In the novel and film Lord of the Flies, Golding and Hook explore the nature of evil that is inherent in "man kind". However, Golding places much emphasis on certain symbols, characters and conflicts, in contrast to the film version. ... It represents a powerful symbol of civilization, control and order. ... This symbol shows a very strong belief that the boys had of being respectful to the rules at the beginning of the novel. ... Finally, as we can recapitulate, the movie and the novel of the Lord of the Flies have similarities and differences, although Hook and Golding are both looking for ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This is exactly what occurs in The Lord of the Flies. ... This is a symbol of him loosing his security and independence until finally he looks horrible, and has none in the end. The conch is a symbol of the authority of Ralph. ... This is where the symbol of Piggy's companionship fits in. ... As demonstrated by the novel The Lord of the Flies, each individual has a different way of gaining their own sense of self-security and independence. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

William Golding author of Lord of the Flies believes just this. ... Jack in this novel is used solely to display the natural evil of mankind though Jacks and his connections to the setting, how he interacts with other characters, the symbols such as Jacks mask, and how his actions affect the group. ... Through out the novel there are many symbols that can reveal Jacks character, the symbol that represents it the most effective is the mask. ...

• Word Count: 1095
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• Grade Level: High School

As in "Lord of the Flies" the author continued to increase conflict between the boys until a full-scale war takes place, which is the climax. ... Williams uses many symbols which represent many different things. ... One symbol which is rather obvious is Laura's glass menagerie. ... There are quite a few symbols in this play. A number of these symbols have meanings. ...

• Word Count: 1390
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School