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    Craig Woolson Mrs. Zymajtis English 10b December 15‚ 2010 Lord of the Flies essay The theme of human nature is the most important and the cause of the all of the chaos among the boys. Jack and his hunters are the evil ones who love to start conflicts between them. Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon are the good ones who just want everyone to work together so they can get off the island faster. But for some reason‚ without either good or evil neither of them could survive. There are three major conflicts

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    Lord of the by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding is a metaphorical novel based on the structure of a society‚ and how there could be total anarchy without laws and conduct. The book shows us this by using a group of British schoolboys and they are stranded on a deserted island. They attempt to govern themselves but the consequences are disastrous. Piggy and Jack are essential characters to the book since they are involved heavily in the success of the boys. The Conch is also a very important

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    and hunting for food. The boys take care of each other in the beginning of the story. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the theme that the lack of power can change a person’s attitude towards society is showed through the character of Jack. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding use Jack to demonstrate how he wants to be the leader of the group on

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    Daniela Vasquez The book‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ contains many characters that each symbolize something‚ one of them being Ralph who symbolizes structure and government. In the beginning of the book‚ Ralph was leader and everything was organized. Once Ralph’s position declines and Jack’s’ position rises‚ the children begin to become savages. Ralph is the most important character because once structure and government is lost‚ humans become savages and beasts. In the beginning

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    Flies What is being said about power and how is it being said? Power can change people in a way that is incomprehensible either for good or for evil. Power can make one so greedy that someone will do anything for it and won’t let anyone‚ or thing stand in their way. Macbeth by William Shakespeare portrays both the positive and negative uses on Power through the main characters. Macbeth’s greed of power allowed him to exercise abuse and ultimately he was corrupted and destroyed by power. Lady

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    you still be accepted into society? In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ a group of boys become stranded on an island after an atomic bomb exploded. The boys have to learn how to survive without outside contact‚ but without any discipline most of the boys become savage and rather live on the island for the rest of their lives. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ it shows that power is what makes other people better than others‚ but with that power you can erase all of humans set morals and destroy

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    Lord of the Flies Mock Trial: The People vs. Jack Merridew Bailiff: Silence in the court! All rise! All persons having business be for the Honorable Judge Schenk‚ the Supreme Court of Britain‚ are admonished to draw near and give their attention‚ for the court is now in session. Calling the matter of the people versus Jack Merridew in the charges of attempted murder in the 1st degree‚ manslaughter in the 1st degree‚ and manslaughter in the 2nd degree. Judge: Very well. Please be seated

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    "Power corrupts‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely‚" said Lord Acton generations ago. In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ there was a character named Kreon‚ the antagonist‚ who was the king of Thebes. Thebes was an autocratic state where Kreon had absolute power. Throughout the course of the play‚ Kreon abused his privilege of absolute power; and this caused him to suffer greatly‚ even though he was warned by a few people of his bad deeds. What Sophocles commented on absolute

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    character not just by what they do that distinguishes them‚ but what they do that any normal person would do. “Lord of the Flies” and “1984” both involve corrupt governments‚ with manipulative figures such as Jack and Big Brother respectively. Ralph and Winston share a natural susceptibility to the attraction of this corruption‚ and the authors use this weakness to reveal much more about power and the people in the two novels. Each character has faults that tend to be shared by humans in general‚ and

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    a democratic system without the interference of a corrupt and rigged government. Both dictatorship and democratic systems have a common significant factor that dictates the well-being of society‚ that which is obtained by power. Power is the ability to influence one’s behaviors and actions usually to do with one’s status. Hitler who is often characterized as a dictator took advantage of his power and influence and used it for selfish and corrupt reasons. However‚ a democratic system of government

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