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    treats Charlie as an animal. 5. How does Algernon function as an alter ego for Charlie? How does Algernon’s condition represent Charlie’s condition? They both had the same brain surgery so they can see how charlie will be affected before it happens. Lord of the Flies 1. Of all the characters, it is Piggy who most often has useful ideas and sees the correct way for the

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    LOTF Essay In the book Lord of the Flies, a group of young school boys get stuck on an island. While fighting for survival the boy's face many obstacles along the way which cause common themes to appear throughout the book. One common fear that all except one of the boy's face in the book LOTF is the loss of innocence. Innocence is something that all people begin with when they are born. When the boys first land on the island they still have all of their innocence, but before too long their innocence

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    Sir William Golding’s 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, written during the aftermath of the Second World War, is more than just words on paper. It is a satire that reflects what would happen if society did not have civilization, what would happen if our government systems and rules did not exist. His novel expresses his view on the world after personally experiencing a war, seeing the peril of society, witnessing the horrors of the events that took place at Juno Beach and living in a war. Throughout

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    the small details no one pays attention to. But they all come in a big way and give the audience a lesson. Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one example of an allegory. A group of boys get stranded on an island as the result of a plane crash and as their stay progresses, some boys’ behavior takes a turn for the worse. They go from proper English boys to cavemen. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Golding uses characters and symbols to reveal that man, humankind, instinctively has a dark

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    Humankind is an imperfect species with many flaws. Author William Golding shows these in the novel Lord of the Flies. It is shown through a group of schoolboys crashing on an island without any adults. Without the rules and constraints of civilization the children show humanity’s true nature and raw instinct. The imperfections of man are shown through symbols in the novel such as the scar on the island, the beast, and the schoolboys who crashed onto the island. The first symbol that is used in

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    Lord of the Flies has many important themes and with an alternate ending, there are many new concepts for a theme introduced. Lord of the Flies has the theme of civilization versus savagery, which can be seen through Jack and Ralph. There are many similarities between the alternate ending and the original ending, but there are also many differences that can be noted. Lord of the Flies is a complex novel with a complex ending that can be analyzed to find the deeper meaning. The original ending to

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    simple: are people good or evil? There has been conclusive evidence for both sides, and ultimately, the resolution lies in each individual person’s view of humanity. For William Golding, the outlook was not a good one. In his allegorical novel, Lord of The Flies (hereafter abbreviated LOTF), Golding places a group of adolescent boys on an island, completely isolated from civilization. Left to their own devices, the kids attempt to form their own society, until the boys’ own savage instincts cause

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    William Golding Lord of the Flies Character Symbolization “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life” (Alfred North Whitehead). Throughout life, individuals unknowingly symbolize objects and even other individuals who affiliate with them. Over time, they will begin to see other individuals as what they represent rather than who they are, which becomes an important aspect throughout the rest of their lives. In the novel, The Lord of the Flies

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    In the allegorical novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys get in a plane crash on a deserted island and it becomes the ultimate race for survival. The boys decided to vote for a chief, but there is discord because everyone doesn't respect his leadership. The events that follow result in two factions which changes the island into a tense battle between opposing groups, that work against each other, and result in tragic consequences. The elements of nature including wind air and

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    Consequences are key to keeping people in control (alliteration). Without enforced rules or consequences for one’s actions, conditioning from civilization will inexorably dissipate and intrinsic evil and savage desires will recrudesce. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane flying after WWII smashes into an uncharted island, stranding a young group of schoolboys. The boys are left alone to govern and fend for themselves, which inevitably leads to the collapse of civilization and order

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