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    Censorship of Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is a novel about a group of school boys‚ whose ages range from six to twelve years old. The boys’ plane crashes on a nameless‚ uninhabited island in the middle of the ocean. At first the boys struggle to get along‚ but after they choose a leader the boys begin get along. The leader‚ Ralph‚ is chosen because he found a conch shell which he blew into and all of the boys followed the sound of the conch and are reunited. Jack

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    opposites survive on a deserted island together? It would be possible although it would be a tough task. The opposites would need to cooperate‚ and they need to have one strong leader. This group of people in the book Lord of the Flies have gotten stranded on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere and they must find a way to survive. In the book Lord of the Flies‚ Jack and Ralph are two opposites on the spectrum. These two people have gotten stranded on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere and

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    Rivalry can lead to many serious problems or even injury. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the theme or rivalry describing fighting‚ jealousy and taking sides. The author‚ William Golding‚ explains many themes with a lot of detail. He also uses symbols in the novels to represent things in real life‚ for example the conch represents civilization and government. On the island there were many conflicts between Jack and Ralph. They mainly fought for their different beliefs

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    LORD OF THE FLIES – William Golding First extract: « The silence of the forest was more oppressive than the heat‚ and at this hour of the day there was not even the whine of insects. Only when Jack himself roused a gaudy bird from a primitive nest of sticks was the silence shattered and echoes set ringing by a harsh cry that seemed to come out of the abyss of ages. Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss of indrawn breath‚ and for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing‚ ape-like

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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ narrates the story of a group of English boys as they struggle to survive on an uncharted‚ uninhabited island. The boy’s airplane crashes into the island and kills any adults on board -- leaving the boys to fend for themselves. Ralph and Piggy meet each other first and‚ upon Piggy’s counsel‚ Ralph decides to call a meeting of all the boys by blowing on a conch shell. The boys quickly begin to form a society in which they elect Ralph as their leader. A boy called

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    Power In Lord Of The Flies

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    William Gaddis said‚ “Power doesn’t corrupt people‚ people corrupt power.” In the novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ we see power become corrupt by men‚ or in this case‚ young children. When a plane full of young British boys crashes on an island‚ the plane not only leaves a scar‚ but the plane leaves innocent‚ vulnerable young boys alone to survive on their own. The young boys had nobody to go to for comfort‚ to the boys it was a utopia‚ that is until their mind took over. David Cuschieri

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    In William Golding’s novel The Lord Of The Flies‚ each character represents a part of society. Jack‚ the leader of the choir boys and hunters‚ represents parts of society which can be broken down in three ways. The first part is Jack in society as a whole. Here‚ this blood thirsty savage is a symbol of all that is chaotic and disorderly. The tall‚ scrawny‚ “ugly without silliness” boy is constantly trying to break away from Ralph‚ who is orderly‚ and his rules. For example

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    Interactionism Perspective of Deviance in Lord of the Flies Ralph is the symbol for civilizations while Jack is the symbol for savagery. Piggy represents total civilization and Rodger represents total savagery. In the beginning the boys elect Ralph as the leader showing they are looking for social rules. By the end of the film the boys have turned on Ralph symbolizing their change from civil to savagery. To be clear the author associated civilization with good and savage with evil. With the interactionist

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    an unknown during a fictional atomic war. On the south side of the island there is a beach where the boys spend most of their time at for a little while. Towards the middle of the island there is where a plane crash site is. Right to the west is a pig run where they get their meat from so they can survive. Lastly at the very peek north on the island there is a gigantic rigid mountain that plays a big part in the story. The island starts out on the beach where the boys are stranded and are thinking

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    Fire In Lord Of The Flies

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    If you were stranded on a desert island would you choose power or rescue? The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows the lives of a group of boys after they are stranded on a desert island. Ralph takes control and focuses on rescue. Jack begins to gain power and focuses growing his power. Two groups form each with different survival methods and uses for their fire. The fire in Lord of the Flies is the key to power on the island. First Paragraph: The fire alone is powerful and therefore

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