Nichole Hickey Period 4 9-14-15 Why Cruelty? In a civilized society‚ rules play an extreme part. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ Golding demonstrates how a civilized society with a series of kind and cruel leaders‚ and no rules‚ can slowly turn into a group of reckless‚ savage boys. Lord of the Flies explains how a group of boys with no rules can slowly turn into a disaster. Golding shares‚ that without rules cruelty takes place. Every human is not born perfect but they
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Lord of the Flies Essay Doing something really risky and making a bad decision can lead one to the loss of their innocence. In William Golding’s book “Lord of the Flies” one can see that the loss of innocence is the major theme throughout the book of these little boys in the island. This theme contributes when they find out what they’re capable of and what they’re not capable of. The conch in “Lord of the Flies” is one out of the three that represents the loss of innocence. It can symbolize equality
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While reading the book Lord of the Flies I noticed over and over again‚ the symbolism it shared with Greek Mythology. What was most obvious to me‚ was how Jack was depicted as the god of war‚ Ares. He’s seen as Ares for a number of reasons. Firstly‚ is his chaotic nature. Secondly‚ is his choice of weapon‚ the spear. Thirdly‚ is his association with the boar. Fourth‚ his thirst for power‚ and his hunters. Lastly‚ is his lust for blood and quick temper. Ares is well know for being the god of war
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William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ tells a story about a group of English schoolboys that are taken from their society to be put somewhere out of harms way. Unfortunately‚ the plane is shot down and crash lands on a deserted island. On this island there are no adults to show them how things work like they are used to from their former lives. Although‚ they try to keep order‚ chaos takes over‚ and the society comes crumbling down. The only thing that kept them fighting was the thought of
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Need For A Revolution Auguries of Innocence by William Blake was published in 1863‚ assumed written in 1803. William Blake‚ a British poet from the Romanticism movement‚ wrote Auguries of Innocence full of paradox and mixed feelings. Blake used to have trouble with authority‚ and he expresses this need of freedom through his poem. This poem‚ thanks to its imagery‚ let the reader make his own interpretation of life and political views of the author. William Blake used the image of animals to
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In the book‚ A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier written by Ishmael Beah. This autobiographical story tells a story about him and how he grew up in Sierra Leone during the country’s civil war. Sierra Leone descended into a brutal and chaotic civil war between Foday Sankoh’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and corrupt Action Peoples Congress (APC). The conflict lasted most of the 1990s and‚ in common with the civil war in Liberia‚ became intimately linked with the use of child soldiers. Sierra
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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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At the very beginning of the novel‚ Golding has described Ralph as the “the boy with fair hair”. Fair hair does not only mean that his hair is golden‚ but also shows that he is fair to everyone which is foreshadowing of what Ralph’s style of leadership is. As for Jack‚ he looks a bit ugly‚ as “his face was crumpled and freckled‚ and ugly without silliness.” He is smart‚ but he doesn’t really show the smartness in some positive ways. The wrong use of his smartness finally leads to a sad ending. Later
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In Book 19‚ Odysseus disguised as a begger gets Penelope to order Eurycleia to wash his feet. Odysseus wants Eurycleia specifically becuase she is "an old women‚ seasoned‚ wise‚ who carefully tended"(line 402) for Odysseus since "the day his mother bore him(405). The second she saw Odysseus she declared‚ "your build‚ your voice‚ your feet– you’re like Odysseus... to the life!"(431-432)‚ but Odysseus immedietly rejected the claim. However‚ while washing his feet‚ she spotted the scar on Odysseus’
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In 1954 William Golding wrote The Lord of the Flies‚ a book depicting a group of young boys surviving alone on a pacific island. The books shows the slow decline of the boy’s sanity and depicts the true evil lurking deep within man. Since its introduction the book has sparked many discussions about man’s true nature. I believe that humans are naturally evil because they discriminate against those different to them and people are ultimately selfish. William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies shows
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