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    Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Essay William Golding Raiyan Mostofa English 11 Mrs. MacIntyre December 2‚ 2012 Raiyan Mostofa Mrs. MacIntyre English 11 29 November 2012 Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Essay After analyzing the characters in William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Fliesone can recognize that many of the characters embody the theme of the novel. One of the prominent themes in Lord of the Flies is man’s inner savage; man’s inhumanity to others

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    literature. Allegorical literature allows the reader to understand the author’s experiences‚ views‚ and thoughts‚ while learning about the time period in which they lived. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ war is a hurricane that entangles and corrupts all in its path. The boys are

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    interpretation to what the book is about. ¡®The Lord of the Flies¡¯ by William Golding is a typical book that illustrates this point. Without the ending‚ the book would hardly amount to half of its true value. This is because the ending shows what the book is really about. If one does not read the last part of the book‚ one will not be able to see the crucial meaning of what the author wants to say. The ending of ¡®The Lord of the Flies¡¯ is not a happy one. It is very ironic and shocking‚ in a way.

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    entitled Lord of the flies was been distinguished because of its religious allegory and it was believed that some scenes and characters were been extracted in some biblical parables and episodes. The author of the novel‚ William Golding‚ emphasized that human has inner evilness which could lead for that certain individual to perform evil acts to other people. It just only explains that evil is innate to every human being and it was said that human has the tendency to execute evil acts if one would like

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    Lord of the Flies by William Golding One day I was sitting on one side of the fireplace and my wife was sitting on the other‚ and i suddenly said to her‚ “Wouldn’t it be a good idea to write a story about some boys on an island showing how they would really behave‚ being boy and not little saints as they usually are in children’s books” and she said “That’s a first class idea‚ you write it.” So I went ahead and wrote it. He did and experiment with boy’s class for the whole hour there would be

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    Lord of the Flies Essay Analyse how symbols are used to develop an idea in a text you have studied. In the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding‚ an idea that is developed throughout the novel is civilisation versus savagery. This is shown through the symbolism of the conch‚ the fire and Piggy’s glasses. This use of symbolism helps the reader to understand the inherent evil in mankind and the balance between civilisation and the society we live in now versus the inner savagery that

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    meanings‚ and one of the most commonly alluded texts is the Bible. Lord of the Flies is a superb example of a novel packed full of allusions to the Bible. William Golding‚ the author‚ used these allusions and other literary devices to state his opinions on various subjects. Golding’s entire novel is devoted to answering the age-old question: is man naturally good or evil‚ and his position is backed up by these Biblical references. Golding’s use of Biblical allusions in Lord of the Flies calls attention

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    Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ is one of the many well known dystopian novels of the 20th century. Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of young boys who land on an Island after their plane crashes. They slowly become more savage and free-willed‚ leaning more towards fierce instinct than considerate benevolence. Who the boys are and what they do is symbolic and refers to the symbolic counterpart of the literal story‚ making it an allegorical novel. An allegory is “the expression

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     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  which appears in difficult situations. Boys are generally represented the people in the world‚ and the conflicts and the authorize of taking a power evoke the war. In The Lord Of The flies Golding uses many symbols to high lights

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    Rivalry Rivalry can lead to many serious problems or even injury. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the theme or rivalry describing fighting‚ jealousy and taking sides. The author‚ William Golding‚ explains many themes with a lot of detail. He also uses symbols in the novels to represent things in real life‚ for example the conch represents civilization and government. On the island there were many conflicts between Jack and Ralph. They mainly fought for their different

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