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    When the boys arrived on the island the other boys described Simon as a normal boy who did not stand out he seemed smart and was then put on charge of building the huts. But after a couple weeks the island starts to affect simon and he begins to be more awkward around other kids. Simon went to now being described as odd or an outcast because of the changes that happened to him. Simon stopped talking and interacting with At one point on the island some of the boys were starting to become…

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    After reading Lord of the Flies, I found out that leadership is very important in life.The book is taken place an island with no adults and just boys. The kids raged from 6-12 years old and the older people called the younger ones "littluns." I think there are a couple of things that the littluns represent from the book to everyday life. The littluns were kids who were scared and didn't want to be messed with and wanted to me home. They often were playing in the story and often cried. I will…

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    always remained within humans. Tales from ages ago still make their way into the modern day, allusions to the past. The lessons that people are taught when they are young stick with them throughout their lives, setting the morals. In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the group of young boys, stranded on an island, show the power that moral teachings of the past have upon people, even those completely hidden away from the order that enforces such morality. The boys on the island are still…

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    In The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Buck, the main character has various owners. With these owners London creates a theme about treatment to animals. This theme is don't be arrogant. Bucks owners Perrault and Francois, They were fair but sometimes abusive. For example they threw clubs at Buck when he went to position of leader. This shows they thought they could control all the dogs thoughts and actions. Their arrogance lead to their death. Also they let Buck and Spitz fight to the…

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    How would you feel if you were stranded on an island with no guidance from society? What would happen to you? In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, this scenario is shown through a group of boys living alone with no adult supervision. Throughout the book, Golding conveys the theme that isolation from society causes an increase in imagination, leading to anarchy. Society generates behavioral expectations which keeps order and reduces fear and imagination. At the beginning of the…

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    Piggy's Monologue

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    Ok boys. Tomorrow night we will be attacking Ralph's camp and our objective is to get Piggy's glasses. I'm not expecting any injuries or any deaths. All we need is to get the glasses. Do you understand. The little ones say, yes commander. The next night approaches and they were all in position. Jack and his group were all on top of a tree where under them was Ralph and Piggy. Piggy woke up and heard sticks breaking. He turned to Ralph and he said “Ralph I'm scared” in his normal voice and then…

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    As famous British author Jane Austen once said, “Every savage can dance.” This relates to how Jack and his followers dance around instead of building shelters or improving the structure of their group. Ignoring structure does not often result in a positive outcome because it is the basis of the a society. Without structure one cannot focus on perfecting a society. Although Ralph’s lack of control is instrumental in the growing chaos on the island, Jack was the one who ultimately pushed it past…

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    tend to be pressured by external forces that tell a person how to act as a participant within it. When these rules are thrown away and one can escape; man tends to resort back to prehistoric ways and take on a savage nature. In the novel; Lord of The Flies, William Golding reveals through symbols and the character development of Jack and Ralph that man has the potential to resort back to basic animal nature when the etiquette of society is ripped from one’s conscious; ultimately ending in his…

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    Power is the ability to do something or act in a certain way. Brute Force is to make someone do something against their will with strength or physical action or movement. The power was dominant on the island because the were kids. Kids are accustomed to there parents to tell them what to do. They don’t know what to do so the rest of the kids elect Ralph as leader and Ralph uses the conch for power. Jack had the most power in this book. He was leader of the hunters in the beginning and…

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    Chasing another person to kill for a game is dangerous, just like the movie “The Hunger Games” you have to fight against others to survive and live. The people watch for fun and the organization enjoy the young teenagers try to kill one another to live. “The Most Dangerous Game” has a similar plot twist too, showing one man ending up on the dreadful island all sailors never want to go. The young teenagers never want to be chosen to go fight against others either. The settings are similar by the…

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