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    COMPARISON ESSAY: The Lord of the Flies vs. Sympathy of the devil Did you ever asked yourself who or what is the devil? What it represents in human Society and whether it exists in any form or not. The book "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding is compared to the song " Sympathy for the Devil " by Mick Jagger in this essay‚ to show that the devil is in everybody where and how he appears in front of us‚ that the devil is deadly and whether we can resist him when he faces us. In "The Lord

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    an outside force”. On the other hand‚ conflict within a character may also arise‚ which is called internal conflict. Internal conflict means “a struggle that takes place in a character’s mind” (Rector‚ 2002). In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ these two conflicts affect the course of events‚ an din the process moves the story. Lord of the Flies tells the story of British schoolboys‚ who in attempt to be transported away from the ongoing atomic war‚ is instead stranded on an island

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    Friday‚ 18th January‚ 2013 How does William Golding use the setting to develop the main theme of his novel‚ Lord of the Flies? I think William Golding purposely chose the same setting as The Coral Island‚ but with a different ending of course‚ showing readers that us humans beings‚ as hard it might be to admit‚ unfortunately we have a wicked side and without supervision castigation to keep it in check. This sophisticated society that we live in would’ve turned into a barbaric anarchy instantly

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    what Characters Represent Civilization In William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies. “Civilization begins with order‚ grows with liberty‚ and dies with chaos‚” (Will Durant). In Lord Of The Flies‚ by William Golding‚ the main topic is civilization versus Savagery. In this novel‚ a plane crashes leaving boys stranded on a tropical island. As the boys try to develope order‚ there are many struggles that occur and cause conflict between characters. William Golding represents civilization through three main

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    Golding ’s Themes Outline Thesis: A running theme in William Golding ’s works is that man is savage          at heart‚ always ultimately reverting back to an evil and primitive         nature.      I.  The fall of man          A.  Lord of the Flies          B.  The Inheritors                   C.  Free Fall          D.  Pincher Martin         II.  Golding as a theologian            A.  Lord of the Flies          B.  The Inheritors                  C

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    order and justice‚ with only one leader and one way of life‚ in a world so riddled with chaos that even the most innocent man could not escape it? Well William Golding (1911-1993) did and he sought to demonstrate his views through a book which he wrote and titled "Lord of the Flies" (1954). I believe that in the book "Lord of the Flies" William Golding seeks to demonstrate that there is a beast/alter ego inside each and every one of us where its only desire is to descend order into a chaotic environment

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    In Lord of the Flies by William Goulding When the boys let the signal fire‚ their only hope of rescue‚ out bad things happen. Golding uses the twins seeing the “beastie” when the fire goes out and how “flames blew fifteen yards away from them came the flapping of fabric blown open.” to display that when the fire goes out. A second example is when Golding has a boy report a ship passed by when the signal smoke goes out in chapter 4‚ to exhibit that the boy’s need to keep the fire‚ their life‚ alive

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    In the Lord of the Flies by the author William Golding‚ he creates an allegorical novel based on stranded children abandoned on an island. In order to create an allegory‚ it’s a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters‚ figures and events(Allegory). The novel Lord of the Flies it begins with a group of children that were stranded on an remote island without adult supervision. They start to develop their own civilization but however as they continue

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    Why do you think William Golding chose to set LOTF on an island and how does he use the island in the novel? Lord of the Flies begins with the boys plane crash landing on a deserted island after trying to escape some sort of futuristic nuclear war‚ possibly Golding’s insight into the outbreak of the ’Cold’ War. Golding gives the island an important role throughout the novel. It is used to change setting‚ mood or character speech. It sets the atmosphere of the novel. The boy‚ when they arrive at

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    ROGER The character of Roger is used by Golding to track the boys’ descent into savagery as the novel progresses. This can be seen in all chapters of the book. In chapter 1‚ he is introduced as having an “inner intensity of secrecy”. This is very foreshadowing and hints that although he seems normal now‚ he could have a very dark soul. However‚ Roger is the one who suggests that the boys have a vote to decide the chief‚ “‘Well‚’ said Jack‚ ‘I—’ He hesitated. The dark boy‚ Roger‚ stirred at last

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