In the book The Lord of the Flies, William Golding relates the story of a group of English school boys stranded on an island. ... In The Lord of the Flies, the boys are stranded on an island after being evacuated from a war zone. ... ("Introduction to Lord of the Flies-, http://www.lessontutor.com/ci4.html). ... In the story The Lord of the Flies, a pig's head on a stake, "the Lord of the Flies-, is characterized as the boys' nemesis. ... The Lord of the Flies can also be translated as "Lord of Dung-. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and the feature film Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. ... Firstly the use of characters and symbolism in Lord of the Flies, secondly camera work and dialogue in Cast Away, and finally plot and first-person narration in Treasure Island. Lord of the Flies, written in the early 1950s by William Golding, has long been a heavily studied text, partly for the perfection and purpose with which Golding writes and partly for its unconventional and somewhat abrupt style and story line. ...

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The wizard then brings out an old map of a great mountain and points to a mysterious secret entrance; Thorin holds the key to that door. ... Thorin explains that his grandfather, Thror, had mined the mountain shown on the map and discovered a wealth of gold and jewels. ... After looking at the map and discussing the adventure, the hobbit makes up beds for all his guests and then spends his night in troubled dreams. ... Elrond gives the company valuable information, for he can interpret the ancient runes on their new weapons and Thorin's map of the mountain. ... He goes back to his island ...

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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School