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    “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is a book about a group of British schoolboys who have crashed, due to an attack on an evacuation plane, and are left stranded on an unknown island. With no grown-ups, no rules and no one to say what's what, the boys must fend for themselves. After Ralph, an older boy and his newfound sidekick, Piggy find a conch on the beach and blow it to alert any other survivors on the island, the boys realize that running free with no authority would not work. In an…

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    On an island full of young boys who were not thought of being capable of murder, have done so. Twice! In The Lord of The Flies by William Golding, a group of young British boys become stranded on an island w/ no adults and their idea of “order” on the island doesnt work. The boys arrive on island as innocent “perfect” boys, but leave as evil, broken, savages. What is the beast? There are alot of different things that the beast could be described as but the real beast is what’s inside all of the…

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    Lord of the flies, a realistic/dystopian novel written by William Golding follows a group of boys that have been stranded on an island after a horrific airplane crash which killed all adults. The boys are left to survive on their own on an uncharted island, and form a sense of society - however as the novel progresses, the boys will realize that society can be torn apart by the desire and struggle for power. The protagonist, Ralph, is one of the few British schoolboys who survived a chilling…

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    The two main characters in the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding are the protagonist Ralph and the antagonist Jack. Even thought they are English schoolboys who are around the same age and they both want to gain power, they have very contrasting leadership styles, personalities, and thoughts about what are the most important things on the island they were stranded on after their plane crash. In the novel, both Ralph and Jack want to be leaders on the island; they want to be in…

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    In my opinion, Ralph was an amazing leader, even though at times he had his flaws. If it wasn't for his leadership the time they spent on the island would have been way more chaotic. Though towards the end of the book his leadership started to decrease. I believe, his leadership started decreasing because all of the stress he was under, which started his flaws. But no one is perfect, everyone has their flaws, even leaders, and everyone h. Ralph had a lot of good qualities for being a leader.…

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    During this time, he is unable to realize that he is no longer a civilized person. However, when Ralph is lying on the beach and looks up to see a naval officer standing over him, he is able to regain enough of his civility to realize what he lost. Realizing he lost his civility affects Ralph so deeply because he prides himself with being a civil person. Even when the other boys were no longer civil, Ralph remained, for the most part, civil and level headed. Additionally, Ralph realized that if…

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    Jack ignored Ralph and basically told him to lay off. With continuous bantering between Ralph and Jack, Piggy reminded Ralph that he needed his protection. Ralph was telling Piggy he would be fine if he stayed put. Piggy just about screamed have you lost your marbles. I looked at Piggy though and glared at him, and gave him the “really” eyes. *I guess I should not have given Piggy the “really” eyes, because he knew in his gut that something felt…

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    Bree Starley 3rd Survival Essay How often do you completely have to rely on yourself? You possibly don’t think about these type of situations, because we think “Oh it won’t happen to us.” but in reality we never know if it’ll happen to us or not. To be independent or do everything on your own? Well in cast away and in Lord of the Flies, Chuck and the boys had to become as independent as one can be. These characters from both entertainment pieces develope their own sense of independence; it…

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    From "Jack and Ralph smile at each other with shy liking", it is seen that they try to become friends despite the fact that their opinions and personalities differ much. It was decided that Ralph would be the chief by the tribe. When "freckles on Jack's face disappeared under a blush of mortification" for not being voted to be chief, Ralph appointed Jack as the leader of his choir. From ' "Almost too heavy." Jack grinned back, "Not for the two of us" ' it is seen that Jack and Ralph remain to…

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    Lord of the flies is about a bunch of boys who had crashed on an island because of an imaginary nuclear war. On the island the boys try to survive how they best see fit at the time. Jack and Ralph, the two main characters represent savagery versus civilization. This conflict between Jack and Ralph have an effect on all the other boys who are also stranded on the island. Savagery versus civilization is first used through the symbols of the conch. Ralph was the first to use the conch to call…

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