Lord of the Flies is about a group of boys who crash on an island in the Pacific Ocean while the world is at war. ... In the case of Lord of the Flies, the bad barrel is most of the adults around them at home are fighting in a war. ... In Lord of the Flies, the boys were quickly placed in an unfamiliar situation, which would be the crash landing on the island. ... In Lord of the Flies, the boys start to bring negative personality traits into a situation. ... They were in a bad barrel, the war, just like in Lord of the Flies. ...

• Word Count: 1454
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

It was 48 years ago when a man named William Golding, put his pen to his paper and composed a literary masterpiece called, Lord of the Flies. ... He sits, mesmerized by the sight of the head, and it actually speaks to him as The Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies tells him "I"m the Beast. ... Simon passes out after having this discussion with the Lord of the Flies. ... They are trying to find out where Ralph is hiding. ...

• Word Count: 1983
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• Grade Level: High School

I gave you food, and my hunters will protect you from the beast. Who will join my tribe?... Jack has lost his innocence and sanity, According to Virginia Tiger in "Lord of the Flies", "Hunting becomes killing as Jack's hunters break loose from Ralph's fire-keepers to form a tribal society with gods, rituals and a territory at the islands end" (Tiger). ... Jack puts the sow's head on a stick to exert power and when Simon sees this he hallucinates that the "Lord of the Flies" is telling him that he will never escape, and this causes Simon to faint. .....

• Word Count: 1839
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Through its way of life and drama, William Golding's Lord of the flies shows how a group of boys adapts and survive on a stranded island with no parents or guardians. ... Naturally some characters in Lord of the flies act like savages, Jack and his group of hunters turn into savages. ... In Lord of the flies the savagery of a person or object is brought up thoroughly and the book shows how people change in different circumstances or conditions. ... Also possibly everyone on the island could have died beside Ralph and Piggy and they would most likely survive for a long amount of time becau...

• Word Count: 1744
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1356
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• Grade Level: High School

In William Golding's "Lord of The Flies" the author gives a dark and humbling description of human nature. ... The main protagonists include Ralph (elected leader), Piggy, Jack (leader of a choir who become the hunters). ... Piggy who is eventually killed). ... They are boys who are disciplined and then they become hunters. ... The boys have assemblies where attempts are made to govern themselves. ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In Lord of the Flies, Jack is the main representative of the instinct of savagery and the desire for power, to be precise, Jack is almost the exact opposite of Ralph. ... Choirboys, especially English choirboys, are usually seen as sophisticated, obedient young boys who have elegance and are from a wealthy background. ... In the second half of the novel, Jack is discontented with Ralph to the point where he tells him to "shut up", and asks "who he is, anyway" when all he does is "[sit] there telling people what to do. ... Whenever people are fearful, they often turn to...

• Word Count: 2153
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

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

Throughout the novel Lord of the Flies, Ralph tries his best to create a society based on survival. ... Never once throughout the novel Lord of the flies, does Ralph become influenced or influence others towards savagery. ... Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too... On the other hand, Ralph's group has a democracy where everyone has equal power. ... Both are considered hostile by the twins, who are the main people speaking. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For William Golding, he chose a character who is very intelligent and easily differentiated individual. ... Especially for Jack and the hunters, the fire was absolutely essential for their mission on the island which was to hunt pig. ... This is crucial to the novel because it not only gives Lord of the Flies an ending by having them rescued because of the fire but it also blatantly shows that the small loss of control or civility resulted in the death of a little "un in the beginning of the novel. Of course Piggy is the one to realize the loss of control of the fire and says "That little "un ...

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The play highlights the beauty and sincerity of impulsive young love in a time where society deemed such happenings as normal. ... Although she seemed like a child who lived a pleasant childhood, she suffered an intense emotional period of molestation and rape. ... For example, Richard Connell's short story, The Most Dangerous Game, describes two game hunters who grow tired of hunting animals and, instead, turn on hunting each other. Similar to William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Cormac McCarthy's The Road, Connell's story depicts what would happen if humans start to de...

• Word Count: 2168
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School