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    Lord of the Flies If you were in plane crash and landed on an inland with a bunch of kids do you think your natural rights could be violated? If you are wondering what natural rights are any rights that exists by the virtue of natural law. Locke strongly believed in the natural rights of man. His basic thesis maintained that in a state of nature‚ men have a “perfect freedom to order their actions‚ and dispose of their possessions and persons as they see fit‚ within the bounds of law and nature‚

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    Lord of the flies Chapter 7 Page 119-120 Even though Ralph is the chief‚ he’s happy to follow Jack -shows Ralph has a sense of moral awareness ’If you could shut your ears to the slow suck down of the sea and boil of the return‚ if you could forget how dun and unvisited were the ferny converts on either side‚ then there was a chance that you might put the best out of mind and dream for a while’ -Force of nature reflects emotion Ralph starts to think about hygiene and cleanliness -Looks

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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a compelling story of survival about a group of young English school boys who get stranded on a tropical island. Throughout the book the boys make an effort to keep a civilized life with order and rules‚ but they fail miserably‚ and succumb to savage ways. The theme humans are inherently evil is being shown through the boy’s ascending savagery the longer they stay on the island. One way the theme is shown is through the boy’s somewhat childish fascination

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    Lord of The Flies week 3 Chapter 7 Vocab 1. Taunted- to tease someone- Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks 2. Loiter- to hang around aimlessly- Stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose 3. Antagonism- hatred- Active hostility or opposition. 4. Impervious- untainted- Not allowing something to pass through; not penetrable. 5. Bravado- persona- A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate. Questions 1. The chant symbolizes

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    Lord of the flies’ a novel by William Golding explores the fragility of civilisation and charts the deterioration order on the island. The novel is based on a group of abandoned school boys who are left on a deserted island. They have to establish a sense of democracy but the democratic approach deteriorates and chaos breaks out. The main theme is the struggle between savagery and civilisation. The boys lose the hope of getting rescued and everyday activities slip away into oblivion. In the beginning

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    Important quotes‚ events Ralph 1) “boy with fair hair” 2) “mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclamined no devil” 3) “a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size‚ and attractive appearance; and most obscurely‚ yet most powerfully‚ there was the conch” 4) “all day I’ve been working with Simon. No one else.” 5) “the best thing we can do is to get ourselves rescued” -> PRIORITY 6) Ralph was a “specialist in thought” – “I cant think. Not like Piggy” 7) “The

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    of power-lust in Golding’s “THE LORD OF FLIES” SANA NISAR‚ INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY‚ ISLAMABAD‚ PAKISTAN CATCH LINE Introduction William Golding Modern age Lord of the flies Themes symbolic representation of power in lord of flies examples

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    LORD OF THE FLIES The ideas of Leadership and human nature can best be related to an up and coming Hollywood star. They start out all innocent but the fame‚ fortune‚ and power catch up with them. It changes them‚ having people look up to you and knowing that they will follow everything they do allows you to understand the power that you have. They can end up going out of control and it will change them for the worst. The ability to have this kind of power‚ for Jack‚ turns him into being

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ several injustices take place. Piggy‚ Ralph‚ and the Littluns. Piggy is constantly mocked and exploited‚ no one listens to Ralph or shows him much respect‚ and the Littluns are ignored and taken advantage of. Throughout the novel‚ it is unambiguous that Piggy is treated unfairly and is mocked. All three of the selected injustices are in relation to Piggy’s glasses and how Jack treats Piggy. Early in the novel‚ Jack grabs Piggy’s glasses right off of his

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    Lord of the Flies Chapter Analysis Answer Sheet Kayla Plauger Chapter 1 1. William Golding paid such close attention to each minuscule detail so you‚ as the reader‚ can better understand how the island feels and looks to the boys. 2. In the overall effect of the book the character descriptions assist you to better understand the boys’ personalities‚ strengths‚ and weaknesses. 3. To the boys the island initially looks roughly boat shaped and an island ready for exploration

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