Antonio's thoughts in this chapter indicate a new obsession with sin and punishment. ... In this chapter, he begins to include forgiveness as an element of moral dilemmas. ... Antonio's dream in Chapter 7, in which his brothers are three giants who ask for his "saving hand," is also a very confusing dream. ... It could also mean that they are dying because they have changed too much to settle seamlessly into their old lives. ... She continually contrives to show Antonio how his radically different heritages can coexist harmoniously within him. ...

• Word Count: 3136
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" When he learns what has happened on the island, the officer is reproachful: how could this group of boys, he asks-and English boys at that-have lost all reverence for the rules of civilization in so short a time? ... As we have seen, Ralph has worked tirelessly to retain the structure of civilization and maximize the boys' chances of being rescued. ... Golding's use of irony in the last chapter blurs the boundary between civilization and savagery and implies that the two are more closely connected than the story has illustrated. ... The officer says that he is unable to unders...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

In the final chapter, the King is dying and wishes for his sword Excaliber to be thrown into the water. ... Sir Gawain finally has to battle the Green Knight in the end and believes he is about to die but the Green Knight spares him because Sir Gawain is such a fine knight and ignored the advances of the Green Knights wife. ... Many of the knights die on their quest but one knight finally finds it and brings it to Arthur that cures him instantly once he drinks from it. ...

• Word Count: 2920
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School