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    (Golding‚ 70). Jack’s desire to hunt the pig has brought his and Ralph’s relationship a whole step back. As Ralph and Jack argue‚ it is evident that Ralph is enraged‚ but the novel gives the impression that he is frightened as well. Additionally‚ Ralph tends to do things that are a necessity to the group’s survival such as building shelters and collecting water while Jack is eager to hunt. Jack suddenly gets a rush of excitement after he succeeds in killing the pig. He seems hysterical when he announces

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    There are two main leaders on the island‚ and they have different interpretations of survival. Ralph believes that the group should build shelters and build a fire and send signals and try to be rescued‚ but Jack believes the group should hunt and kill pigs for meat and have fun on the island. They hold an assembly and democratically elect Ralph as the leader‚ who is a democratic and fair leader who tries to keep everyone happy whilst sending signals to be rescued at the same time. They use Piggy’s

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    almost nude. In a similar way‚ police officers act over confident when hiding behind their soldier-like uniforms. After losing all hope in rescue‚ Jack withdraws himself from the large group and forms his own. He becomes vicious thinking about hunting pigs for dinner. Wanting the element of surprise when attacking the sow‚ “[he] plan[s] his new face [making] one cheek and one eye socket white‚ then [rubbing] red over the other half of his face and slash[ing] a black bar of charcoal across from right

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    pinecones‚ but about 100 yards from this pleasing scent exists a rather smelly one that comes from the hog houses filled with the feces of a thousand pigs. When the noun smell becomes the adjective smelly‚ it changes the meaning-- changes it from an engaging alluring scent to a repulsive‚ vile one. This bad smell resembles the scents of Farty Fred‚ Pig-Pen‚ and David Smith. Groomed and gas filled‚ Farty Fred fears the gas inside him. Hurting‚ bloating‚ rumbling—these symptoms worry Fred he might

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    only source of order and society that is keeping the kids from joining him and him becoming chief‚ which is exactly why he chooses to go against it. He then decides to separate himself from civilization‚ “I’m going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too” (127). By going off to fend for himself‚ Jack is intentionally opening the window of opportunity for others to follow his lead and hunt rather than keep order. Later on‚ when the mighty conch is destroyed

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    because the plot of the book is followed the closest‚ the book conveys Golding’s message more effectively. The use of symbolism‚ the conversation with the pigs’ head‚ and the final scene are three key points that differentiate

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    novel they built huts and tried to maintain some form of civilization.”We need shelters” (pg 51). At first their hunting started out as a way to get there food‚ than later on in the novel hunting become more of a game than a way to survive.”Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in”(Pg 75) Golding may use children to show how humans lose their sense of civilization if not kept in check; he doesn’t mean it only happens to children. He is trying to show that its is something that exists within everybody

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    Descending into Savagery “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!” (Golding 152). This is what a dozen of stranded‚ adolescent boys are chanting as they slowly lose their touch with reality in William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies. The boys are being led from England at the dawn of the third world war when their plane is shot down. The boys land on a utopia-like island with no adults and no rules‚ they think it will all be fun and games‚ but their opinions change

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    of how power can corrupt anyone. Even the most gentle and honest people can be corrupt by power and the need to control others. In the Green Mile‚ Percy uses his ability to push around the criminals‚ who came into the Green Mile. In Animal Farm‚ the pigs are able to use their knowledge to control the other animals through fear and changing rules. Finally‚ in the Lord of the Flies‚ the children began as innocent and gentle children‚ but turn into savages who want to kill and control the other children

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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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