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    William Golding's, Lord of The Flies, follows a group of boys who crash land on a deserted island, and their ensuing struggle to survive. As the island's only inhabitants, the boys are forced to govern themselves and balance the difference between right and wrong, civility and barbarity, and to dole out responsibility according to individual talents or lack thereof. Piggy, one of the novels main characters, is by far the most intelligent, but his authority and ability to contribute to the community

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    The Lord of the Flies, is a novel about a group of young boys getting stranded on an island. The boys soon have to face obstacles no child should ever have to face. William Golding uses symbolism and irony to show how ordinary objects hold tremendous power, and how some day something so valued could mean nothing the next day. The author chooses to put a great deal of significance on certain items. However, the conch and fire have the greatest impact on the boys. The conch is something so simple

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    of the morality of humankind even in its purest state. His picture is realistic, a terrible masterpiece, a horrifying but awe-inspiring truth about the evil inherent in human nature, and how easily this evil rears its head. In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the downfall of Piggy, the rise in power of Roger, and several symbols to show that without consequences, mankind will quickly turn to immorality and evil. Coinciding with the rapid fall into savagery by

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    violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent,” said Mahatma Gandhi. This quote relates directly towards the existence of good and evil in William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies is a about group of British boys whose airplane crashes on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in an unspecified possible future world war. Throughout the book, they are forced to hunt, find water, create shelter, and develop a

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    “I ought to be chief...because I’m chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp” (Golding22). The characters in Lord of the Flies by William Golding go through changes, especially Jack Merridew. As the story builds up, he exchanged his innocence with the savagery and discipline with the rebellion. Also, he lost his sense of civilization. At the beginning of the novel, Jack wasn’t capable of hunting, instead he was a reasonable leader and law-abiding. However, toward the end, not only did he

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    Even good people can do terrible things if put in certain situations. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, innocent boys become cruel murderers when they were stranded on an island with no adults. This was the result from the actions of the characters, change of behavior, and symbolism. First, the actions of the characters lead to murders by picking leaders. Once the boys were stranded on the island, they decide to pick their chief which leads to jealousy, revenge and murder. This happens

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    Lord of The Flies Chapter Summaries - Chapter One A. The plane that the boys were on crashed in the ocean and drifted to a uninhabited island. B. The boys have a meeting and vote for a leader. They select Ralph as a leader over Jack. C. Ralph, Jack, and Simon search the island for supplies. Lord of The Flies Chapter Summaries - Chapter Two A. Ralph establishes a meeting and shares with the boys the results of the exploration of the island. B. Whoever has the conch shell is the only one who

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    Jack, Ralph, and Simon: the Pig’s Head Driving Question: How does how Jack, Ralph, and Simon view the Pig’s Head and how does that lead their actions? The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is a novel based on civilization and inner inhumanity. One of the most important symbols is the pig’s head, but we have different characters who view it differently. The characters include Jack, who uses it to gain control and power, Ralph who views it as an evil, and Simon who doesn’t seem to accept

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    The Lord of The Flies ​like many other books has been challenged and even banned inpublic schools. ​The reason the book was banned was because parents were complaining that thebook was too graphic for their children and it was something they wanted to protect theirchildren from (the world's imperfections and truths). They simply wanted to hide the fact that the“true nature of these subjects” exist not only in the outside world but in us as well. ​The lord ofthe flies​was published in 1954 by William

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    Civilization and society are fragile just like a conch. If you misuse it and treat it incorrectly, it will shatter. In the novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding, he tells the story of a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island due to a WWII plane crash. Throughout the novel, Jack and Ralph struggle for power over the band of boys, which leads to the release of their inner beast and the downfall of their civilization. Without the structure of a civilized society, people will forget

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