The works of George Gordon‚ Lord Byron have long been controversial‚ nearly as controversial as his lifestyle. Gordon Byron was born with a clubfoot and his sensitivity to it haunted his life and his works. Despite being a very handsome child‚ a fragile self-esteem made Byron extremely sensitive to criticism‚ of himself or of his poetry and he tended to make enemies rather quickly. The young Byron was often unhappy and lonely any many of his works seem to be a sort of introspective therapy. Throughout
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LOTF : Chapters 1-3 Summary The Lord of the Flies begins with the character Ralph on the beach. This is where Ralph meets Piggy. The two boys were on a plane‚ which was shot down over the ocean. The lost boys try to look for pilot but cannot find him. They discover a conch shell‚ which they used as a trumpet or horn. The sound from the shell summoned the other boys that were on the plane to the beach. Among the boys the oldest is 12 and youngest around 6‚ there are no adults. There was also a
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Prometheus is a wise young man. He knows more than most people who live in his world. He might even know more than the scholars. But he is not allowed to step outside of the box and think. His thoughts are being kept confined and when he finally breaks out of the box he is practically forced to leave. Leaving was the best decision for him. Leaving his world allowed him to make his own choices and he could rebel from the rules he was forced to live by his entire life. Prometheus would have found loved
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Summary: Ralph is currently hiding from the other boys and starts to think about everything that’s happened with Simon‚ Piggy and the rest of the island when he has an epiphany. He realizes that they have lost their civilization‚ their innocence and how savage everyone has really become. While he was running‚ he comes across Simon’s field with the lord of the flies (which now only has the skull on it – shows the time spent on the island). He removes the skull in a fit of rage and takes the spear
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allowing for action and interaction to take place and establishing a caste of professional actors (Bloom‚ 45). He let the chorus converse with the characters‚ introduced elaborate costumes and stage designs. Two of Aeschylus’ plays‚ Oresteia and Prometheus Bound‚ illustrate the importance of Chorus and the characteristic concept of "hubris"‚ or excessive pride‚ focusing on man’s social and political consequences in the universe in relation to the Greek gods. Aeschylus was a native of Eleusis‚ a
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Caitlin Colangelo Chapter One: Tjaden‚ Muller‚ Tjaden‚ Kaczynski‚ Kemmerich‚ and the narrator (Paul) are all part of the Second Company. The novel opens up with a scene where everyone is eating together and distributing rations. The cook accidentally made enough food for 150 soldiers‚ but because the Company just came from battle‚ their numbers are far shorter than this number. The cook argues that he’s only allowed to give out one ration per soldier‚ and that the rest of the food has to be thrown
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Chapter 1 1. a plane crash 2. the pilot died 3. who holds the conch is allowed to speak 4. he is the lead of the choir 5. confident and a natural leader 6. Ralph; because he won majority of the votes 7. hunters 8. the plane and a monster 9. he’s scared to see blood Chapter 2 10. to hunt for food 11. a snake thing; scared 12. to make a fire so a passing boat will see them 13. by Piggy’s glasses take role 14. he disappears 15. Piggy wants order and rules while the boys are chaotic
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It doesn’t turn out to be very unfortunate for Jack to land on the island. He gets to hunt animals‚ paint his face and destroy everything. There is nobody to stop him from doing anything. When the boys first arrived‚ they were all polite and well mannered. This was seeing as they had always been around teachers‚ parents and rules. "’We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all‚ we’re not savages. We’re English‚ and the English are best at everything.’" Chapter 2‚ pg. 40 The first time that
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Group 1 – Discussion Questions Chapters 1-5 * Review the main events of each chapter in your section. 1. The two main characters‚ Ralph and Piggy‚ are introduced. The background of the situation deals with a plane carrying a group of English boys crashing into a deserted island. Ralph finds a conch‚ and uses it to summon the rest of the boys from around the island‚ including a boys’ choir led by Jack. Ralph is voted leader‚ and goes exploring with Jack and Simon. During their exploration
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In January 2016‚ people found a dead giant sperm whale on the coast in the U.K. There were many wounds in its body and the blood was continue to spurt out in the sea. The water nearby were turn red. This scene can be similar to the scene of Piggy’s death. In the novel‚ the writer notes‚ “ His head opened and stuff came out and turned red. Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit‚ like a pig’s after it has been killed. Then the sea breathed again in a long‚ slow sigh‚ the water boiled white and pink over
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