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    In the novel “Orca Soundings” by Kristin Butcher, there is a group of boys who enjoy playing soccer in an abandoned parking lot. The group of boys all had tattoos, dressed in baggy clothes, and they only cared about themselves. Until one day when the group of guys were just sauntering down the street ready to play soccer, something made their stomachs drop. There was a newly constructed mall right where they played soccer. There was even a new convenient store next to it. They got filled with…

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    interested in the desert, to inform readers about the dangers of the desert –educational appeal, to make people laugh. You should come and visit the desert but take care of it. Invites you as a recruit to come and protect what’s left of American wilderness. Pg. 17 “Nevertheless all is not lost; much remains, and I welcome the prospect of an army of lug-soled hiker’s boots on the desert trails.” Intended Audience: People new to the desert – first-timers or those who love the desert. Mentions…

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    Peter pan, who is a carefree boy, never grows up. Shown in Barrie’s story, Peter Pan lives in the Neverland which is a fantastic place separating from real life. The unconscientious boy always is naughty, arrogant and naïve, he never cares about other things or people except for himself. In his life, there are many interesting events as well as strange and eccentric things, thus he is too busy to observe all and remember everything. The reason why Peter Pan’s story is so popular is that no one…

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    Literary Analysis Lord Of The Flies Essay How do the characters in Lord of the Flies relate to our personalities? In the allegorical novella, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, A large group of english schoolboys crash on a deserted island with no adults or supplies. Two of the boys named Piggy and Ralph find each other and instantly connect and work together to try and build a civilization. Unfortunately for the boys, a headstrong leader called Jack’s only interested is in having fun…

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    The Psychological Analysis of Lord of the Flies In Lord of the Flies, young boys ranging from six to twelve are stranded on a desert island after their plane has crashed. They have no connection or communication with society and the outside world, therefore they have no adults regulating their actions and behaviors. Without adults controlling them, they are able to make their own rules to abide by. But as the novel progresses, some of the boys begin to disregard the rules and societal rules…

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    In the novel Lord of The Flies, young boys become stranded on an island after there ship crashes. These boys, having never known each other before, try their best to stay alive using survival techniques. However, as time passes the boys start to loose sight of civilization and a type of darkness takes over them. One boy in particular named Jack becomes power hungry and looses all sight of good verses bad. Jack exemplifies the theme of power through his steadfast descent into madness and his…

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    What happens when the only thing holding an island together obliterates. What happens when reality fades away? The book Lord of the Flies tells us what happens when a group of 6 to 12 year old boys are stranded on an island after their plane crashes. While trying to make his way back to civilization Piggy finds a conch. The conch is used to call meetings and get the boy’s attention. In Lord of the Flies, the condition of the conch symbolizes civilization on the island. At the beginning of the…

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    In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the comparative lack of civilization makes way for the turn of our characters to savagery, the truest characteristic of humanity. After their plane crashes on an uninhabited and uncharted island, we see a group of boys turn from a democratic, civilized group into a dictatorial, savage group. In the end all is put to rest with the arrival of society in the form of a Navy officer, but the deeper issues are never truly fixed, only postponed and forgotten.…

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    No water, food, or adults. What would you do? Would you be one of the responsible ones? Or one of the people caught up in the uncivilized acts of murder, greed, and fear? The characters in the book, Lord of the Flies, arrive on the island not knowing anything. These are little boys, so their actions reflect nothing but utter irresponsibility, and when there is such irresponsibly, it becomes total chaos and uncivilization. When a group of completely different boys fall upon a deserted island,…

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    All people have an inner beast, just waiting to be released when the time comes. Most people do not think that they could do anything remotely threatening to another person's life, but when put into certain situations anyone can exhibit extreme behaviors. There are precise limits to every person’s willingness to do something and sometimes they are put in situations when they must go beyond their own thought of values. Lord of the Flies by William Golding is written about a group of schoolboys…

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