Several boys try to break into the thicket by rolling a boulder, but the thicket is too dense. A group of boys tries to fight their way into the thicket, but Ralph fends them off. ... Analysis After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. ... Free from the rules and structures of civilization and society, the boys on the island in "Lord of the Flies" descend into savagery. As the boys splinter into factions, some behave peacefully and work together to maintain order and achieve common goals, while others rebel and seek only...

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• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

Ondaatje's next novel, 1992's The English Patient, won the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize, and was made into an award-winning film. ... A prism, by definition, refracts light into a spectrum of colors. ... He becomes a criminal like Caravaggio by breaking into the Waterworks. ... When Clara leaves Patrick, he is thrust into a world of darkness. ... Only with love can anyone be expected to have identity and fit into a community. ...

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• Grade Level: High School