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    over with force and became chief just like how adolf Hitler did. Both of the characters resemble the evil and greed that’s going on in our world. They both preyed on the weak and took over when no one paid attention. In Lord Of The Flies by William Golding it shows an political allegory of WWII characters in the book. The book shows a resemblance of major political figures such as FDR and Adolf Hitler. Jack Merridew was shown as the outcast and the reject of the book. He slowly took power with force

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    The Lord of the Flies is an extremely vivid piece of writing with abrupt changes that come out of nowhere. The novel is about the attempt and failure of a directed civilization. Through the use of characters‚ symbolism‚ the plot‚ and the setting‚ Golding shows readers that all people have a drive towards savagery and selfishness when they are not inhibited by other people and rules of civilization. Throughout the story‚ The main characters‚ Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Simon‚ help develop the theme by making

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    The boy’s body was mangled and lifeless. Slowly‚ it was washed away by the tranquil ocean‚ as a lost reminder of the savagery in his murderers. This loss of an important character depicts the disgusting natural savagery found within man. In William Golding’s 1954 novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ Goulding shows the progression of savagery taking over man ‚ and he depicts this through the boys and their experiences on the island. In the beginning of the novel‚ Golding illustrates the seemingly innocent exterior

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    Golding‚ has been exploring this idea. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the author presents Jack Merridew. When a plane during wartime crashes onto an uncharted island in the Pacific‚ a group of boys get stranded. At first the boys enjoy their freedom without grownups‚ but fear of a mysterious beast causes problems. Order within the boys collapse when Jack and his separate group unleash their savage impulses (represented by the Lord of the Flies) and causes havoc on the island. As an arrogant

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    Imagine if there was a lack of society in the United States of America. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding many characters’ struggle with changes in their actions and beliefs due to the lack of society. Many characters’ experiences changes into savagery like Jack while some other experience humanity like Ralph. Jack’s choices throughout the book and his transformation to savagery were influenced by the lack of society on the island. Before the boys got stranded on the island‚ Jack

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    The boys’ digression into savagery is shown through the characterization of Jack and Roger. Jack‚ from the beginning of the novel wants to be the leader of the boys‚ and he becomes very angry when the position is handed to Ralph instead. Rather than listening to the group and blending in with the crowd‚ Jack becomes leader of the hunters and rebels against the central authority. Jack even says “bullocks to the rules!” (79) and eventually is the one to send out the hunters to kill Ralph and stab his

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    What is an allegory some might ask? An allegory is a story with figurative meaning or one that has two meanings. Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ examples of allegory are evident through the characters. In the beginning of the novel‚ a group of British boys are deserted after a plane crash on a paradise like island‚ one which is seemingly similar to the Garden of Eden. With no help from an adult or parental figure‚ the boys learn for themselves‚ order is necessary to survive. However‚ because

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    innocent kids. In The Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses the savageness of Jack and the use of face paint to portray the change of the boys from civilization to savagery when introduced in the wild environment. In doing so‚ Golding presents the idea that everyone has a beast inside of them when introduced to the right environment. In Lord of the Flies‚ Jack’s action show how an insufficient amount of rules

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    As you read the lord of flies there are a lot of allegory and symbol to backup the allegory. In his lord of the fliesallegory William golding attempts to argue that kids on the island have a darkness by show it by the beast.The beast is the kid’s on the island.During the story‚ first kid to find out about the beast was a littlun who name was Phil.The person who was really affected by the beast was Simon.Lord of the file tries to prove him that the beast was their self. One of the quotes that

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    Civilization begins with order‚ grows with liberty‚ and dies with chaos” words spoken by Will Durant. This quote is almost always applicable to the real world but‚ is it relevant to the novel Lord of the Files? To put it bluntly the answer to that question is yes‚ however‚ the quote’s relevance to the story is based off each character’s personal perspective of the world around them. In this essay we will focus on two major characters‚ Ralph and Jack‚ and if the quote by Will Durant is relevant to

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