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    people I see everyday. Every time a new character was introduced‚ I would be able to make a connection with them. It felt as if each character could belong to a clique at school. I feel Ralph represented leadership and structure in Lord of the Flies. When Ralph was introduced into the story‚ I could already view him as one of those stereotypical athletes. He had the characteristics of a leader‚ which is probably why the kids voted him instead of Jack. He established himself as leader at the time

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    significance of the Beast and the Conch in ‘Lord of the flies’ Golding uses many symbols to get across his ideas in ‘Lord of the Flies’ but primarily uses the Beast and the Conch as one of the two main symbols that are essential in the development of the novel itself. The Conch and the Beast represent order vs. chaos that this novel is about so they are very significant and important things in the ways Golding gets his ideas to the reader of Lord of the Flies. The Conch is one of the most powerful and important

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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ symbols are illustrated through people‚ objects‚ and colors. In this novel‚ a group of children are faced with the difficulty of living isolated from society after their plane crashes on a deserted island. With no formal civilization‚ parents‚ or rules‚ the kids have the freedom to do as they choose. Throughout the novel‚ the boys find and use objects on the island that symbolize something of different importance. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses different

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ evil is portrayed through various types of situations‚ characters and symbols. Golding depicts an image in the readers mind as he ventures out to imitate how savagery can take over if there is no civilization intact. During many parts of the novel‚ innocence is also used to show that anything can happen to the ones that we presume to be guiltless‚ even in the gentlest of hearts a seed of evil exists. One of the many symbols that Golding exerts into the novel

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    or not the children’s rescue by the naval cruiser at the end of the novel represents any real end to their danger. Ralph and the conch Ralph may represent democracy as he is leader by a democratic vote‚ and attempts to please the majority. He can also be interpreted as a representation of the ego‚ which governs the id and is associated with practicality. The conch shell becomes a powerful symbol of civilization and order in the novel. Piggy tries desperately to protect it and when he dies

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    The Innate Evil that Exists in All Humans After his participation in World War II‚ William Golding‚ author of Lord of the Flies gained a further refined view on human nature. This sudden realization fueled his need to advise humanity on their powerful and inherent wicked nature. Golding Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon while a reflection of Golding himself emphasize the truth that savagery exists in every individual and only when that truth is acknowledged will it be controlled. Although Golding was known

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    The Lord of the Flies Essay In The Lord of the Flies‚ the three main character all have different characteristics and temperaments. Ralph shows the Guardian temperament‚ Jack has the characteristics of the Artisan temperament‚ and Piggy has the Realist temperament. This is important to the novel because it plays reason why everything ended up breaking apart on the island. Ralph is the nearest to being the Guardian in the story. Throughout the book‚ Ralph wants to be the one is charge and

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    With proof from the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding I can say a person’s environment factors into their overall attitude‚ people naturally have evil thoughts‚ but will rules around them they are good. At the beginning of the book on page 38 Ralph says “Shut up! What! Listen!”. From the start of the look Ralph has felt power and the slight change of letting go of rules and becoming his natural evil controlling self. Ralph wants to keep order and the only way to keep order is with rules.

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    Lord of the Flies EXPOSITORY ESSAY FINAL COPY Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is a dramatic novel filled with irony‚ fear and truth. It touches on many issues surrounding government‚ Christianity and democracy. The book focuses on society and through its effective use of conflict‚ gives us an idea what life would like without rules and civilization. The novel tells a story of a plane filled with British school boys that crashes on a deserted island during World War 2. The boys‚ struggling

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    The fly in the ointment 1. Explore the condition of the Factory and of the father as the son arrives The condition of the father and the factory when the son arrives where regrettable‚ it was hardly for the son to recognize the factory‚ as there was nothing inside it. As seen in this lines: ¨this had been the machine- room‚ before the machines where gone. Moreover through the factory are empty shells‚ the sign outside the entrance to the factory is freshly painted and the brass plaque outside the

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