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    n William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a group of English boys is trapped on an island that seems like paradise. However‚ when fear spreads through the paradise it takes charge of the boys’ lives and their innate fear destroys. Ralph’s fear destroys his hope of ever being rescued. Jack obliterates what civilization is left on the island when he splits the tribe due to his own fear‚ but this could also be shown through Piggy’s glasses. Finally‚ the boys’ fear of someone more powerful than them drives

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    The capacity for humans to do good and evil portrayed in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Lord of the Flies by William Golding (title subject to change) It is generally known that human beings have the power and the means to help and love one another as well as the complete opposite in hatred and destruction. These two novels deal with the theme of good vs. evil in their own respective ways. One concentrates on the affect of discrimination and negligence and naivety that allows

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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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    Lord of the Flies” Topic Sentence: In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” symbolism is illustrated in Ralph and Jack‚ two main characters who battle for power; Ralph represents leadership‚ and Jack‚ in contrast‚ represents lust and greed. Transitional sentence: Ralph‚ a boy stranded on an island along with other boys who have to fend for themselves‚ is chosen to be the “Chief.” He illustrates just and fair leadership as he takes charge over the other boys. When the boys argue about whose

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    The Power of Secondary Characters in Golding’s Lord of the Flies. “Secondary Characters are characters that are not the central characters that are the mainstay of a story‚ but still keep relevance because of their actions and proceedings that have great influence in a story.” -Chris Chen. In the novel Lord of the Flies William Golding uses several secondary characters to enhance and influence decisions of the main characters. These same characters serve to highlight the many themes in the novel

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    The lord of the flies relates‚ to society in many ways‚ Golding’s lord of the flies is highly demonstrative of Golding’s opinon that society is a thin and fragile veil that when removed shows man for what he truly is‚ a savage animal. When Jack‚ Ralph‚ and Simon‚ first land on the island they and survey their new home. While finding their home the boys have their first encounter with the island pig. When Jack see’s a piglet caught I some of the plank‚ Quickly Jack tries to kill the piglet with

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    Golding uses children to make a point about human nature. The question Golding wants the audience to answer is whether human nature is good or evil when it’s left to develop freely. The best way to show this was to have children‚ who haven’t grasped the meaning of moral values‚ live on their own and find out how to survive and make a civilization without knowing the basics of right and wrong. These children are good when observed by adults but when they are left alone and get to pick what controls

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    Symbolism -- it gives deep shades of meaning to even the most mundane everyday objects and events. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ symbolism is used at every turn of every page‚ from the largest and most influential events‚ to something as small as a pair of glasses. Throughout the novel‚ the author hides powerful messages in some very unlikely places. Golding uses simple symbols such as the conch‚ Piggy’s specs‚ and the signal fire to display his beliefs on human nature and society‚ rendering

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    Is Lord of the Flies good versus evil‚ or just human nature? The book Lord of the Flies is about a bunch of children that get stuck on an island and are forced to live on their own. They have to find ways of survival‚ but not everyone agrees on the ways of survival. Throughout the book there is violence and monarchy. Some children start to rebel against the government they have created because they do not think it will help them survive. Throughout the book Lord of the Flies William Golding uses

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    Crystal Cordova Ms. Thoro Advanced 10th grade English 16 January 2013 Lord Of The Flies Essay In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ we‚ as readers‚ learn about a group of British boys stranded on an island facing struggles and hardships. These boys are fighting between civilization or savagery. An important symbol that relates to this would be the conch shell. These boys are just children‚ but they know the difference between rules and civilization rather than savagery and

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