Images of fire transpire throughout the novel and symbolize the change from civilization to savagery. Over the course of the novel, William Golding conveys the duel nature of fire through opposing images and symbolism to represent the boy's leadership skills. ... After making the fire on the mountain, the boys watched "Smoke rising a flash of fire appeared at the root of one wisp, and then the smoke thickened Acres of black and yellow smoke rolled steadily toward the sea. ... He is willing to risk his life and the other boy's lives to get what he wants. ... Golding's duel use...

• Word Count: 1065
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The author creates an intricate and compelling novel through the use of setting, conflict, and titles and names. ... To begin with, setting is a very intriguing part of the novel. ... The town criticizes Miss Love when she wears black colors, and right after that they criticizes her for wearing bright colors. ... A final example of the meaning of titles and names is the mill boy, Hosie Roaches name. Hosie roach is a very dirty mill boy that gets in fight often with Will Tweedy. ...

• Word Count: 807
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

He is the voice of wisdom and guidance in the novel. The differences between Jack and Piggy are quite clear at the beginning of the novel and continue to develop and become more evident throughout the novel as Jack and Piggy react very differently to situations and problems that face them. ... My asthma---- In contrast, Jack is a tall thin boy who does not have any instruments to aid his senses. ... "Jack paused, cradling the conch, and turned to his hunters with their dirty black caps. ... - Ralph is the only other boy who can think semi-intelligently and sees Piggy's intelligen...

• Word Count: 1087
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

- have two children, a boy and a girl, who definitely come after their mother, but this doesn't seem to bother anyone. ... In the meantime the life of the successful novelist fades to black. ... Generally speaking some parts are really unbelievable and the plot is far-fetched but this is it what makes the black comedy of this novel. ...

• Word Count: 610
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The novel Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger was an explanation of how a poor white native born male can go from Hell's Kitchen to Middle class with individual effort and inner qualities. Alger made the character, Ragged Dick, who was a very honest and hard working poor boy that lived in Hell's Kitchen. ... Dick was a boot black who worked very hard and woke up very early every morning to pay for his special desires. ... Alger told stories of young poor males who made it to middle class through Frank, a boy that was being toured by Dick. ... He also was a poor boy, but also has ambition ...

• Word Count: 712
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The gothic genre is a type of movie and novel that includes lots of darkness, haunting, evil spirits, death, and other scary factors. ... To introduce a character, they displayed the character's name on a black background, and played the same scene over again. ... The movie did include some elements of the gothic genre, such as a haunted house, mass murders, darkness, black cats, women in distress, and undead beings. Also, there was a repeating occurrence of a black cat and a young boy that appeared before each killing in the haunted house. ...

• Word Count: 737
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School