Trouble On The Island In Lord Of The Flies

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Trouble on the Island In chapters five through eight of Lord of the Flies, William Golding takes us deeper into the island where the group of children are begining to have issues amongst themselves. Ralph has finally started to see that Piggy was more than just a punching bag with physical flaws, he knows Piggy has a brain and can offer good ideas to the rest of them (Golding 78). Ralph as chief calls an assembly to remind all of them that while it can be fun to live without any adult supervision on the island, they also need to survive and in order to do so they have to keep up with their assigned duties. I can see why the children might be acting a bit rebelious, it sounds very entertaining to live on an island with new friends and no adults

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