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    In fact‚ Galadriel proved her helpfulness through the dust given to Sam that rejuvenated the soil of the Shire. This was not her only good act. The light contained within the phial that Galadriel gives to Frodo possesses an extremely important background. The light comes from the Silmaril that created the North Star‚ and the light in that Silmaril came from Yavanna’s Two Trees. This is another example of nature being on the side of good. The villains in the story are often given mechanical attributes

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    wicked evilness takes the form of temptation. He uses temptation to stray Eve from the path of God‚ the path she was created to follow. In the Lord of the Flies evil disguises itself as temptation yet again. The boys are tempted by their persisting desires to leave their civilized morals behind and indulge in the vicious and untroubled ways of savagery. Numerous parallel themes‚ in addition to evil disguised as temptation‚ between Lord of the Flies and the story of Adam and Eve are present. Themes

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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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    One of many important themes in William Golding’s graphical novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is Fear. From the first chapter‚ until the last‚ fear plays an important role in this story. Fear is the most dangerous force on the island because it changes the boy’s behavior. And how the fear of the beast turns them into savages and makes them kill Simon‚ Fear of the consequences of doing certain actions and fear of losing power and being a minority in the group. Fear is the most dangerous force on the island

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    the best and strongest in order to survive. This is the case in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ where a group of young boys becomes stranded on a deserted island with no adults. Their airplane had been shot down as they were flying from England to a safer place‚ for England was engaged in war. In Lord of the Flies‚ we quickly identify the character Piggy as the smartest‚ yet the boys frequently ignore and abuse him‚ leaving him useful only in the sense of advancing the themes of the novel.

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    The Crucible: Abuse of Power In a Puritan civilization‚ the amount of power the Church and the court had on the citizens was unfair. The Church was depended on to make laws and the court acted as a threat and intimidated civilians to obey the laws. In doing so‚ the life of a Puritan was not a fortunate one. Second‚ the court is ruled by hypocrites and corruption. Two characters that were mainly at fault were Danforth and Abigail. Danforth was a judge who declared that “this is a court of law

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    Gina Becnel Mr. Villmer HN Brit Lit - Green 4 December 2013 Summer Reading Essay In the story The Lord of the Flies‚ many characters evolve‚ both positively and negatively‚ throughout the course of the novel once presented with a lack or supervision/moral governing. One of the story’s minor characters‚ Roger‚ is a good display of the impact that a removal of guidance can have on children‚ especially swift removal of this guidance and a replacement with a confusing and unusual environment.

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    Lord of the Flies: The Nature of Man William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a gritty allegory of adolescence‚ innocence‚ and the unspoken side of human nature. Countless social issues are portrayed‚ however one of the most reoccurring is the nature of man. Throughout the novel there is an ever-present focus on the loss of innocence amongst the boys‚ shown by the deterioration of social skills and their retrogression into a barbaric form of society. Also portrayed is the juxtaposition of a cruel

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    ord of the flies vocabulary Chapter 1: Effulgence (p. 12) A blinding light. The light was bouncing off the lagoon and was very bright. Heat becomes a threatening temperature. The sun shown with great effulgence. Decorous (p. 13) Visible. Piggy was bubbling with lots of visible excitement. Dignified adj. The man decorously wore his suit. Pallid (p.20) Weakly. Simon is a very shy person. Pale and lacking vitality adj. The pallid boy was in his basement for weeks. Bastion (p.27) Guardian

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    Lord of the Flies Comparative Essay The novel is much better than the movie. The novel is more interesting than the movie as there was a lot of description‚ which was used in the right places. It was easier to read the novel. The description in the novel was very detailed which was gross but it is not as bad as seeing pigs getting slaughtered visually in the movie. It was cruel and horrendous when they killed the pig so badly. Although the novel and the movie had the same plot there were many

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