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Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a book that, in my opinion, will remain a timeless classic for ages to come. This dystopian novel was able to almost perfectly describe in a short 285 pages, how kids, specifically boys, would act in an event such as a getting stranded on an uninhabited island. From the initial excitement of having no adults around, to the unsuccessful attempt to find a leader amongst themselves, to the vivid imagination of the boys that would ultimately turn them into…

The Lord of the Flies represents the devil. The Lord of the Flies says that he lives within all people. This symbolizes that Satan is within all people, and that he causes the savage behavior of the kids. The island is a representation of the world and the children are the different…

children forced to follow him. The Joker is promoting the idea that the evil of man is hidden underneath the veil of society. When that veil is removed, the evil comes pouring out and the civilized humans of the Earth will turn against each other. Lord of the Flies is an exact replication of the story of evil that is explained by the Joker. Although The Dark…

actually laying hands on someone else. Civilization is violent. The world is corrupt with war and violence, and William Golding, the author of the novel Lord of the Flies, experienced it first hand by serving in World War II. Golding experienced the savagery of humankind during the war because everyone was shooting and blowing each…

preventative rules and regulations such created by society. After being removed from society, human beings revert to their evil nature and there's nothing anyone can do about the change because once it's done, it's done and there's no point of returning. The Lord of the Flies shows a perfect example of this truth. For instance, Jack was a choir leader but once removed from society he transformed into a savage killer who would hunt anything and anyone who got into his way. After being away from…

strangers? You, probably don’t but there was a book I read in english named “The Lord Of the Flies” by William Golding. It talked about 6 boys how they get into a plane crash on a island and then meet with each other and try to survive and protect one another. Another thing is that for this book there was tons of criticism which included the author and negativity about the book. One of the article for criticism was “Lord Of the Flies” by Virginia Tiger, talked about the criticism of the book and…

Simon "In each of us, two natures are at war - the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer." In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, there is a battle happening of good against evil on the island in which the boys are stranded. All of the boys give into this evil and become savages, but one boy does not. The character of Simon symbolizes good and it contributes to individual against society because Simon is doing the opposite…

In William Golding's Lord of the flies, the boys who are stranded on the island come in contact with many elements that symbolize ideas or concepts on society. The symbols change throughout the story and give a view on the boys. Throughout the novel new symbols are shown which change how the story progresses .Golding uses the conch, piggy's glasses, and the beast to expose how people can become uncivilized and how people adapt to their environment. The conch is the symbol of…

“Maybe there is a beast....maybe it's only us” (Golding 89). Simon, a main character in William Golding’s allegorical novel, Lord of the Flies, is portrayed as a Jesus figure, as he is the only moral boy on the island. Through a group of British schoolboys, Lord of the Flies displays the underlying savagery in all human beings even the most civilized ones. Simon, through his actions, thoughts and dialogue, is parallel to Jesus in a multitude of ways. To begin, Simons actions connect directly…

minds of the young boys, they believe that if they change the way their faces look, then it would turn them into another person that isn't theirs: "the comment relates to the hunters from a sense of individual responsibility for their masked deeds" ("lord of the flies"). Golding portrayed the boys to be bloody hungry monsters with their hunting paint and masks on but without it they are innocent boys.…