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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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    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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    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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    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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    Aspects of human nature in the world alert us to our potential to descend from law and order to chaos‚ good to evil and civilization to savagery. The break down of civilization towards savagery dramatizes the struggle between the ruling element of society which include law‚ morality‚ culture and the chaotic element of humanity ’s savage instincts which include anarchy‚ amorality‚ and a desire for power. Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ Golding explicitly articulates that circumstances creates

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    Goldings novel Lord of the Flies is not a totally pessimistic novel; hence this is not the only reason that it was refused by so many publishers. It is evident that although it has strong pessimism throughout the text‚ it is not without a brighter side. Thus‚ pessimism could not be at fault for the publishers lack of interest in the text as there are other grounds for their judgment. The Oxford English dictionary defines pessimism as:1.lack of hope or confidence in the future. 2.a belief that this

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    Blue 3 6-2-11 _Lord of the Flies_ William Golding uses symbolism many times in his book _Lord of the Flies_. He uses numerous representations all throughout the book to get the reader to recognize the theme which is that human nature is inherently evil. When a group of British boys get into a plane crash during World War II‚ they establish rules and a chief. But‚ later in the book‚ they start to turn savage. Golding uses a conch in the book to represent order. He uses a pair of glasses as a symbol

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    Each character in the book contains a symbolic role. With one of the main characters‚ Jack‚ one’s belief is that his role would be evil‚ the dark side of humanity. Due to Jack’s determination to be the leader‚ the lack of compassion for the remaining children‚ and just his plain transition from civilization to savagery‚ it shows how this role suits him. Right from the beginning of the novel‚ the reader‚ can indicate that Jack has neither respect nor compassion towards the remaining survivors.

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    Meaning in Lord of the flies

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    The main allegory for Lord of the Flies is that without civilization‚ savagery takes over. The Lord of the Flies and the Beast are not really physical characters. It is the evil that is in every human being. Without civilization the boys unleashed this evil. Piggy stood for intellect which every civilization needs‚ when he died it showed that savagery had completely taken over. Also Simon stood for morality‚ but not because civilization told him to be moral‚ but because he knew that morality

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    diplomat and a natural leader. Ralph is the primary representative of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel‚ while most of the other boys initially are concerned with playing‚ having fun‚ and avoiding work. JACK Jack represents evil and violence‚ the dark side of human nature. A former choirmaster and "head boy" at his school‚ he arrived on the island having experienced some success in exerting control over others by dominating the choir with his military attitude. He is eager

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