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    mistakenly see him as the Beast. They kill him and‚ “At once the crowd surged after it‚ poured down the rock‚ leapt onto the beast‚ screamed‚ struck‚ bit‚ tore.” (169) The boys violently kill Simon and the boys descend into savagery‚ including Ralph’s lost civility which provides major shock to the

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    shortly after kill him. “The blue-white scar was constant‚ the noise unendurable. Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill”(152). They could hear him. See him‚ but never stopped because they we’re so caught up in the moment to where they lost their feelings for everyone but

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    has a desire to rule and when Jack holds a vote to kick Ralph out of power he decides to leave Ralph’s empire because no one voted against him. Since the beginning of the novel‚ Jack was dying to be in charge in every possible situation and when he lost the vote to be chief

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    The order on the island is fading similarly to the colour of the conch. The boys continue to obey the sound of the conch and participate in the decision making‚ but nothing is done. Near the end of the novel‚ most of the boys have lost hope in rescue. The conch has lost meaning as the boys refuse to follow the rules. In an attempt to restore order‚ Piggy’s last words were‚ “which is better - to have rules and agree‚ or to hunt and kill?” (180). This question is answered by Roger as he releases a rock

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    occasions who they would consider their hero‚ only three of them thought the way I did with someone who is out there being a real hero day by day all the rest said; 2 superman‚ 3 wonder-woman‚ 1 batman‚ and 1 John Cena. My worst fear‚ my own family has lost the truth behind the word

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    Literature Instructor: Mary Lounsbury December 17‚ 2012 The sea is both a source of life and death. As we can see in the poem‚ the sea offers food‚ a way to the mainland and other life giving essentials. It is also the reason that Mauyra has lost all the men in her family. At the beginning of the story we realize that Mauyra’s Daughters Colleen and Nora are trying to hide some clothing that the young priest has given them‚ thinking they belonged to one of their bothers Michael We learn this

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    family to get a serious spinal cord damage this shows a massive challenge as his entire life was just turned around due to the injury that was sustained in the accident‚ this is also similar to the movie since in ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ the main character lost a family member “His little brother” in a car accident. Fear is also a big theme through ‘the story of Tom Brennan’ because fear becomes an obstacle for Tom to move into the world‚ he feels unsure and paranoid about what his class mates have heard

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    abused his power by using fear and violence for control. Every individual who holds power will exploit it. Abuse of power is seen in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Roger’s violence toward the littluns‚ Ralph’s cruel insults to Piggy‚ and Jack’s generation of fear are all examples of power abuse in the book. It’s frightening that even the best leaders can abuse their

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    In the story Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ there are quotes in the story that help the reader understand what events are happening. Roger exemplifies all the negative human characteristics discussed by Thomas Hobbes. When Roger was introduced to the story‚ he appeared to be someone who would most likely be picked to be a leader‚ or “chief”. Thomas Hobbes mainly believed that “men cannot know good and evil‚ and in consequence can only live in peace together by subjection to the absolute power

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    state‚ one of our best players‚ Greg‚ sprained his ankle and can not play as well and needs a lot of bench time. Our rival team played a dirty trick and ended up winning the very close semifinals in state. Nationals has been harder than normal‚ we lost to a good team right off the bat‚ who we might have been able to beat otherwise‚ and we were put into the ladder which is always harder. Here we are in the

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