Lord of The Flies

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    In human nature there’s a need to achieve dominance, the desire to follow; whether it is to gain power to lead or be directed. This materializes within the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, in which case where two main groups; the choir boys lead by Jack and also the other younger kids lead by Ralph. Throughout the novel, is depicted the clash of order and chaos. William Goldberg does a considerable amount using these children; Ralph being the oldest at 12, battle against Jack for…

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    Have you ever had to sacrifice something that you really wanted or needed to help yourself or others? In William Golding’s adventure story Lord Of The Flies, the main character Ralph and the kids with him, have to make a new life on an island. They have to make their own rules, and sacrifice most of what they have learned from their parents, the memories they remember from everything they have done throughout their lives, and the material objects they had with them to support everyone on the…

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    others, and how to respect authority. We are raised within the rules and guidelines that dictate our respective cultures and societies, and as such we grow accustomed to following those rules. The characters in William Golding’s acclaimed novel, “Lord of the Flies,” are assumedly raised under similar circumstances, starting out as civilized British boys who are still attached to the vestiges of their old civilization. However, as we see in the story, they are unable to maintain these behaviours…

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    Many Society has fallen due many crucial errors caused by the inability to maintain an acceptable society. In the book The Lord of the Flies a plane full are trapped on an uninhabited island due to plane crash (review notes on separating clauses; apply this comment throughout your paper). They were traveling away from Europe due to a World War ll. During the plane crash the pilot was killed and now the boys are all alone on an island with no adults. The boys alone on the island tried to create a…

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    and the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.” The mask represents (Finish hook) Stranded on an island after a plane crash, a group of young schoolboys in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies struggle to find the balance between fun and survival. With no adults to be found the children elect Ralph, an inexperienced leader who attempts to form a democracy. The newfound order soon crumbles under a dictatorship founded by Jack, a…

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    Rules In Lord Of The Flies

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    In the novel Lord of the Flies, the island ends up in a state of chaos because of the lack of direction present. Hunting becomes the main priority on the island, and all the other chores are pushed aside. Violence occurs more frequently, resulting in the boy’s being harmed and even killed. The conch, a symbol representing freedom of speech, loses its power over the boys. These factors lead to the boys being disordered, and uncivilized. In William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies, the boys declining…

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    The Lord Of the Flies is a novel by William Golding depicting the struggle of school boys living on an abandoned island. When they first crash onto the island, order is ensured; however, as the months wear on, their nature and psyches become more animalistic and regress drastically from their former purity. This darker, more “realistic... Coral Island “ (Cox) is twisted so the true natures of humans come out and stay for perusal. Golding uses the symbolic nature of atavism and evolution through…

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    A person’s mindset can be easily influenced and swayed by ambitions and desires. Because of the strong desire to achieve something, civilization and savagery can play a big role. In the novel “Lord of the Flies”, William Golding suggests that if civilization does not follow through on plans to achieve its goal, civilization will not be able to survive. There are two sides that exist, which are civilization and savagery; both sides will conflict with each other throughout the whole story. A few…

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    Fear In Lord Of The Flies

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    Anyone trapped on an island desolate of human life, would begin to lose their civility, but a group of boys barely out of elementary! Lord of the Flies by William Golding does just that. After their plane is shot down, the group of boys must survive on an island that is as gorgeous as it is dangerous. Plagued by fear, the entire group begins to lose their civility. A theme that is showcased in this story by the author is that when people experience fear their state of mind will determine the…

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    Freedom is one of the nature liberties that everyone should have. However, the excessive freedom will cause the chaos to ruin the social orders. In the story of Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of schoolboys are stuck on an island. They establish a peaceful society in the beginning, but the conflicts between the boys eventually result in the sorrowful ending that the island becomes a place where is filled with death and clutter. According to this story, the theme of freedom…

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