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    Golding’s purpose in writing "The Lord of the Flies"‚ a story about a group of boys stranded on a deserted island. When the boy’s priorities clash‚ a war breaks out between protagonist Ralph and shortsighted antagonist Jack‚ who instead of being rescued would rather hunt. The fight for power between them soon turns to violence. Golding uses these boys as a scaled down model of what the world is like at war. Golding uses symbolism diction and allegory in "The Lord of the Flies" to prove that man‚ not natural

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    Evil‚ depraved‚ corrupt and malicious are all words that describe something that is morally wrong or bad. "Macbeth" by Shakespeare and "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding both display how man’s sinful nature can be revealed through thoughts and actions. The underlying evil within man is the most prominent theme of both play and novel. The authors show their belief that if everybody revealed their true natures‚ the world would tear itself apart. At first‚ Macbeth was an innocent person who gradually

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    innocence‚ which turns into savagery‚ power‚ and fear. Savagery is when people revert back to their lost human instincts. Power‚ in the case of Lord of the Flies it’s a position of ascendancy over others: authority. Fear is an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by expectation or awareness of danger. Lord of the Flies shows a great amount of un civilization throughout the whole novel. Through all the characters for example when the boys create the Lord of The flies‚ which is “the bloody‚ severed sow’s

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    Persuasive Essay He was given power‚ he took freedom‚ he created inequality. A little power can go a long way and lead to major issues. People abuse power to limit freedom and individualism. Leading to negative impact and unstableness‚ Creon was elected king among others. In the play‚ Antigone‚ king Creon uses his power to take away Antigone’s right to bury her brother. When the two brothers killed each other in war‚ Creon announced that no one shall be buried unless given his permission.This

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    your mouth!!! Your testimony has the power to bring hope‚ healing ‚ faith and deliverance. I know we’ve all heard the phrase‚" What happens in this house stays in this house." Well‚ it meant that not under any circumstance we must not discuss what happens within our households." As I share with you the story of a once shy young women who had been abused by many‚ which lead to the point of her accepting that abuse in her life and eventually she began to abuse herself in many different ways from sex

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    Lord Of The Flies as A Totalitarianism Society The main duty of a government is to provide safety to their people and also provide them with the best opportunity to live a life filled with prosperity and enjoyment. A totalitarianism government fails to provide any sense of safety or opportunity since they are controlling and dictating the lives of the people and making decisions that best serve the government‚ not the people. Throughout history all totalitarianism governments have been formed

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    Civilization is a fundamental to society to ensure the safety and happiness of citizens. Without a refined society‚ the world would be chaos. In Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is used to maintain order‚ since it represents civilization. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ there are many symbols and the conch is one of them. Throughout the novel Golding uses the conch to symbolize civilization‚ therefore it’s destruction represents the end of civilization. In Chapter Eleven‚ the conch is destroyed

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    Jordan Connelly Prof Livingston English 1302 28 April‚ 2014 Abusing Power in The Tempest William Shakespeare uses many different elements in The Tempest to convey his different views on things. For example‚ he uses gender roles to show class division. He also explores the topics of love and how that has an effect on people‚ and how the environment can change the way people act. All of these concepts are necessary to understand‚ but they are only part of the big picture. In order to fully understand

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    doubt that wars causes a major effects not only for the entire world. It is prevent to  kill innocent souls‚ making harmful damages‚ and  fight to take a power or control. At the same time‚ its crave to show the dark side in human nature. Indeed‚ like other writers William Golding reenact the negative role of the post war (WWII) as in Lord Of The Flies.  which consider as a successful  novel. Golding illustrates the destructive impact of the cold war in his novel. Also present the evil side of humankind’s

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    Lord of the Flies Essay Doing something really risky and making a bad decision can lead one to the loss of their innocence. In William Golding’s book “Lord of the Flies” one can see that the loss of innocence is the major theme throughout the book of these little boys in the island. This theme contributes when they find out what they’re capable of and what they’re not capable of. The conch in “Lord of the Flies” is one out of the three that represents the loss of innocence. It can symbolize equality

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