Lord Farquaad

human beings considered collectively; the human race. Lord of the Flies starts when a plane crashes on to an island, only leaving about 25 English boys, ranging from ages five to twelve. The boys struggle to form a civilization. The evil that is naturally in mankind stops them from forming a peaceful society, many things go wrong because of disagreements between the boys. The evil present in mankind is one of the main themes in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. The first reason why the…

William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, reveals the events that occur among young boys stranded without any adult supervision. It also portrays the constant battle between civilization and savagery. The whole idea is a spectrum with civilization on one side and savagery on the other. Depending on situations, even human beings of civilized communities could behave primitively. Young children are seen as a symbol of innocence, purity, and are portrayed as evil in desperate…

The story of Zathura, by Chris Van Allsburg, is about two brothers who do not get along very well. While the brothers, Walter and Danny, are fighting they find a game that transports them into outer space and causes a lot of problems for the two boys. In order to beat the game they must figure out how to fight all the obstacles the game sends their way. This book teaches boys many gender stereotypes. It does not break from the traditional norms that boys have had to follow for generations.…

Three Dozen at a Time “Not all those that wander are lost.” said by J.R.R. Tolkien. This quote refers to hunting because you are out in the middle of nowhere and people will think you are lost. Decoying and jumping waterfowl are similar and different in many ways including time, effort, and amount of equipment The time put into waterfowl hunting differs from decoying and jumping waterfowl. When decoying waterfowl you will need to have time to get to the pond you are going, setting up decoys…

English Speech; the Individual Experience in the Happiest Refugee by Anh Do Good morning/ afternoon Mr Ostrowski and fellow classmates, What if you were completely stranded without any water, food, but next to all of your closets relatives on a boat so small you could feel other people breathing? Well, this is exactly what Anh Do experienced at a very young age, however still has a vivid image of it. The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do is one of the most intriguing and adventurous auto biographies,…

Lord of the Flies The book “Lord of the flies” by William Golding is about a group of boys who are stranded on an island after their plane was, tragically, shot down. While they are on the island, the string that connects them to the outside world, and who they really are inside, is stretched to its limits and, eventually, severed. Without an adult figure present, they decide that they need someone to take charge. The kids end up taking a vote which gave this position to Ralph. With the weight…

The novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding showcases how society can be destroyed by one simple thing. In the novel, that one simple thing that contributes the most to the deterioration of the civilization on the island is the pig hunt. The three stages in which the civilization deteriorates are as listed: the idea of pig hunting is proposed to the boys, a small population of the boys get obsessed with hunting, and finally, almost all of the boys are dedicated to hunting, but instead of…

Joseph Campbell defined myth as "other people's religion." However, he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life. The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by Campbell. All stories consist of common structural elements of the twelve stages that composed in The Hero’s Journey. Star Wars, by George Lucas, is an excellent movie. This movie is filled with original and mythic patterns. The ideas represented in the film are…

The Maze Runner by James Dashner started off by Thomas the main character who wakes up in a metal box, he doesn't remember anything about his past, except his name. When he steps out of the metal box he finds himself in a strange place called the glade. There are about 50 other boys who've come to the glade who are also known as the gladers. He then meets the leader of the gladers, a boy named Alby and another boy named Newt. Then there's Chuck, the last one to come to the glade who becomes…

Upon arrival, Ralph and Roger both had very quiet personality traits. Roger “... kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.” Golding (22), while Ralph shared a similar tendency during his arrival: “His mouth was tight. He put back his hair very slowly... Forced his feet to move until they carried him out onto the neck of the land” (20). There is a small foreshadowing of Roger’s questionable outcome for his stay at the island in the way Goulding describes his “...inner…