'Lord Of The Flies': An Analysis

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After reading Lord of the Flies, I found out that leadership is very important in life.The book is taken place an island with no adults and just boys. The kids raged from 6-12 years old and the older people called the younger ones "littluns." I think there are a couple of things that the littluns represent from the book to everyday life. The littluns were kids who were scared and didn't want to be messed with and wanted to me home. They often were playing in the story and often cried. I will cover what I think is the most important or most interesting things about the littluns. The first one being how they represent is us in life compared to our parents. The other one will be about what they do in the story and how the big kids acted towards the littluns. …show more content…
The littluns didn't know right from wrong and they didn't know how to lead. The older kids were like adults as they knew some helpful tips and helped the littuns. Ralph was one of the older kids who was with the littuns the most. The littluns were with the older kids one of the nights talking about the beast. One of the kids was telling about the beast and all the other kids got scared. The littluns were known for being scared and worried. Why do you think they were scared? The kids left from a war and crashed on an island without adults. No one knows where they are and the littuns don't know what to do. It talks about how they would play on the beach and Ralph who was an older kid would often be with the

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