Analysis After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. ... For Ralph, as for the other boys, nothing can ever be as it was before coming to the island of the Lord of the Flies. ... In portraying the various ways in which the boys on the island adapt to their new surroundings and react to their new freedom, Golding explores the broad spectrum of ways in which humans respond to stress, change, and tension. Readers and critics have interpreted "Lord of the Flies" in widely varying ways over the years since its publication. ....

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William Golding author of Lord of the Flies believes just this. In his novel he shares a story of a group of boys who become stranded on an island during a hypothetical world war three. ... They elect the character Ralph as chief to set rules and be the leader of the group. Ralph as chief creates a group called the Hunters which are used to hunt and kill animals for meat. ... "The three boys rushed forward and Jack drew his knife again with a flourish he raised his arm. ...

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