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. ... Ralph, a twelve year old, is the first character Golding introduces. ... Golding describes him as handsome and strong like a boxer. ... He is described by Golding as a skinny little boy with black hair and is slightly younger than Ralph is. ... While the readers may not have noticed the direct significance of the boys' names in the novel with the themes that Golding is tryi...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... 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 beast in the forest. ... Golding also makes use of the sea, the water to make reference to the subc...

• Word Count: 2332
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

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. The problem is that ...

• Word Count: 1880
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School