Chris Sani Alexopoulos English 2 7th period October 2‚ 2012 Study of savagery through the novel Lord of the Flies “Isolation is a dream killer” (Barbara Sher). In the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding‚ kids stranded on an island must figure out how to survive. By hunting pigs and building shelters the kids tried to subsist on the island. Through the process of hunting‚ the kids became cruel‚ evolving to the point of being barbaric. Thus‚ through the barbaric actions of the
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novel of Lord of the Flies uses the regression of main characters to show savagery and primitive human nature. “This perhaps can be best seen in the development of Jack. During the first trip into the jungle‚ he is unable to kill the pig with his knife‚ “[Jack] raised his arm in the air. There came a pause‚ a hiatus… The pause was only long enough for them to understand what enormity the downward stroke would be” (23); by the end of the book he is hunting human quarry” (Overview of Lord of the Flies)
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condition of being primitive or uncivilized‚ and through out history‚ man and women have worked on conditioning ourselves in order to become more civilized. Civility is formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. In the novel “The Lord of the Flies”‚ civility and savagery are portrayed onto the characters because the author wants their reader to see the progression of savagery in the characters as the story goes on‚ how they change overall in the story‚ and how the characters acted when
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Leadership in Lord of the Flies There are always people who come out with better qualities to be a leader than others. The strongest people however‚ usually become the greater influences in which the others decide to follow. However‚ sometimes the strongest person is not the best choice. In William Golding’s novel‚ “Lord of the Flies” Ralph though not the stronger person‚ shows better leadership qualities than Jack. Ralph displays these useful qualities as a leader by working towards building
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1. Lord of the Flies is set in a kind of paradise on earth. Describe a location that would be paradise for you? I think paradise can’t really be achieved‚ a place where there is no evil‚ if everything was perfect‚ pretty soon people would become selfish and look for something more‚ kind of like in Adam and Eve; we want what we can’t have. That’s human nature. Plus if I could have everything I ever wanted‚ that would be tedious‚ as there would be no sense of satisfaction at working for something
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William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies is like most other books in the sense that his characters change over the course of the novel. However‚ in The Lord of the Flies‚ this change is especially visible. In addition‚ it is visible in almost every character in the book. In Ralph‚ this change can first be seen in the beginning of chapter five: Beast From Water. Previously‚ Ralph was depicted as all the other boys were- someone who wanted to have fun. But after they missed potentially being rescued
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Ralph - One of the main characters in the novel. He has many characteristics such as being very athletic‚ charismatic‚ leading‚ and a smart protagonist of the group of kids. Ralph was elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the book. While most of the other boys are mainly concerned with having fun and not doing any work‚ Ralph focuses on building huts and thinking of ways to increase their chances of being rescued. Ralph’s influence over the other boys is safe at the beginning of the
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literature. Allegorical literature allows the reader to understand the author’s experiences‚ views‚ and thoughts‚ while learning about the time period in which they lived. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ war is a hurricane that entangles and corrupts all in its path. The boys are
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Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is thoroughly known for the loud noise it makes when it has been blown into. However‚ there are many other interpretations that people may have about it. To begin‚ one can clearly see that the conch can be deciphered as something to bring democracy at the start of the novel. For example‚ Ralph used the conch to call everyone on the island and assemble. This shows how the conch had created a democracy because after Ralph used it‚ he was soon elected
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In the Book/novel Lord of the Flies‚ the book starts off with a plane crash with a group of English boys of different ages inside of it. They are stuck on a deserted island until they can find away to escape or let someone know that they were stuck on the island. Amongst one of those boys that survived‚ Jack is the character that changes the most in the story. He comes off as an arrogant choir boy‚ who doesn’t takes him not being chosen as chief of the island very good‚ the book says that he cried
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