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    “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”, said former US president, Franklin D Roosevelt. This has been proven true countless times throughout history where fear shaped humanity for the worse. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, fear is present since the beginning of the book . The boys battle against the beast is one of the major conflicts that takes place in the narrative. Their fear of the unknown, personified as the beast, causes the boys on the island to descend into…

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of adolescent boys are left stranded on a deserted island after being ejected from a plane as it was crashing down. The children are faced numerous complications. The conflicts begin from the nature of the island, but then stem from within the contrasting nature of the boys. Piggy and Ralph attempt to set up rules and instill order. However, Jack desires a more primitive way of living on the island which causes Jack and Ralph to clash. Throughout…

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    Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one of the first dystopian novels ever written, which shows what happens to a society when all rule and order are removed. It is political in the sense that it addresses people’s problems and how power can affect a person and society. It also shows the corruption of those in power and what would happen if there was no sense of order or justice in place. Once the boys land on the island after a few days of having fun things take a turn for the worst and…

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    Fear In Lord Of The Flies

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the flies, Golding uses the boys' fear of “the beast” to show their belief that evil comes from outside forces, rather than from themselves. The beast first takes form in their imaginations as a sort of snake-type animal; later, they consider that the beast rises from the sea or is possibly a ghost. When they see the dead pilot that crashed on the mountain, the boys believe that they have proof of the beast existing. In truth, however,the beast does not really exist…

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    The stage for William Golding’s Lord of The Flies is a lush tropical jungle like island, the perfect control room to test the theories of Locke and Hobbes on how people will react without apparent central leadership. The weather is extremely livable, and in great condition for wildlife and vegetation growth, basically paradise. The health and condition of the islanders was perfect, even though the boys on the island went through a plane crash which strangely left no trace of wreckage at all.…

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    In the end it’s always the strongest who wins Lord of the flies is a novel written by William Golding. The book is set on an island where a group of young boys gets stranded after a plane crash. The boys are there alone without any adults and is forced to fend for themselves so they make up some rules and decides duties for everyone, with the main objective to survive and get rescued. In the beginning they work well together with hunting food, keeping a signal fire going etc. But this system…

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    PIGGY IS PROMETHEUS!!!! The book The Lord of The Flies, by William Golding, a bunch of young boys crash land on a deserted island and they must find a way to survive. Rumors of a beast in the forest scares the younger boys and later the older boys. A boy named Ralph is selected to be in charge of all of the boys and he appoints Jack, the head of the Choir boys, to hunt and protect the group. Ralph also receives much wisdom from a larger boy nicknamed “Piggy”. Piggy resembles a pig in…

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    Lord of the Flies. A classic novel, a heartfelt movie, and influential words that last some individuals a lifetime. To speak beyond modern words, Lord of the Flies, a legend. William Golding tells the thrilling experience of young British boys who have become stranded on an undiscovered island after their plane crashes. One of the main characters, Ralph, of whom becomes the leader, is able to make his way through the unfamiliar conditions by observation and self defiance. When first introduced,…

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    In Lord of the Flies, the boys act out of fear and cruelty instead of showing heroism and nobility thus displaying the weakness of the human heart when faced with extreme circumstances. All the fear the boys have is from the fact that they are alone on an island without any adults, rules, society, without anything. They are just little kids and do not know how to survive alone. Along with the loneliness, there is the speculation of a terrifying beast. This leads to Jack becoming a savage and…

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    “Insecurity is your intuition telling you that's something's not right… either with them or with you.” Insecurity is uncertainty or anxiety about oneself or lack of one's confidence. In the book, “ Lord of the Flies”, 25 boys are put on an island with no adults and no one to care for them. While most try to remain calm and start an organized civilization, the character Jack turns to savagery and tries to split up the group. Jack tries to become this savage figure to try to hide all of his true…

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