Ring of Gyges

Tolkien is a man who was around for a while and saw many things in his life. Tolkien also accomplished many things in his life as well. Tolkien was a scholar in English, wrote multiple books in his lifetime including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien also fought in World War I. Tolkien was involved in one of the most gruesome battles of all time, The Battle of Somme. Over a million soldiers were either killed or wounded during the battle. Tolkien has experienced a lot in his…

Savagery is the fundamental element in the demise and collapse of civilization. Throughout Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Jack attains a barbaric nature which is adopted by the other boys. As Jack’s lust for power escalates, he persuades the others to follow his example of savagery. Due to their primitive and savage behaviors, Jack and his followers perform vicious and murderous acts, which results in civilization to decline in power and strength. Hunting becomes Jack’s main priority…

In the Lord of the Flies, symbols are used frequently throughout the story to convey the theme of individuals vs society. The symbol of the fire throughout the story changes and evolves according to what the boys decide to do. What the boys decide is based off on what they learned in society. The fire symbolizes many things, that are, the hope of being rescued, danger, the doubt of being rescued, adults, and death and destruction. At the beginning of the story, Golding has the boys first use…

Jack from Lord of the Flies and Andreas from the movie EDEN both went through personality changes due to their circumstances. Depending on the situation that a person finds themselves in their behaviour can change for good or for bad and for,with them is their way of coping with the situation. In Lord of the Flies Jack splits off from the main group and makes his own tribe on the other side of the island by Castle Rock, In EDEN Andreas also splits off from the main group in this movie. In Lord…

Would You Change? “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Even Though this quote was said by Ernest Hemingway, many years ago it perfectly fits the topic of William Golding's "Lord Of The Flies". In this interesting novel we meet a group of schoolboys that get stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. As the novel progresses one boy named Ralph becomes more and more responsible and mature as he starts to…

Essay 1. Choose one character from The Hobbit. Evaluate their actions to determine whether they act as a hero, a villain or in some other way in the novel. As part of your discussion, consider the importance of the narrator’s description of the character’s actions. Intro Thorin is a villain from the start to the finish Para 1: Thorin shows some of his colours Part 2: Although Thorin begins to show some heroic attributes, his real character is put into shadow but is ever present. Para 3: Thorin…

Think about any time that a television show runs, and the scene changes. This idea can become greatly compared with The Hobbit. The story moves on to a different part almost without warning. Even though it moves quickly, the story still manages to connect with a hero’s journey. Throughout The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien uses a hero’s journey to show the different stages, the departure, the initiation, and the return. In chapter one, this quote greatly represents the departure: “Let's have no more…

Stripped From Society and Descended to Savagery Humans are animals just as much as a pig is an animal, but humans have grown to believe that the humanity they possess separates them from the savagery found in other animals. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies offers a perspective of what occurs when people lose touch with their humanity. Lord of the Flies follows the lives of British schoolboys during WWII who crash onto an uninhabited island. The perspective of Ralph, the chief of the boys, is…

While there are sleeping the goblins who live under the mountain find them and take them prisoner. The dwarves and Gandalf manage to escape but forget Biblo! Poor bilbo starts to wander around the caves trying to find a way out. He finds a golden ring and puts it in his pocket. Soon after he comes across a cavern that has a large…

In this political allegory Lord of the Flies there is one boy that appears different from the rest, he is arbitrated because of this reason too. Piggy is the most organized and he also has the best ideas about how to organize themselves. Yet, the other boys never listen to him and all they do is abuse him. Golding is using Piggy to advance the novel’s theme because he always comes forth with new, amazing ideas, but no one will take note of his ideas because of his shape and size. The author of…