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    How Does Golding Present Simon In the Novel-what is his role? William Goldings "Lord of the flies"‚ portrays a group of boys who find themselves stranded on a desert island in a deep battle between civilisation and primitive savagery. One of the boys portrayed‚ Simon‚ a boy who is kind and physically fragile expresses a deeper knowledge of the problems on the island that the other boys are unaware of. There are many differing viewpoints on his role in the novel. One of these is that he is a biblical

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    William Golding uses many different techniques to convey his thoughts on a society without rules in his novel‚ Lord of the Flies. By using word choice‚ action and even symbolism‚ Golding is able to present the common topics that surround a society without rules‚ such as the struggle for power and the need to feel safe within a community. By using these techniques‚ he is also able to present his opinion that a society without rules will become savage and will not be able to survive. By using

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    takes to work together. But what happens when the community they have built starts to fall apart? In Golding’s Novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the contrasting literary themes of civilization versus savagery are illustrated through the use of symbols‚ dialogue‚ and visual imagery. Golding uses many symbols throughout his novel to illustrate the contrasting themes of civilization versus savagery. In this novel‚ the use of the conch represents civilization through unity and order. When the boys first land on

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    An Analysis of the Beast in Golding’s The Lord of the Flies The Anglo American poet‚ W.H. Auden‚ once claimed that “evil is unspectacular and always human‚ and shares our bed and eats at our table.” The British author William Golding expresses this idea of inner‚ or innate‚ evil in his novel The Lord of the Flies. In The Lord of the Flies‚ a group of British boys‚ who have recently crashed onto a deserted but Eden-like island‚ to govern themselves‚ uses their pubescent knowledge of their former

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    to have a chance and not just get picked on because they look weak. The story of the Lord of the Flies is a book about little kids surviving on an island and one of the kids gets to pick on. The book was written in 1954 by William Golding. In Lord of the Flies‚ there are

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    Interactionism Perspective of Deviance in Lord of the Flies Ralph is the symbol for civilizations while Jack is the symbol for savagery. Piggy represents total civilization and Rodger represents total savagery. In the beginning the boys elect Ralph as the leader showing they are looking for social rules. By the end of the film the boys have turned on Ralph symbolizing their change from civil to savagery. To be clear the author associated civilization with good and savage with evil. With the interactionist

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    pag.). The group of people had boarded a plane to attempt to evacuate‚ but while they were flying in their plane crashed and landed on a deserted island (Knowledge n.pag). The only survivors of the crash were children and they had to survive on the island alone (Knowledge n. pag). They elected the character Ralph as the leader of the group and the character Jack Merridew as the leader of the hunting party‚ which was made up of his choir group (Knowledge n. pag). Both Ralph and Jack want to be leaders

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    Name Tutor Course Date Midnight in Paris “Midnight in Paris” is a film written and directed by Woody Allen describing the enthusiasm‚ seduction‚ commitment and sense of belonging towards a contemporary city. Gil Pander‚ the protagonist visits Paris with his fiancée Inez on a business trip. Gil becomes obsessed with the beauty of Paris and believes that he can artistically perform better in his current world. The scene of the film captures various modern places like restaurants

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    of extremely passionate members with substantial beliefs for their group. For instance‚ many novels emphasize the vehemence people hold for their interests‚ and modern society reveals how far people fight for their beliefs. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies illustrates that all humans naturally affiliate with others to satisfy their place in society‚ which often leads to deindividuation and harm to bystanders‚ even if they refuse to acknowledge their mistakes. Moreover‚ many communities still succumb

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    provide proof by stating brief and specific examples. Be sure to CITE your research sources. I strongly recommend http://www.shmoop.com/lord-of-the-flies/ for this assignment. 1. The characters in Lord of the Flies are archetypes. What groups or types of people did certain characters or groups of characters represent? 2. In what ways does Golding make the story believable? 3. Choose at least three of the following to discuss the symbolic importance: the conch‚ the fire on the mountaintop

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