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    Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ the reader can identify the different leadership strategies used by Jack and Ralph. There are many examples why Ralph is a more beneficial leader and influence to the tribe than Jack. Although Jack proved suitable leadership qualities at key points in the novel‚ the poor choices continually made by this character show the audience that with Jack as leader the tribe is not guaranteed survival. For the duration of the novel the reader can

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    our human nature to be good or bad‚ or if those impulses are caused by your environment. William Golding’s novel‚ The Lord of the Flies gave convincing evidence that the boys’ savage acts at the end were due to their environment and their situation. In the beginning of the novel‚ the entire group of

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    “Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us” is a quote written by William Golding. william golding believes evil is extrinsic as showed in the novel “lord of the flies”. Piggy‚ ralph‚ and jack are perfect examples of why william golding believes evil is extrinsic. In the book “lord of the flies” william golding shows a group of boys stranded on an island after a plane crash. These boys were some of the few stranded on the island. William golding starts with these boys being civilized human beings

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    innocence‚ the darkness of man’s heart…” pg.123 In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding depicts morals and the boundaries of society in the form of characters. This essay will compare and contrast the differences between four pivotal characters: Ralph‚ Jack‚ Simon and Roger. The goodness and order in society is portrayed by Ralph and SImon. The darkness in human nature is explained through Roger and Jack. “A stone. No. A Shell.” Throughout Lord of the Flies‚ a major epicenter of conflict is the conch shell

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    physical and psychological deterioration of the boys in The Lord of the Flies is largely due to how the emotional experience of fear is powerful enough to spark off several other emotions like a trail of dominoes. ‘Fear leads to anger‚ anger leads to hate‚ hate leads to suffering’. This quote is a famous line spoken by Master Yoda in Star Wars whilst giving wise advice to Luke Skywalker. This advice can also be looked at in The Lord of the Flies. It gives a fantastic portrayal of how one feeling or emotion

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    Lord of the Flies Notebook Check 1. “Why Boys Become Vicious” Author Study 2. Vocabulary 3. Characterization 4. Plot/Conflict 5. Symbolism 6. Allegory 7. Chapters 1‚ 2‚ and 3 Questions 8. Chapters 4‚ 5‚ and 6 Questions 9. Chapters 7‚ 8‚ and 9 Questions 10. Chapters 10‚ 11‚ and 12 Questions Notebook Check #1: “Why Boys Become Vicious” Author Study “Why Boys Become Vicious” (1989) William Golding Written in response to the murder of a two-year-old boy by two twelve-year-old boys. Answer

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    Leaders‚ visionaries‚ and followers. This is what the world is made of. By scaling down this world‚ William Golding‚ the author of The Lord of the Flies‚ created a small tropical island inhabited by lost British school boys. By living unsupervised in the wild‚ these boys found their natural behaviour as humans. Most of them can be categorized into the three sections from the beginning of the paragraph‚ but there is a best example for each. Ralph is a leader‚ Roger is a follower‚ and Simon is a visionary

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    Britney Tang Ms.Penafiel ENG2D1-02 2 November 2015 Survival Meets Lord of the Flies In Golding’s “Lord the flies”‚ many british boys are stranded on an unknown island from a plane crash during world war two. The boys‚ especially Ralph and Piggy in the beginning‚ do not realize how long they are stuck on this island. When they are discussing their fathers‚ Ralph says “When he gets leave he’ll come and rescue us” indicating that he believes his father is coming. Afterwards‚ when they find the other

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    one really knows the cause of war. Is it human nature? Why would people fight against their own? People are just trying to survive together‚ yet there is no peace. Society takes war for granted and does not understand the causes for it. Lord of the Flies helps spell out the main causes or ideas for war in our society‚ from the perspective of young children. The story of the boys on the island help the reader understand how fear affects every aspect of the boy’s actions. Fear is one of the main

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    Lord of the Flies Outline I. The classic novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding is an exciting adventure deep into the nether regions of the mind. The part of out brain that is suppressed by the mundane tasks of modern society. It is a struggle between Ralph and Jack‚ the boys and the Beast‚ good and evil. II. Novel Analysis: A. The title refers to Beelzebub‚ most stinking and depraved of all the devils: it is he‚ and not the God of the Christians‚ who is worshipped (Burgess 121)

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