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    Throughout the book Lord of the Flies‚ the boys had many disagreements and arguments. At first the boys solved disagreements by voting but soon that system didn’t work. When things didn’t go his way Jack decided to leave the group and went into the forest. This shows Jack’s immaturity since he just walked away instead of facing it. It also shows that Jack isn’t afraid to leave the group and go out on his own. Overtime Jack’s one person group became a larger group of boys where Jack controlled. When

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    In today’s world‚ there are many conflicts that infringe in our daily lives. For example‚ Donald Trump becoming president‚ terrorist groups fighting against countries‚ or constantly having conflict between countries certain point of view. Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ was a classic novel and still is. It portrays conflict throughout the whole story. It’s about British boys who crashes on an island in the Pacific Ocean during a world war. The kids have to make a civilization to adapt to the

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    In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a plane full of British boys gets shot down‚ leaving the pilot dead‚ while most of the boys survive. The boys find themselves on a uninhabited island‚ away from the civil society they once knew. Ralph‚ the fair haired protagonist‚ becomes chief and attempts to keep the boys civilized‚ but his attempts fail. Over time‚ the boys go down the path of savagery and become careless about their responsibilities on the island‚ instead they value food and hunting the

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    Ralph in lord of the flies is considered to some to be a bad leader‚ If you really look at Ralphs actions you can see that he really knows what his intentions are‚ getting off the island and keeping all of the kids sane. All of the children would have been dead if Jack were in charge but Ralph could have stopped Jack’s control over the kids which eventually led to multiple deaths; I would have not let Jack have so much control as he did‚ maybe ceven killed Jack. Ever since Ralph got on the island

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    a Percy Bysshe Shelley once said‚ “Power‚ like a desolating pestilence‚ pollutes what’er it touches.” He meant that when somebody acquires a reasonable amount of control or power over others‚ that dominance will eventually corrupt them. The corruption can quickly get to the point of extreme savagery emerging over respectable leadership‚ causing the people who are being ruled to suffer great hardship. This is exemplified in the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding and in the film‚ Animal

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    Lord of the Flies Essay Topics Topic 1. Socio-political allegory * Thesis: William Golding uses socio-political allegory in the Lord of the Flies to establish a microcosm reflecting the idea that governments are not fundamentally bad‚ but if they are maintained poorly‚ it can lead to the downfall of its people. As it did within the story when the island’s initial democratic government the children establish revolutionizes to dictatorship which inadvertently leads to the deterioration of civilisation

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    a child in society within Lord of the Flies by the author William Golding seems to always be discussed first rather than talk about what little but meaningful the good forces are that remain on the island. For example‚ Jack Merridew and his tribe’s savagery is regardless of where you find source from‚ rather it be your teacher or a website like Sparknotes is usually saying the same things‚ but in different wording each time. He’s the aspect of instinct‚ he became power hungry and became a force of

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    Thomas Hobbes was one of the most controversial philosophers of all time. He argued that the‚ “Life of man [is] solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short” (Hobbes 77). Clearly he didn’t think that humanity was a good group of beings. In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ one character‚ Jack Merridew‚ displays many characteristics of Hobbes’ philosophy on man. Time after time‚ Golding subtly refers to Hobbes’ philosophy through Jack and his reactions with other characters in the book. After

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    class‚ have a much better chance at success‚ and can achieve more with less effort. It is easier for them to get an education‚ win the trust and admiration of others‚ and flourish in many realms of society. All of the boys on the island in The Lord of the Flies are wealthy‚ white‚ English‚ private-schooled males‚ making them very advantaged. However‚ William Golding reveals that privilege is a disadvantage when one is introduced

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    In The novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding in 1954 a group of British boys is on a plane that crashes onto an island. As the boys attempt to fend for themselves‚ distinct personalities emerge. Piggy‚ who is bullied and teased‚ is a symbol of maturity. Meanwhile‚ Ralph is elected chief when they first arrive on the island‚ but he loses his leader ship to Jack. He is a symbol of optimism. Jack is evil and is a symbol of savagery. Piggy is the biggest outcast to of all the boys on

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