William Golding's novel Lord Of The Flies is an attempt to trace the defects in society back to the defects in human nature. Human beings are capable of intense evil not because of any outside factors but because of their own nature. ... In other words, the id wants whatever feels good at the time, with no consideration for any other factors. ... In the novel, the boys were stranded on an island with no social structure. ... In the novel, as Ralph begins to loose his reign over the boys, it is noted that they become fanatical and blood thirsty. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is one of the most substantial war novels of all time. ... Both soldiers in real life and in the novel depict these actions. ... In the novel, Paul states "We are two men, two-minute sparks of life; outside is the night and the circle of death.... As expressed in the novel, this emotional disconnection has a prodigious impact on the humanity of a soldier. ... The way Erich Maria Remarque renders how the war can be such a dehumanizing factor in a soldier's life is very splendid....

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Throughout the novel Dr. ... This duality of personality, although strange, was the most important factor in the preservation of Dr. ... The shoemaker at this point seemed incapable of comprehending the outside world. Denial and avoidance of the outside world lead Defarge to claim, "he would be frightened-rave-tear himself to pieces if the door were left open."" ...

• Word Count: 630
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School