning‚ when the boys first landed on the island‚ before the Holocaust even began‚ the boys were unified as one tribe. However
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III. Paragraphs to explain memorable literary devices/ key images/quotations. * Imagery of Wounds (Symbolism‚ Imagery‚ Allegory) From the moment the boys land on the island‚ we begin to see signs of destruction. Over and over we are told of the “scar” in the scenery left by the plane. The water they bathe in is “warmer than blood.” The boys leave “gashes” in the trees when they travel. The lightning is a “blue-white scar” and the thunder “the blow of a gigantic whip‚” later an “explosion”
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considered right from wrong. These are ideals that are instilled in people from a young age by the world’s civilization‚ in hopes that when they in certain situations these individuals will make the correct decision. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the boys on the island are faced with many challenges‚ one of them being a battle of civilization and savagery. The problem of remembering what was taught to the boys while living amongst civilization is more pronounced in some characters than others. Golding’s
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The sea - The sea is the barrier between civilisation and the seclusion on the island. In the poetic depiction of Simon’s death‚ it also represents an almost supernatural power far beyond the limited scope of the island community. The island - The island represents good and evil. It stands for a new independent life without any adults who rule the childrens’ life. So it is like treasure island at first glance. The island is full of life - there are animals and lots of fruits to make food of. It has
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The Lord of the Flies if taken at face value can be taken as a short book about the struggle to stay alive on a deserted island and its physical and psychological influences on its residents. However‚ when the reader looks deeper‚ they see a story that is an allegory filled with rich and detailed imagery in almost all facets of the novel. An allegory is defined as a type of writing that presents abstract ideas or moral principals in the form of symbolic characters‚ events‚ or objects. "The theme
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