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    high school‚ my class read two novels‚ and one of them was the Lord of the Flies. This book is one that I genuinely enjoyed reading throughout my high school years. They focused more on law and order since without it‚ they would’ve been savage‚ instead of trying to find a way back to civilization. In the story‚ Ralph is the leader‚ but Piggy was telling him what he should do and how to accomplish it. Therefore‚ I would follow Piggy even though he wasn’t scrawny or popular he was smart and caring

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    Lord Of The Flies is possibly one of the most complex novels of the twentieth century. This complexity and depth is evident when the characters are compared to the psychological teachings of Freud. The book shows examples of this psyche in the characters Jack‚ Piggy and Ralph and how they change during their time on the island. <br> <br>Towards the end of the eighth chapter it became very apparent that Piggy and Jack both had two very different ideas on how they would survive. Jack thinks that hunting

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    group’s ultimate survival. In the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of boys crash land onto a deserted island. They elect Ralph to be their leader to ensure order on the island‚ but the boy’s civilization on the island is slowly falling apart. Ralph is losing control of everyone and the island is becoming extremely chaotic. I believe that Piggy would be better suited as a leader than any other boy on the island‚ including Ralph. Piggy is intelligent‚ caring‚ mature and civilized

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    The final reason why the novels‚ Lord of the Flies and The Help are not comparable because of their symbols. Golding’s Lord of the Flies had a few symbols within the novel. For an example the conch shell. The conch is a representation of the boy’s civilization. The boys use the conch shell to call assemblies‚ and whoever is holding the shell has the right to speak. Throughout the book the conch starts to lose its power as the boys are becoming more and more savage. When “the conch exploded into a

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    “We did everything adults would do. What went wrong?” “Ralph wept for the end of innocence‚ the darkness of man’s heart‚ and the fall through the air of the true‚ wise friend called Piggy.” “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all‚ we’re not savages. We’re English‚ and the English are best at everything.” “The world‚ that understandable and lawful world‚ was slipping away.” “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” “The rules!" shouted Ralph‚ "you’re breaking the rules!" "Who

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    * Examine the significance of the character Piggy in the novel “Lord of The Flies” consider his purpose‚ key role and relationship with the other boys at important points in the novel. To mimic men’s actions and lost of civility in times of war and need‚ William Golding‚ narrates a story in which all characters are boys‚ with the intention of taking the reader through the journey made by those who descend to savagery when facing certain conditions. This essay is going to explore and explain the

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    Ralph‚ Jack and Piggy‚ the three main characters in the Lord of the flies encounter with each of their different personalities. Despite their similar ages‚ they take distinct reaction towards their situation because of their different growing environment. In this isolated and uncivilized island especially with no grown-ups‚ the development of their characteristics varies in different directions. When the events burst out one by one in chapter one to three‚ we can discover the contrast between Ralph

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    William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is one the most chilling and exciting novels ever written because it is an allegory that people in the world see happening. An allegory is a story‚ poem‚ or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning that is expressed through various symbols. The Lord of the Flies is one big massive allegory where almost everything concrete in the book represents an abstract idea. Only in allegories can the characters be symbols (Fitzgerald). The setting

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    Lord of the Flies Symbolism and Theme In the story Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ main ideas and themes are conveyed through symbolic characters and objects. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work and symbols are objects‚ characters‚ figures‚ and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. The author‚ William Golding‚ uses a variety of literary devices in his novel about a group of British schoolboys whose plane is shot down over an uninhabited

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    greatly symbolizes who they are. That same type of symbolism is greatly used in Lord of the Flies by William Golding with a conch shell‚ sharing a huge resemblance to the personality of Ralph‚ the main character. Authority‚ leadership‚ and government ties Ralph and the conch together‚ and they can be perceived as one. These aspects of society in which the conch and Ralph share makes the conch one of the most significant symbols used in the book. Ralph is the athletic‚ ambitious‚ charismatic protagonist

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