The three icons, which will be discussed in the following essay, represent government, anarchy, and pure evil. ... All goes well and is in order, but just like any nation there are those individuals that soon turn against the government. ... With the analysis of these three symbolic icons it cannot be argued whether the island of castaways is more "civilized" or "uncivilized" than any group or nation. ... Every nation will always have a form of government like Ralph to attempt to keep order amongst the people, but these nations will always have an anarchist movement like Jack to oppose ord...

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In this essay I will examine Delillo's portrayal of technology and its role in our society. ... If you see enough people gunned down on television, enough mangled bodies in twisted cars, enough violence, destruction and despair in the newspapers, you grow numb to it. ... Have you seen those devices they sell for insomniacs? ... In addition to feeling "like a stranger in his own dying" (142), Jack begins to experience the scientific certainty of his death: "We are all the sum total of our data . . . just as we are the sum total of our chemical impulses" (202) with an overpowerin...

• Word Count: 1089
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• Grade Level: High School