Analysis of Lord of the Flies

Epilogue Ralph looked back at the island. What was an uninhabited island with green vivid forests with sharp mountains and sparkling beaches was all now a large pile of burnt ash, spewing out smoke like a fountain spewing out water. As they boarded the ship, all the boys scrambled on quickly except Jack. He seemed to make a great effort, step by step to approach the ship. A sailor stepped down and extended his hand to help him. Jack seemed eager to take his hand. All the while, Jack kept…

In The Lord of the Flies, one of the themes is fear. The little boys are having nightmares and are overwhelmingly scared. “‘Last night I had a dream, a horrid dream, fighting with things. I was outside the shelter by myself, fighting with things, those twisty things in the trees’” (84). Phil, one of the littluns talked about what he dreamed that night. He thought he saw a beast in the trees, then another littlun, Percival, talked about how he saw the beast. All the talking about the beast make…

They Lost Civilization Will Durant, mostly known for his book The Story of Civilization once said: “Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.”. Throughout Lord of the Flies, Golding tells a story of the conflict for power between boys trapped in an island. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses (1) the conch, (2) Piggy’s spectacles, and the character (3) Ralph to advance the theme that humans tend to become uncivilized by their nature. William…

While reading the book, Lord of the Flies by: William Golding, there are two main leaders. Ralph and Jack. Ralphs leadership approach is democratic and Jacks approach is autocratic. Democratic leaders are people who will give authority to others, encourage participation from the team/group, and relies on respect from others to maintain their role. These types of leaders usually posses decision-making skills that are ‘better’ than the rest of the team/group. Autocratic leaders are people who will…

state of mind or a statement concerning certain actions. Evil has been around since the beginning of time, since the serpent tempted Eve to eat the fruit from the tree. Evil has been shown in heinous actions, such as when Cain murdered Abel. In Lord of the Flies, evil had slowly but surely appeared; It is demonstrated in the actions of the characters. Evil originated in the beginning of the world. In the Garden of Eden, A serpent approached Eve and tempted her to take the fruit from the tree,…

a dictator? A good leader needs moral integrity. They need moral integrity so they make good, rational, decisions. They need it to care for the people they are leading and to make sure things don't get too out of hand. This ties in with The lord of the flies because leadership is very important to the story, and so are morals that are bent. Morals vary in the book which causes conflicts, which is why leadership is very key to the plot. A good leader needs moral integrity, they need this to…

propensity to do evil. As for Jean-Jacques Rousseau truthfully states, that people are shaped from their environments to either good or evil. There are several examples that show that Rousseau is correct about her opinion. For example in the book Lord of The Flies by William Golding the boys did not start off evil it gradually got to that point. The boys were kind, good leaders, and organised. Now even though we cannot determine the boy's home lives. I would say we have a pretty good idea of…

All great leaders in the world possess certain aspects that other individual’s lack. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, Piggy demonstrates leadership qualities through remaining civilized displayed by disciplinary actions. Piggy represents the adult figure, who is intelligent, rational and Piggy has consistently shown and proven to be the most wise amongst the boys on the island. Leaders need to be intelligent to make the required decisions. Piggy is often able to determine a course…

in the story challenge the rules they knew were made by adults, without the existence of adults, resulting in a ghastly hunting and killing spree committed by young boys to other boys in the spirit of enforcing their own rules. The story of Lord of the flies, which was written for young readers, is another evidence, among so many put forward by Abate, to show that the violence, crimes and the acts of killing are common themes used in children’s literature. I found that it is a quote by David…

The Novel, Lord Of the Flies by William Golding has three themes that the author is trying to communicate. They are; the ability to work together, Jack and Ralph’s quest for power, and determination. The ability to work together is a major theme is Lord of the Flies. Without it, the boys on the island would have a much lower chance of survival. When the boys first crash on the island, they find a conch shell. Whoever has the conch shell is the only one who can speak at that time. Ralph uses it…