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    spurted over his hands”. The simple connective “and” implies a fast pace to his decisions‚ he did not think or take time to consider that he was taking a life‚ he just reached “and” killed. This is a stark contrast to his first attempt at killing a pig in chapter 1‚ in which

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    voted down. Ralph made Jack in charge of the choir the will be the hunters. Later on Ralph to Jack and a boy name Simon (A shy‚ sensitive boy in the group) went to the top of the mountain where they discovered that they are on an island and that their pigs on the island that they can hunt. Ralph called an assembly to let everyone know that their on an island and that their alone but it’s a good island with food and water. Ralph says that they need to light a small fire on the mountain so incase a ship

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    Alberto Sosa Lord of the Flies chapter 5-8 1.”He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life‚ where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet”(page 76‚ line 7)This is great example of author style as it’s a very good sentence that shows his style of writing which is to get the point across very strong as he shows in the quote above‚ he also makes a very good word choice to describe how Ralph over with astonishment

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    boys were still influenced by their past society. One example is when Jack hesitates and then fails to kill a pig “because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood” (31). The reader gets a sense that Jack along with the other boys are not yet “savages.” They all still have this moral feeling that it would be wrong to kill a pig. They then go on by taking down names and selecting a leader. This shows their subconscious need for order.

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    William Golding himself‚ which is that “All of mankind is inherently evil.” For example‚ we can see how Jack is acting more “savage-like” throughout the story. When he tried to kill a pig at the beginning of the story‚ he hesitated a lot. Later‚ he grew to leave his emotions aside and was determined to kill the pig. This is significant because we can see the same behaviour when this quote was said to him‚ saying “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong - we hunt‚” showing how he pushed aside societies

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    days of playing and innocence are over‚ as the island slowly gets corrupted by Jacks savagery. One of the first crimes that took place in Lord of the Flies is when the group of boys kills Simon. Everyone was so focused on the Hunters reenacting the pig hunt that they didn’t notice a dark shadow until it was close to them. Being in a crazed frenzy‚ Simon was not recognized‚ and killed as if he were the beast. “The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. The beast was on its

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    A couple days ago Ralph and I were trying to build shelters on the beach for us to sleep in. While we were working hard building them‚ Jack and his hunters were supposed to keep the signal fire going but he decided it was more important to hunt for pigs instead. There has only been one time we’ve seen a ship pass by. We missed that opportunity

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    shows much initiative. He takes a great deal of control and is usually the first to step up in a situation to benefit the safety of everyone on the island. Ralph exclaimed‚ “You hunters! You can laugh! But I tell you smoke is more important than the pig‚ however often you kill one. Do all of you see?” (Golding 81). He spread his arms wide and turned to the whole triangle. “We’ve got to make smoke up there – or die.” (Golding 81). This quote displays how Ralph is attempting to maintain order and civilized

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    What is the “Lord of the Flies”? The "Lord of the Flies" is the head of the pig‚ Jack and the hunters sacrificed for the ’beastie’. Simon first saw the pig head on the spear‚ surrounded by flies whilst he was having a fit in his secret hiding spot. 8. Re-read p 177‚ the account of Simon’s episode. Explain the quotation “You knew‚ didn’t you? I’m part of you?”

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    represented hope and rescue. Throughout Lord of the Flies the boys are thrown into many different situations where they need to choose between being civilized or turning to savagery. For example‚ when Simon was in the jungle and face to face with the Pig head on the stick‚ the author used personification to make it talk to Simon‚ which caused him to flee‚ when he showed up at the dance with the boys at Castle Rock‚ the boys went crazy and savage and attacked Simon‚ resulting in his death. They could

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