The key to Ghoulding's dark view of mankind is his intricate plot, but more importantly, the characters by which the plot revolves. ... The story begins with Ralph, the central character and perhaps the most important. Ralph is the only character who remains practical throughout the book. ... The first appearance of violence on the island is with the killing of the pig, which was mentioned early on but served only as foreshadow to what would come of the island. ... Roger's thirst for the blood of another human being is far greater than any of the other characters. ...

• Word Count: 565
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The novel displays human's own illness, human nature, through the characters in his story. ... In the novel, all of the characters showed some trace of evil within them. ... One of the first sign of evilness appeared when the first pig was killed. ... The boys chanted around the island, "Kill the pig. ... So much pleasure that not only did they hunt for pigs, the hunt became for man as well. ...

• Word Count: 566
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The lives of the animals on the farm take a wild turn after the successful rebellion against the humans Throughout the novel Orwell uses ideas and characters to demonstrate that propaganda, hypocrisy, and pride can trigger totalitarian control in a community. ... The persuasive pig, Squealer, uses several techniques to influence the other animals that the pigs will receive extra food, better beds, and leadership roles. ... The pigs use false information or propaganda to get the animals to work harder. ... The pigs think they deserve to lead because of their intelligence. ... It wasn't a...

• Word Count: 983
• Approx Pages: 4
• 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. ... "But I tell you that smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one" (81). ... "But I tell you that smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one (81)." Jack is thinking more about hunting and killing more pigs, that he forgets about the fire. ...

• Word Count: 1323
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

They hunted down a pig and killed it in order to fulfill this craving for meat. ... In doing this they find out that there are pigs, another food source. ... All of the characters has a contribute to the theme. ... Ralph worries more about getting saved and the welfare of the little ones than hunting pig. ...

• Word Count: 1156
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The characters were sped perfectly; no one character was like the other. ... I think that males would enjoy this book mainly because of the fact that all the characters were boys. ... My favorite character in the book would have to be Simon. ... Lord of the Flies was a great novel and I know when ever I think about this book, the scene I see is one of a young boy talking to a bloody pig's head on a stick in the middle of a beautiful, sunny little field, scattered with bright flowers....

• Word Count: 882
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• Grade Level: High School

Snowman, the main character of the novel and seemingly the only real human alive, is left to survive in the contaminated environment his society has created. Through the main character's recollection of the past Atwood is able to develop the theme that a society no longer governed by morals or ethics can lead to destruction. ... His earliest memory consist of a bonfire he attends as a child where piles of sheep, cows, and pigs are systematically burned due to a manmade bioform outbreak. ... Jimmy's father works for the OrganInc Farm, where human organs are cultivated in actual pigs ...

• Word Count: 2650
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... In this scene the pig head, or lord of the flies, plays Satan and Simon acts as Jesus. ... Simon's character traits are like Jesus' because he demonstrates true morality and selflessness and many of the things he do seem supernatural. ... Only when the reader takes a closer look at these events, they can see the similarities between the biblical stories and attributes of the characters. ... At first he...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the Lord of the Flies, Golding's perspectives on how political systems cannot govern society effectively without first taking into consideration the defects of human nature are proved through two of his main characters, Ralph and Jack. ... Jack also represents savagery because he allows the young boys to "kill the pig. ... By creating two very different characters, he can demonstrate how evil in human nature can conflict with the order that one is trying to establish. ...

• Word Count: 910
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

Simon is depicted as a compassionate, wise, mature, visionary, prophetic character with a will of goodness to help the other boys. His character represents Jesus as he portrays natural goodness and purity through his actions. ... The pig's head is the satanic figure that causes the unsullied character to have hallucinations about the Lord of the Flies, who is talking to him. ... Primarily, the beast is an imaginative character that the boys made up, because they feared the sight of objects at night. ...

• Word Count: 1076
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Two of the main characters of the book, Ralph and Jack, were the two nominations with Ralph prevailing. ... In order to get onside with the beast they placed the head of a pig they killed on a stick as an offering to it. ...

• Word Count: 900
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Lord Of The Flies by William Golding Title: Lord Of The Flies Author: The book was written by William Golding. Golding is a British writer and poet. Golding was born in 1911 and died in 1993. He won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1983. In his books, Golding often deals with evil and emerges...

• Word Count: 1170
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School