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    outside of you. So what we really want to look into is 3 core examples of the responsibility of freedom and then in the end you can decide if you want freedom. One of the strongest pieces of literature that serves as a prime example is the Lord Of The Flies. Where a wholesome amount of kids are stuck on a remote island and do not have a parent‚ adult or official in site. Now to some if you were in there position you would be elated just to be relieved of the constant pressure you are given by your

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    hold for their interests‚ and modern society reveals how far people fight for their beliefs. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies illustrates that all humans naturally affiliate with others to satisfy their place in society‚ which often leads to deindividuation and harm to bystanders‚ even if they refuse to acknowledge their mistakes. Moreover‚ many communities still succumb to mob mentality in order to assimilate into society today. First‚

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    Lord of the Flies has many meanings to it which are defined through the characters involved in the story. and through the items found in the island or carried by the characters. Many of these characters differ from each other a lot. The characters that are the most important would be Ralph‚ jack‚ piggy and simon. Ralph and Jack both have different qualities and beliefs that define each of them completely and at times make them both alike in many matters. these characters represent what Civilized

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    SIGNIFICANCE OF LANDSCAPE IN LORD OF THE FLIES By: Zahir‚ Morgan‚ Andrew‚ and Nour In Lord of the Flies‚ the story’s setting on an island holds great significance to the plot. The seclusion or detachment of the island from the rest of the world signifies their detachment from civilization. Suddenly‚ they are left alone with only wild nature‚ and their own human nature which Golding expresses is based on “original sin.” They are cut off completely from the nurture of civilization and

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    Buddha once said; “It is a man’s own mind‚ it is not his enemy or foe‚ that lures him to evil ways.” In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ this quote is proven true. When the plane of english boys crash lands on a deserted island and forces the group of boys to fend for themselves‚ it shows the true evil and society. It shows that evil is everywhere‚ inhabits everybody‚ and everything. There is no escaping evil no matter where you go or what path you take. In the novel‚ the boys convince themselves

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    Abraham Lincoln once said that “Human nature can be modified to some extent‚ but human nature cannot be changed”. In William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies there are perfect examples to agree with that statement. The book is about a group of British school boys who are stranded on an island after their plane crashed. All the boys must work together to help live and get rescued. Golding got the idea to write the book after his experiences in World War II. Humans can be changed to a certain extent

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    Alberto Sosa Lord of the Flies chapter 5-8 1.”He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life‚ where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet”(page 76‚ line 7)This is great example of author style as it’s a very good sentence that shows his style of writing which is to get the point across very strong as he shows in the quote above‚ he also makes a very good word choice to describe how Ralph over with astonishment

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    Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Piggy and Ralph meet up with each other after escaping from their shot-down plane. A large scar was made in the untouched jungle‚ symbolizing the first of man’s destruction on the island. A war is going on in the outside world‚ and now for the rest of the book‚ everyone will be isolated from it and put into their own "world." Piggy spots a conch shell‚ and tells Ralph how to use it to make a noise. Ralph does so‚ and calls all of the other boys on the island

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    brutal nature and are drawn away from the civilized ways of life because of it. When true human nature is allowed to be seen‚ these savagely characteristics are made visible and these other courteous ways of life are forgotten. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the boys choose to follow Jack’s violent and fearful leadership‚ abandoning Ralph’s authority based on order and civilized norms‚ proving that rule based on savagery appeals to mans dark human nature and will overshadow leadership

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    Lord of the Flies William Golding Moises Morales English II Dialectal Journal August 13‚2013 Journal Entry One Chapters one-three August‚13‚2013 Quote | Response | “I don’t care what they call me‚ as long as they don’t call me what they used to call me in school...They used to call me Piggy!”(Page.11) | Piggy is one of the smaller characters in this story. He is called piggy by the boys because that’s what he reminds them of. Early on in this point the boys show a sence of hate towards

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