William Golding's Lord of the Flies is an extremely complex and symbolic novel that goes beyond a group of English schoolboys who are stranded on an island and forced to survive on their own. In the story, William Golding displays both the civilized and the primitive personalities that mankind possesses. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the characters, symbolism, and setting to give a detailed description of these two faces of human nature. ... The characters, symbols, and setting used by William Golding depict the two sides of man: civilized and primitive. ...

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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. ... Golding uses allegory as a literary device to advance the story's significance beyond just an adventure fable. ... In this story William Golding employs religious allegory, linking parts of his novel to several biblical stories and portrays Simon as a Christ-like figure. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between...

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The novel Lord of The Flies, written by William Golding, is a contrasting idea to that of The Coral Island by Robert Ballantyne. ... William Golding compares to Robert Ballantyne's ideas by showing what he feels would happen in a very similar scenario. ... They initially elect a chief or dictator, Ralph, whose reasons for election as voiced by another include "his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch" (Golding 22). ...

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But William Golding author of Lord of the Flies seems to have different meanings of a leader and three characters are good examples of his type of leader: Ralph, Jack, and Piggy. ... William Golding has given three examples of three different leaders and from this story the lesson learned is there is no perfect leader or government in this world and never will....

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The Populists were strong advocates of the gold standard being replaced by silver at a sixteen-to-one ratio (making the silver in every dollar worth about 50 cents) because it would make it easier for poor farmers to pay off debts. But in 1896, another blow struck the Populist platform when William Jennings Bryan and the Populist "free silver" platform failed to win the election against William McKinley. ...

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William Golding's The Lord Of The Flies tries to prove that age-old question. ... The island in Golding's book is a very real comparison to the real world, which we live in today. ... Golding's book did a perfect analogy of our world and why leaders like Hitler didn't work. ...

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The "banking system was rooted in the gold standard and dominated by eastern commercial banks". ... William Jennings Bryan represented the Populists on the ticket in the 1896 election, little did the Populist realize was the fact that Bryan would be the end to the Populist movement. ...

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Imagine being trapped on an undiscovered island after a plane crash, at the young age of twelve. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a boy named Ralph is placed in this situation. He is charismatic and logical when it comes to ideas for order on the island. Ralph is also fair for the most part ...

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In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Jack, represents the hidden evil. While Ralph, his rival on the island represents civilization and common sense. Ralph is an embodiment of democracy and is willing to be a leader but knows that it's important for each of the boys to be able to spea...

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