William Golding's novel Lord Of The Flies is an attempt to trace the defects in society back to the defects in human nature. ... The primal dance performed by the hunters shows their change into savagery. ... The recent events in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities can be easily paralleled to the loss of stability on the island in "Lord Of The Flies". ... Using the Freudian theories makes it easier to understand where instincts and basic physical needs meets morality and ethics. It was proven that social mores tune an individual to be a functional member of society and that...

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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. ... Overall the tale of the British schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a tropical island goes beyond what the reader may conceive and it is evidential that "Lord Of the Flies" is an allegorical novel. ... Another biblical story that is comparable to the "Lord Of the Flies" is Jesus' confrontation with Satan during his forty days in the wilderness, which could be interpreted as very similar to the conver...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the first five chapters of Lord of the Flies, a a plane full of children crashes onto an uninhabited island. ... In the Lord of the Flies, the children killed other living things just for the purpose of their survival. ... In the novel Lord of the Flies, Jack, Simon, and Ralph go to explore the island they are stranded on to see if there are any other inhabitants on the island. ... They explored so that they could get a better understanding of where the were and what it looked like. ... They have areas for going to the bathroom, they have hunters for getting food and they have a r...

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In the book Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Ralph, a twelve-year-old tall and thin English boy becomes a very important character. ... For instance, one day when a ship passes, the fire burned out; it was the hunters" job and responsibility to maintain it, and they didn't. ... By this time, Ralph has gotten to the point where he is completely serious because the boys are starting to forget what is important and what is just there for entertainment. ... -Who cares (Jack)" (91). ... Later on, Jack goes off and forms his own group, which includes the hunters and most of the other boy...

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• Grade Level: High School