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    William Golding explores the vulnerability of society in a way that can be read on many different levels. A less detailed look at the book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a simple fable about boys stranded on an island. Another way to comprehend the book is as a statement about mans inner savage and reverting to a primitive state without societies boundaries. By examining the Lord of the Flies further‚ it is revealed that many themes portray Golding’s views‚ including a religious persecution theme. Golding

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    group of young boys were to be stranded on an island together without adult supervision? Then this is the book made just for you. Lord of the Flies by William Golding is an excellently written‚ descriptive‚ novel that illustrates the savagery and chaos that ensues when order is lost-even amongst what most considers the most innocent part of society. Lord of The Flies depicts young schoolboys stranded on an island who try to make the most out of their carefree lives‚ but quickly turn against each

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    CHAPTER THREE- THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE IN THOMAS HOBBES. 3.1 THE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN NATURE Hobbes’ analysis of human nature begins with passion‚ and sees it as the different forms of appetite and aversion. Man is moved to action not by his intellect or reason‚ but by his passions‚ and appetite or desires. PASSION The way one expresses his passion in speech differs from the way he expresses it in thought. According to Hobbes in the Leviathan: Passions may be expressed indicative; as I love

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    Hobbes‚ the writer of the book leviathan‚ which is the terms for the meaning of a sea monster for his political monarch. The sea monster expresses his power over the sea just a monarch expresses his power over the people. This thinking lead to defining that the state of nature is self-preservation. Hobbes quotes that “no society; ...and the life of man‚ solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short.” He is saying that a system with no laws and government life would be brutal. The solution is a government

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    William Golding–a pessimistic scholar who experienced first-hand the horrors capable of Mankind‚ embraced the fruits of his knowledge by crafting perhaps one of the most profound pieces of modern literature. Depicted through the audacious journey of a band of British school boys–gone disastrously wrong. Although Golding’s writing is often ambiguous and unprecise in conveying the conflicts within human natureGolding is entirely successful in communicating the theme of power and conflict through

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    William Golding: Lord of the Flies Docente: García Sánchez‚ María Elena Estudiante: Schmidt‚ Swenja-Janine Fecha de entrega: 20.12.2012 Outline 1. Introduction3 2. William Golding: Lord of the Flies3 2.1 Summary3 2.2 Characters4 2.2.1 Main Characters4 2.2.2 Minor Characters5 2.3 Themes and Symbols5 3. Conclusion: Personal Opinion6 4. New Vocabulary7 Index14 1. IntroductionWilliam Golding published his Nobel-cited‚ famous novel “Lord of the Flies” in 1954

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    Humans in their natural state are corrupt greedy and weak. In william golding’s lord of the flies he portrays this by his exquisite theory of wild humans true intentions in life. Men are bound by the chains of sorrow‚ guilt and sin. This is why people go to religion in the hope that mercy may be shed upon them to be excused from their bad doings. Human are vile‚ dark‚ and lonely they are needy of power and two faced. In Golding’s lord of the flies he appeals to religion in a way by proving this except

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    In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding utilizes thunder as a herald of an impending victory for savagery. Golding employs the power of this roaring natural phenomenon as a subtle nod to how nature supports the savagery the boys begin to express. He does this through depicting the booming thunder immediately before events that revert the boys’ learned goodness. These events that show the dominance of savagery include the murder of the sow‚ Ralph and Piggy’s fall into temptation to eat the meat‚

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    are about twelve years old. William Golding’s novel Lord of The Flies is a tale written in the time of the war when a plane suddenly crashes on a deserted island with only a handful of boys surviving. With no adults on the island with them‚ the handful of boys are forced to work together to try and get rescued. However it is not an easy task when they are only children‚ they lose focus‚ they want to play‚ and they get mad at each other. Golding uses multiple story elements to develop a theme that

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    Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is a perfect example of how kids would act when placed on an uninhabited island with no guidance or rule. The views the children once had were beginning to be dramatically affected by their surroundings. In Chapter one “The children gave him the same obedience that they have given to the men with megaphones” (Golding 18). All of their previously known comforts and security’s are now being molded by the environment around them. Many things can change when the

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