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    We need rules to keep us safe. Also‚ rules will make it fair and equal for everyone and help us to survive and be rescued. It is really important for us to follow these rules. We need rules on this island to keep us safe until we are rescued. We nearly set the whole island on fire and now the boy with the birthmark is missing! To stop this happening again we will have only one fire only‚ up on the mountain‚ for cooking and as a signal. That way no-one will be harmed. Also‚ don’t wander into the

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    Allegory in Lord of the Flies In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ which is set during World War II‚ English school boys‚ escaping war in England‚ crash on a deserted tropical island. From the protected environment of boarding school‚ the boys are suddenly thrust into a situation where they must fend for themselves. In order to survive‚ the boys copy their country’s rule for a civilized life by electing a leader‚ Ralph. He promises order‚ discipline‚ and rules for the boys so that they form

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    Period3 8 October 2012 Lord of the Flies Essay As the plot progresses in Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the children stranded on the island become less and less attached to social norms. Near the end of the novel the children have no shame in slaughtering animals‚ embracing violence‚ and using the ground they stand on as their own personal bathroom. Every human has a primal instinct lying within them but it is not a question of how close you are to acting on it but rather how well you control

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    Within Children are traditionally portrayed as innocent and pure. However‚ in the novel Lord of the Flies‚ the boys stranded on the island turn from a group of proper‚ English school boys to uncivilized savages. Adults place a nonexistent innocence on children; all humans are born with evil tendencies. Throughout the novel‚ William Golding reveals that not even children are purely innocent. William Golding reveals this through the controllability and power that fear has over humans‚ the lust for

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    Lord Of Flies( The Importance of self-discovery) 1Human should understand the importance of self-discovery. In the Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph‚ Simon and Samneric learned the weaknesses and darkness within the human hearts. People grows up when they faces a challenge. Ralph ‘s challenge is how to be a good and responsible leader. Simon’s challenge is how to speak at front of people. Samneric’s challenge is how to make right choice. The truth about self-discovery may be cruel‚ but

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    every time. Finding the meaning of some symbols can be difficult‚ but William Golding‚ author of “Lord of the Flies” finds a balanced median‚ so that we‚ as the reader‚ can distinguish a symbol and it meaning. Although different readers could have different interpretations‚ each symbol and its meaning seems to be quite distinct in the personalities of the characters‚ While very many symbols are use in “Lord of the Flies”‚ there may be none more important that Piggy’s spectacles. The specs symbolize

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    Passage Commentary: Lord of the Flies‚ Pages 109-111 In this passage from Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the reader gets deep insight into Ralph’s mind and how the boys are adapting to life on the island. Occurring around the middle of the novel‚ this passage dives into the thoughts of Ralph to see what he is really feeling about being stranded. It shows how the other boys are coping‚ and it demonstrates the two different sides of the island; the reader now sees the dangerous‚ wild side

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    When writing Lord of the Flies William Golding establishes symbols throughout the book such as the fire‚ piggy’s glasses‚ and the island. These enhance his purpose of explaining that humans can be savages. To begin‚the Fire plays a very important role in the writing of Golding. “ .”( ) As it says without the fire there will be no rescue. The fire is the only hope for survival and rescue from this island they’re stuck on. The fire as a whole is a reassurance

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    text and elaborate the reader’s mind into imagining the actual events taking place. In the classic novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding utilizes the setting‚ mood and tone in great detail to reflect how the characters think‚ act and feel. Upon a desolate tropical island‚ a group of boys of different characteristics get marooned when their plane crashes. Golding describes the island in a way that appeals to the reader as paradise‚ "The palms that stood made a green roof‚ covered on the

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    “Which is better – to have rules and agree‚ or to hunt and kill?” (Golding‚ 180). In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the central concern is the conflict between two impulses that exist within all human beings: Civilization vs. Savagery. Throughout the novel‚ Golding established a civilization that is bound to collapse by the fault of savagery; however‚ some of the boys in the novel are not as cruel. Ralph‚ the main character‚ attempts to create a society that is livable and organized

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