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    Lord of the Flies Packet

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    lord of the flies unit packet 10 Grade th Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Day 1 Background Information Day 2 Imagine If *Begin Reading *Vocabulary Due at the End of the Unit Day 6 -Chapter 3 Due -Comprehension Questions Due -Journal 3 to be completed in class Day 11 --Chapter 6 Due -Comprehension Questions Due -Journal 6 to be completed in class -Read “The Road Not Taken.” Day 16 -Literature Circles *Continue Reading Day 3 -Chapter

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    The Lord of the Flies was a very interesting book. It was about these kids stuck on a island. The first boys to be on the island were Piggy and Ralph. They were just walking and talking about who they were and were they were. As they were walking Piggy found a shell. He was very happy to have found that shell he sounded it and told Ralph that they could use that to bring up others boys to where they were. When they were sounding it a lot of boys came out of the trees and came towards Ralph and Piggy

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    Savagery‚ insanity and murder‚ one would never think that “innocent” children were capable of such appalling things‚ but maybe we are wrong. In both Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ and The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ both of these authors wrote about children acting as just that and many characters became very similar to each other. Each society had potential in being successful‚ but both had major flaws that key characters discovered and then used to tear the fragile fabric that the society

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    Lord of the Flies and Laws

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    people‚ so I’ll do my best to answer this question‚ using ‘the lord of the flies’ as reference throughout. Laws are those things that always surround us‚ almost wherever we go‚ they aid us‚ protect us‚ give us a sense of security and pretty much stop all those people that usually need to be kept in line. Laws are pretty much an extremely important set of rules that can have enormous consequences; in the move ‘lord of the flies’ there are two main characters who represent the two different sides

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    Lord Of the Flies Essay

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    fragility of civilization against the destructive force of fear. If people become isolated from civilization‚ then the beast inside of us can break the bonds from society and unleash the evil within using the power of fear. In the book‚ “The Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ a group of boys becomes stuck on an island and it portrays the breakdown of society and structure and the transformation of them into savages. On the island‚ the boys first follow a conch which was the order and the link

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    Island In Lord Of The Flies

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    Often‚ readers take the setting of a novel as simply a necessary backdrop of scenery for the character and the plot. However‚ William Golding‚ in Lord of the Flies‚ chooses his imagery and the words of his descriptions of the island‚ to create a setting that seems as alive as the human characters. The symbolism used throughout the book is highly noticed by the readers and has much meaning towards the characters‚ island‚ and the personalities of both. William Golding shows how significant such a small

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    Lord of the Flies (Simon)

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    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 In Lord Of The Flies

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    In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ he shows symbolism within the objects and characters in the story. Each of the characters’ actions resemble how people in society would react to life changes and ruling ways. Golding understood how a society works in order to stick together or break into complete savagery. One of the main characters‚ Ralph‚ is the one of oldest and became the leader of all the boys when they are stuck on the island. He will now have to find a way to form a social

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a plane full of British boys gets shot down‚ leaving the pilot dead‚ while most of the boys survive. The boys find themselves on a uninhabited island‚ away from the civil society they once knew. Ralph‚ the fair haired protagonist‚ becomes chief and attempts to keep the boys civilized‚ but his attempts fail. Over time‚ the boys go down the path of savagery and become careless about their responsibilities on the island‚ instead they value food and hunting the

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    The killing of the sow is made a particularly symbolic moment in Lord of the Flies through Golding’s detailed descriptions of the savagery and the implications of this for the reader. The graphic‚ violent descriptions and imagery emphasise the idea that the boys no longer consider society or order‚ they are now only animalistic savages. This is demonstrated by Jack’s dedication to the kill and the ease with which he finishes his task‚ he “found the throat and the hot blood spurted over his hands”

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