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    Lord of the Flies The image is startling a forest engulfed in flame‚ children dressed like savages‚ thier primal instinct driving them after the one person strong enough to resist their savagery. William Golding’s book tells the story about a group of young boys who crash land on an island. There they are forced to hunt‚ build a society‚ and survive until all of their struggles come to a smoking end. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding examines the theme that the capacity for evil

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    ord of the flies vocabulary Chapter 1: Effulgence (p. 12) A blinding light. The light was bouncing off the lagoon and was very bright. Heat becomes a threatening temperature. The sun shown with great effulgence. Decorous (p. 13) Visible. Piggy was bubbling with lots of visible excitement. Dignified adj. The man decorously wore his suit. Pallid (p.20) Weakly. Simon is a very shy person. Pale and lacking vitality adj. The pallid boy was in his basement for weeks. Bastion (p.27) Guardian

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    Vaught 5-1-13 English Comp II LORD OF THE FLIES In the novel Lord of the flies‚ Golding associates civilization with inherently good and savagery with inherently evil; but believes humans are inherently evil. In the novel Lord of the flies by William Golding‚ Ralph is the one who has order‚ leadership‚ and civilization. Piggy has the scientific and intellectual aspects of civilization. Jack represents savagery and the want to have power. Simon has a natural human goodness. Roger is brutal

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    Humans in their natural state are corrupt greedy and weak. In william golding’s lord of the flies he portrays this by his exquisite theory of wild humans true intentions in life. Men are bound by the chains of sorrow‚ guilt and sin. This is why people go to religion in the hope that mercy may be shed upon them to be excused from their bad doings. Human are vile‚ dark‚ and lonely they are needy of power and two faced. In Golding’s lord of the flies he appeals to religion in a way by proving this except

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    There are many symbols in William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies. Two of the most important symbols in the book are the conch shell and the sow’s head. Each symbol holds a different power over the boys‚ as well as an opposite power. The two symbols also have a different boy who introduced them to the story. Like the symbols‚ the two boys are both complete opposites.        I think that the conch shell represents order and civilization. Ralph is the boy who introduced the conch to the rest of the

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    Lord of the Flies Final Response I believe that people have a natural tendency toward evil- but with saving glimpses of goodness because people can choose to do the right thing or the wrong thing‚ but sadly‚ many go for the wrong option. Being evil is easier for humans since this comes naturally to them. Humans are lazy and we would rather be evil than good‚ man also has a tendency to think and put themselves before others‚ for example‚ when thinking about a problem or situation‚ it is natural

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    humans to act a certain norm‚ and it takes humans away from their natural instincts. However‚ withdrawing from society and having a lack of civilization leads humans back to their once barbaric behavior. Lord of the Flies demonstrates how isolation from civilization and society results in the concept of humanity returning to savagery. Mob mentality within the small group of boys affected their actions towards one another in Lord of the Flies. The concept of peer pressure is exemplified by boy’s actions

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    The Death of Society‚ Violence‚ and Loss of Identity in Lord of the Flies By William Golding Ben Smith ENG 2DG Mr. Risk December 6‚ 2012 Violence and Loss of Identity in Lord of the Flies Ben Smith The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of boys who are stranded on an island. At first‚ the boys establish order‚ but as the novel progresses this order deteriorates and the boys become very uncivilized

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    Last‚ one more motive that was applied in the novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding was the situation. Throughout‚ the novel the situation is applied as a motive for why humans behave in such a cruel and shocking manner. First‚ the situation of the novel or the setting of when and where it took place has a significant effect on the motive of why human behave in a cruel and shocking manner. At the time the boys were on the island there was a nuclear war taking place. This had an enormous

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    What’s in a Symbol? For centuries‚ philosophers have debated the question of whether man is innately evil. William Golding poses this question in his realistic novel Lord of the Flies. Set on an idyllic island during World War II‚ the novel begins when schoolboys from Great Britain are being flown to safety and their plane is shot down. No adults survive‚ and the boys are left to govern themselves and get rescued. Golding uses symbolism in his novel to represent the idea of society. The boys’

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