Fear in Lord of the Flies and a Sufi Tale Fear of the unknown is prevalent in “Lord of the Flies” and “Sufi Tales”. In Lord of the Flies the fear of the unknown manifests as “the beast”‚ while in Sufi Tales fear manifests as the watermelon. The boys in LOTF react almost the same as the villagers in A Sufi Tale‚ they both cower and are afraid of this unknown. The Swordsman and Jack both try to hunt and kill the beast only to be shunned by the community. The Farmer and Simon try to explain that the
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In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the pig’s head on a stick may just be a slaughtered sow‚ but it represents fear on many different levels; the boys are so fearful of the creatures that lurk in the night‚ but it is solely in their imagination. There are other fears of the boys that are real such as‚ the fear of Jack’s authority‚ an underlying fear of will they be stuck on the island‚ and they silently fear the possibility that life will never return to the way it was before. The
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Fear is a driving force in The Lord of the Flies. How does fear in all of its forms influence the boy’s attitudes and behaviours? One of many prominent themes in William Golding’s novel‚ the Lord of the Flies‚ is Fear. From the very first chapter‚ until the last‚ fear plays an important role in this text. It is the only thing‚ which stops the boys from acting rationally at times‚ from questioning curious circumstances and it physically hindered so many of the boys‚ so many times. The active role
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Lord of the flies is a very meaningful book. It has a lot of meaning to our real life that we live today. The themes of the book are very interesting and have a lot of meaning to them. Some of the really great themes are fear‚ civilization vs. savagery‚ loss of innocence and many more. Fear is something that we don’t want to accept in our lives‚ but it is still there. It always will be even if you think it is not. Those boys also have a fear. They have a fear of the beast‚ the adults. The fear
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The presence of fear in Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies is a relatively short book‚ but within its small amount of text William Golding is able to do much more than tell an exciting story. He digs deep into human nature and the natural corruption in people’s souls. He specifically explores the impact that fear has on people and how it makes them act. In Golding’s eyes‚ humans are doomed just as the children on the island are‚ and that is because of fear. He believes that just the presence of
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Roselynn Baez Ms. Filloramo English 10H 8 February 2012 Fear in Lord of the Flies Human are the most civilized species on this planet. However‚ what makes people act civilly is constantly questioned. This question is explored in William Golding’s novel‚ The Lord of the Flies. In the novel‚ the fragile state of civilization created by the boys is constantly pitted against the destructive force of fear which motivates the boys to desert their civilized upbringing and hunt first
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there aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island….Serve you right if something did get you‚ you useless lot of cry-babies!’” (Golding 82-83). In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of boys crash and become stranded on an island. Using nothing but their wits and skills‚ they must learn to survive in order to see the day of their rescue. In the beginning‚ the boys start off as a whole group who act civilized and cultured‚ however as the plot progresses the boys turn into the
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struggle with fear of the unknown. They fear what they cannot see‚ the parts of the island they haven’t explored‚ the mysterious beast‚ and of course‚ though they may not realize it at first‚ they fear the damage they may do to one another. All of these have some “unknown” element to them; they can’t see in the dark‚ they don’t know what’s on the island‚ they’re unsure of what the beast really is‚ and they’re ignorant of the depths of their own violent capabilities. In Lord of the Flies‚ fear is neutralized
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He who fears something‚ gives it power over him. When fear grows and begins to control all your thoughts and feelings‚ it can cause physical and emotional changes in a person. This could alter the kindest people‚ which can result in horrible situations to occur. Forced to rely on each other‚ fear alters the boys in Lord of the Flies normal attitude of civilization. Savagery caused by loss of civilization‚ and false maturity amongst the boys‚ is blamed by their fears of the unknown. Fear is an
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Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ addresses the recently deserted boys who are stranded on a tropical island insinuating that they may never be rescued. Lord of the Flies is a book about how life on an island with fear and without adults can turn young‚ poised‚ innocent British boys into unrecognizable savages. A roadblock that the boys run into is the appearance of the imaginary phantom that lurks in the boys’ mind which they call the Beast . In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ fear is in multiple
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