The Lord of The Flies Psychological Analysis The Lord of the Flies is ...an attempt to trace the defects of society back to defects in human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual..." - William Golding, author. ... In an extreme case of isolation from the laws and rules of society, such as in "The Lord of the Flies- (LOTF), conformity, persuasion and aggression can cause an individual to abandon their ethics and revert back to baser instincts. ... (Golding 1954). ... Simon's symptoms included hallucinations (the con...

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However, when one analyzes the names of the characters in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, they are bound to see that the label's for these boys were chosen with special consideration by Golding. ... Two of the major themes in Lord of the Flies are the ideas of good vs. evil and innocence. ... Ralph, a twelve year old, is the first character Golding introduces. ... Golding describes him as handsome and strong like a boxer. ... Jack and Roger, together, are the ultimate display of evil that Golding is trying to show in the book and their names are very accrate to their charac...

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William Golding's most popular novel The Lord of the Flies has become a must read for all students of English literature along with the likes of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and E.M. ... The Lord of the Flies tells a tale of schoolboys, stranded on an island during the time of war. ... Golding has attempted to communicate to us is that be it children, be it teenagers, or adults, we all have a darker, uncouth side to us all. ... Golding hints that these children, their fear, is what brings the supposed beast to life, their true savage side to life; "course there isn't a...

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