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    There are a lot of similarities and differences between Lord of the Flies and Maze Runner. The characters think similar and they also have the same goals. Also there are similar situations in the stories. There are obviously a lot of differences between the two because they are written by different authors. The main differences are the ages of the boys, Teresa, and the beast and the grievers. Although they are different stories and the details are different, there are a lot of similarities like…

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    Khaled Hosseini’s historical fiction novel, “The Kite Runner,” takes place in Afghanistan. Amir, a 12-year-old boy, wants to win a local kite tournament. In the end, he won the kite competition, but he witnesses the rape of his servant and friend Hassan. Amir then becomes guilt-stricken and wants Hassan to get out of his life. Then, once Amir grows up, he returns to Afghanistan on the path to redemption to get rid of his guilt and overcome his deception. One theme the story suggests is that…

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    “Through the Tunnel” In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, the author teaches the reader about setting goals and achieving them. “Through the Tunnel” tells the story of a young English boy named Jerry who’s mother lets him go and allows him to explore the bay. While on the bay, he meets a group of boys who he ends up swimming with. While swimming with the boys, Jerry discovers that the boys are swimming through a tunnel underwater. Eventually, the boys go off somewhere else…

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    The night and dark play an important role in this story. Ianthe describes that the “night allowed the power of these beings to be put in action” (254). We see night aiding the vampires and him being more powerful. Un-coincidently, Lord Ruthven is mostly seen during night parties. After his death he wanted his body to be “exposed to the first cold ray of the moon that rose after his death” (258). His desire to be laid in the moon light is an example of vampires getting their power…

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    The Golem Short Story

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    The Golem by Avram Davidson is a retelling of a Jewish folklore with a twist that makes it stand out from other science fiction tales. Evident from the title of the story, the story starts with the appearance of a golem at the porch of an old couple’s home. The old couple – Mr. and Mrs. Gumbeiner – react very calmly to the situation, unlike how characters usually react in science fiction stories when they encounter a monster-like or alien-like being. Their indifference towards the golem and the…

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    William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a novel in which the inherent desire for ultimate power is highlighted by the clashing personas of the main characters. The fact that the boys are stranded on an island with no adults, thus leading to anarchy and disorder, exacerbates primitive desires present within the boys. An analysis of the protagonist Ralph, Piggy, and the antagonist Jack will ultimately prove Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, thus shedding light upon the notion…

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    Good versus Evil how will it turn out in the end? In the story in the “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, there are boys that are stranded on an island. The boys try to stay as a whole group so the boys set some rules and chose a leader. The boys chose Ralph to be the leader and he tries his best, but then another kid named Jack started his own group. Then everyone went to his group except Ralph and a few others. Then it ended as just Ralph against Jack and his group. Based of Good and Evil…

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    In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, the Lessing teaches the reader about setting and achieving them. “Through the Tunnel” tells the story of a young English boy named Jerry whose mother allows him to go explore the bay. He meets a group of local boys and ends up swimming them. While swimming with the boys, Jerry discovers that the boys are swimming through an underwater tunnel. Eventually, the boys go off somewhere else and leave Jerry alone. Upset and lonely, Jerry swims…

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    William Golding uses the theme that humans are naturally bad at heart, in the book Lord of the Flies to highlight that without the order and respect we choose to live our daily lives with our human nature will ultimately take us into chaos and savagery. Morals are what we choose live by, this is what keeps us in line. Morals do not appear overnight. Overtime they are ingrained throughout our childhood. Giving us a sense of right and wrong. Humans are not born with the idea of looking out for the…

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    The novel is a humorous fantasy, written in the tradition of a boy’s adventure story. In this novel, there are two major characters, Tom sawyer and huckleberry Finn. The novel remaining his childhood, from this childish viewpoint, the pupil world appears rather foolish. For examples social institutions, education opposed their behavior, because the people want to live like them. Tom’s fortunes swing between the two and his sprit follows suit. There are two distinct types of language, the…

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