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    In page 53, the tale of the wild pigs is about a ruthless hunter of the wild pigs used magic to transform himself into a wild boar. Then he would transform back into humans and kill many pigs by opening and clearing forest. But then one day, a pig saw how the hunter used his magic m, so the pigs told other pigs and attack the hunter. This myth’s purpose is that if you hurt animal, the animal will distrust you and wants to destroy every human that came upon. The second myth is bra spider, and it…

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    Ralph began to sweat. He couldn't decide if he should move towards the beach or stay in the cramped, small bush, which was extremely close to Castle Rock. He could only see the ground and the savages' feet, but he began to smell the scent of something burning. He assumed that it was just the savages preparing a feast. All of a sudden he felt his body getting warmer. He tried to ignore it, but it would only get warmer. Ralph was covered in sweat. Then, he saw what was happening. He…

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    In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the boys who are stranded on the island come in contact with many things that symbolize ideas. Through the use of symbols such as the beast, the island, Simon and Piggy’s specs. These symbols represent that humans when freed from society's rules allows their natural desire for evil to dominate their personality. One of the symbols throughout the story was the beast. In the minds of many of the boys, the beast is a source of evil on the island. However, it…

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    We send thousands of swine products and even the pigs themselves across the ocean. China gets 4.999 billion pounds of pork from us just this past year. In a lighter sense to this essay we always here about how we owe china trillions of dollars but you know, if we wanted to we could just cut off all swine…

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    Chapter One- The Thaw Maroo runs to Old Mother, her grandmother, after eating bland roots to semi-satisfy her gnawing hunger. Old Mother then asks her and her little sister, Nimai to go get fresh herbs for hot water. The giggly little girl hangs on to Maroo’s fingers as they walk off to find the herbs. When they get to their destination, they find a stream nearby. Nimai runs to it, saying, “See my spirit!” As both sisters gaze thoughtfully at their ‘spirits’, they are rudely interrupted by their…

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    What went wrong on the island was the marked change of place setting. The first response to the island by Ralph, Jack and Piggy shows how they expect English choir boys to keep their innocence and their English values. However, the setting of the island soon destroys these old values. Golding is showing, therefore, that societies operate as functions of place. Nothing is constant, we behave because of where we are. The novel’s exposition describes how the boys expect to keep their English…

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    The Flies: Savagery

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    Lord of the Flies explores the black side of humanity, the savagery that underlies even the more civilized human things. William Golding intended this novel as a tragic copy of children's adventure tales, illustrating humankind's intrinsic evil nature. He presents the reader with a chronology of events leading a group of young guys from hope to disaster as they attempt to survive their uncivilized, unsupervised, isolated environment as rescued. In the midst of a nuclear war, a group of British…

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    The Transition from an English Schoolboy In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys is involved in a plane crash that strands them on a South Pacific island with no adults around. The boys have to fend for themselves to survive. Throughout the novel the character Jack evolves from a very prestigious English school boy into a savage who becomes obsessed with hunting. Jack becomes an animal on the island, drifting away from the traditional English ways that were taught to…

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    The central conflict of man vs. man comes to light early in the novel. The most powerful conflict in this story exists between Ralph and Jack, as they try to survive, the boys have different views on how to do things on the island. Ralph strives to survive and eventually get rescued, meanwhile Jack fools around and focuses mainly on hunting. The conflict between the two boys starts to escalate when Jack let the fire go out: “I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you…

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    Lord of the Flies In Lord of the Flies by William Golding he uses the concept of island survival to show the various negative behaviors of man. The story starts with Ralph as the leader and by the end of the story the island is on fire and Ralph is being hunted by Jack and his lackeys. The cause of this ever growing chaos was the beast, a made up monster that terrorized the dreams of the little ones and caused uncertainty to blossom in the hearts of those who were older. Golding uses the beast…

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