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    Lord of The Flies Essay Humans are unpredictable mysterious and complex beings. William Golding is trying to tell people that every single person could be a Nazi because you never really know what they’re capable of until they’ve actually done it. In the "Lord of The Flies" it starts of with these English boys on a plane in the middle of a war. The plane suddenly gets shot down and these boys are stranded alone. These boys have to survive on this island until someone comes and rescues them. The

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    Lord of the flies What happened between Jack and Ralph? What is friendship? How does one truly begin a friendship and how does a friendship end? In William Golding’s book “Lord of the flies” he describes this. He shows how jealousy and power affects a relationship. Jack and Ralphs starts liking each other in the beginning‚ yet as the story unfolds it is easy to se that there is not a single drop of friendship left. When Jack and Ralph first met‚ they were forced by the situation to like

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    Jack and Ralph In “The Lord of the Flies” William Golding presents many ways that Jack and Ralph contrast. Throughout the story Jack and Ralph have ideas and actions that do not go well together. As chief Jack and Ralph are two very different characters. Ralph represents ego‚ by focusing on reality and making smart decisions. Jack represents id‚ with a personality that focuses on power to receive satisfaction. Jack wants to control everything and everyone‚ but Ralph considers himself

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    The novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ depicts the story of a group of boys who get stranded on an island after their plane gets shot down. They are rather young with their ages ranging from six to approximately thirteen. To survive on the island they must mature and come together as a group. They elect Ralph‚ one of the older boys‚ to become chief. They chose him because he is the one that blew the conch. The conch acts as a symbol of unity and togetherness because it brought them

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    Throughout the novel we see that Ralph and Jack share similar qualities‚ but there is a great difference in the way they use these attributes to benefit both themselves and others. Ralph uses his power to create a democracy‚ where each person has the right to voice his opinions and ideas. “I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking and he won’t be interrupted.” The conch becomes a symbol of the right of a speaker to a fair hearing. While Jack uses his authority to produce

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    Ralph and Jack’s Conflict between Good and Evil in Lord of the Flies Over the ages‚ human behavior has shown that purity of thought leads to a similar action and ultimately to an outcome that is consistent with the original thought. Conversely‚ the history of man is tainted with his inherent lust for power and greed causing great conflict. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the author contrasts the moral thoughts and deeds of his flawed hero Ralph to the self gratifying motives and actions

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    Lord of the Flies: Piggy‚ Ralph‚ and Simon During English class‚ the eighth graders read Lord of the Flies. It is an adventurous novel about a group of school boys trying to survive on a lonely island. Each of the boys has their own personality and goals. While struggling to survive on the island‚ the boys’ personalities show. My favorite character is Piggy. Piggy is a fat boy and wears glasses. He was raised by his aunt who owns a candy shop. Piggy represents the scientific‚ reasonable

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    Jack made a rush and stabbed at Ralph’s chest with his spear. Ralph sensed the position of the weapon from the glimpse he caught of Jack’s arm and put the thrust aside with his own butt. Then he brought the end round and caught Jack a stinger across the ear. The were chest to chest‚ breathing fiercely‚ pushing and glaring.”(196). Two strong types of leadership can lead to devastating outcomes. This is shown in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Ralph and Jack have two very different types of leadership

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    over others. In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies Ralph though not the stronger person‚ demonstrates a better understanding of people which gives Ralph better leadership qualities than Jack.<br><br>Ralph displays useful human qualities as a leader by working towards the betterment of the boys’ society. He knows that in order to stay civilized the boys need stability and order. He creates rules and a simple form of government to achieve this order. Ralph understands that the boys‚ particularly

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    LORD OF THE FLIES ESSAY OUTLINE I) He is a civilized leader who fights for rules and order in the island. a) In chapter 8‚ Ralph steps up to the chaos that was going on in the meeting and complain that he is the chief. He is the one who always calls assemblies and meetings: "All this talk! Talk‚ talk! Who wanted it? Who called the meeting?" Usually‚ in situation of survival such as this one‚ people yearn for power. When someone becomes a leader‚ after a certain time‚ they start to aspire and

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