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    The purpose of this drawing is to show how the tendency of human impulse towards savagery will always be prominent within us. There are simply ideals and rules in civilization that are designed to contain and minimize it. Therefore, when these restrictions are lifted or discarded, savagery will take over causing destruction within and the inevitable loss of humanity. This is prominently represented by Jack, who is dressed in his school uniform clean and presentable, while standing on the beach confined

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    Julian Viney Mrs. Jenkins English 10 December 15, 2017 Island of the Savages In William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies, the reader is exposed to an island of boys and what happens to them slowly over the course of the book. There is a theme of the constant power struggle between the boys civilization and their inner savagery. This is shown through the boys as their time on the island grows greater and greater, especially through an individual named Jack Merridew. When the boys first

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    We all consider ourselves civilized. We think this because we are sophisticated and cultured, and have laws and order. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores a scenario where schoolboys enter a lawless and orderless paradise. Through his depiction of characters, Jack, Roger, and the naval officer, he reveals his attitudes towards civilization and civilized behavior. Golding shows that civilization and society are only masks, a constraint for human’s true selves because no one is truly civilized

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    would be the new apprentice for Sr. John. He was the greatest commander of the king's infantry but sadly his trustworthy, and loyal friend, Zane had lost hope and joined the side of the barbarians. The war had just begun do to a misunderstanding. There was a treaty but in the treaty it showed that the barbarians had less land while the king had more. So they claimed war. This has been going for about 3 years now. So Sr. John needed a new apprentice to be a new knight. Peter began to travel down the

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    In this book there is a large display of violence and savagery. Due to the circumstances it is understandable that there would be some poor choices. Unfortunately these displays of savagery and violence come from a natural instinct and some times are fear driven. These young children where thrown in to a unmanageable situation, I will be breaking down the idea of savagery, violence as I saw them presented in the novel. The violence and savagery increase as the novel progresses and the boys grow

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    In the beginning, there was one tribe led by their elected leader Ralph. When Jack and Ralph have different opinions on what is most important about survival, two different, yet similar tribes emerge from the existing one. Both of the tribes have different characteristics, different jobs they perform on a daily basis, and different leaders who have separate views and opinions. Though they differ in more ways than one, both tribes share at least one thing in common, both are eager to be rescued, and

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    Overcoming the Inner Savage: An Assessment of the Role of Civilization in Savagery Both Agricola and Othello live within modern advanced civilizations of their time and as such are called to uphold the societal expectations required within advanced societies. Their drastic differences from the norm of their civilizations, as well as their positions of power leads to an intriguing exploration of the true nature of societies and civilizations. Those who are different are not typically embraced within

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    savagery is genetic “There is nothing more savage than modern civilization.” - Bryant McGill. Lord of the flies, a book we are all forced to read sometime in high school as of 2016; this is due to the overgrowth of savagery in the world as of today, wars, bombings, suicides, crashes, and political inequality hurt everyday people all over the world, even this second but, why does all this occur when we know so much as a human race? Savagery is genetic. 3 main things show savagery is genetic; monoamine

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    Savage. The word arouses images of a brutal, indigenous, tribal concepts. Typically, the word is not associated with juveniles British boys. Often times, “savage” conjures pictures of painted warriors doing battle. However, the paint worn by these warriors , or people in general does not always have the same meaning. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, facepaint symbolizes a hidden identity in the meaning, but morphs into symbolizing savagery by the end. Towards the beginning of the novel

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    How barbaric were the barbarians Actually? Barbaric means to be cruel and harsh punishing. But the barbarians showed rather horrific traits, with a sense of togetherness. The Barbarians relied on one another to survive. In document 2, the barbarians showed a sense of togetherness and acting like one person. If ten men go into battle and one cowards out, they will all be sentenced to death. This shows that they had to be reliant on one another, putting all their trust in each other. If one man

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