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    Important quotes‚ events Ralph 1) “boy with fair hair” 2) “mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclamined no devil” 3) “a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size‚ and attractive appearance; and most obscurely‚ yet most powerfully‚ there was the conch” 4) “all day I’ve been working with Simon. No one else.” 5) “the best thing we can do is to get ourselves rescued” -> PRIORITY 6) Ralph was a “specialist in thought” – “I cant think. Not like Piggy” 7) “The

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    Lord of the Flies Project Essay In my opinion‚ the ending of the book was not happy‚ but at the same time it was. Jack’s tribe which includes Roger and some littluns were going to hunt Ralph and put his head on a stick as they have done to the sow’s head. Nobody could help him. Simon and Piggy were dead‚ Samneric were serving to Jack as prisoners. Poor Ralph left all alone. He had three different strategies for escaping the hunters. First – climb a tree‚ second – burst the line like a boar‚

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    Chapter 1 Use these Lord of the Flies important quotes from chapter 1 to enhance your understanding of the novel. Quote: Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along...Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand‚ and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing (19). Analysis: The arrival of Jack Merridew and his militant choir is described as the arrival of a beast or creature‚ foreshadowing Jack’s transformation from despotic

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    William Golding‚ in his novel lord of the flies‚ implies that without the constraints of social order‚ people would descend into anarchy and chaos. Three examples in the text that demonstrate this idea are the conch‚ the character of jack‚ and the deaths of piggy and Simon. The conch is symbolic of the descent of social order between the boys. The conch is a shell that is capable of making a loud‚ attention grabbing noise‚ Piggy describes this noise by saying it “moo-ed like a cow”. It symbolizes

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    In his novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ Golding develops the idea that without society‚ humans can become savage again. To support his idea‚ he shows how much more selfish and violent his characters become the longer that they are isolated from society and are on the island. Some examples in the book include Simon and his illusion with “the Lord of the Flies” before he falls into his seizure‚ the deterioration of their society on the island‚ and also character transformation before and after they get stuck

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    Sometimes the leadership became mixed up in lord of the flies and animal farm when the animals or humans were unhappy with the leader or living conditions. When one government is overthrown another one is made. Both books have different things that happen when the population is unhappy. The stories both have decent governments that are replaced by unstable and violent governments. The books both show how animals or people can be tricked to think the new leadership is better than the last one even

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    Fire can be health‚ hospitality‚ control‚ food‚ shelter‚ light‚ and strength. With these characteristics in mind‚ fire has a number of different connotations. Many of these connotations can be found in one book. Fire‚ in William Golding’s book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a complex symbol‚ representing anarchy and the darkness inside of us‚ civilization and the light in all of us‚ and hope‚ the constant motivator for our survival. Fire can represent Anarchy. Fire is naturally found where there is mass panic

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    Key symbolic concepts in Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is a story woven with symbols and inner-meanings; the boys are different biblical characters or historical figures‚ while different inanimate objects can show many different statuses and developments. In the book‚ the boys are faced with survival and inner darkness‚ having different characters try to lead them through the events on their island. One character in specific is Piggy‚ a character that is chosen to reflect

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    Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a book that questions people and how they deal with power and their own humanity. In this book a group of boys are stranded on an island without any parental figure or adults of any kind and are forced to survive together. The main concept of this book is power. Throughout the book Ralph and Jack are struggling to steal power from one another so they can lead the boys. William Golding illustrated power many ways in this book. Our three generalizations of power

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    Lord of the Flies Did you know Lord of the Flies has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide? In which spreading different styles of leadership to any who read it? A prominent‚ but overlooked leader in Lord of the Flies‚ is a twelve-year-old boy named Piggy. Piggy displays virtues such as a tendency for peaceful solutions to violent situations throughout the novel. He also brings a wise and civilized voice to the group. Another exceptional virtue Piggy displays is his loyalty‚ not only to Ralph

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