William Golding's Lord of the Flies is an extremely complex and symbolic novel that goes beyond a group of English schoolboys who are stranded on an island and forced to survive on their own. ... Ralph is the protagonist in Lord of the Flies. ... Simon is the Christ figure in Lord of the Flies. ... The group decides that the person who has the conch is the one who speaks (33). ... Lord of the Flies describes in detail the horrific exploits of a group of young boys who make the transition from civilized to savage while stranded on a desert island. ...

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Lord of the Flies How would a leader be defined? According to Webster a leader is A person who leads others along a way: a guide. But William Golding author of Lord of the Flies seems to have different meanings of a leader and three characters are good examples of his type of leader: Ralph, Jack, and Piggy. ... For example: Piggy is a whole different type of leader, one who isn't the guide of his political party but still is an leader. ... Jack's take over was not civilized but who heard of a civilized government take over. ...

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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. ... 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. ... In emergency situations, people need to look towards some kind of a leader who will take control. ... We have laws and rules and general negative views on violence, which punish those who commit viol...

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LORD OF THE FLIES - Character Logs -----------------------------------------------------RALPH---------------------------------------------------- Ralph's mouth watered. ... Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too- (127). ...

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Lord of the Rings Chapter by Chapter Summery The Departure of Boromir The camp is attacked by a band of Orcs and Boromir is killed. ... Gimli, who is on guard, sees an old man but before they can discover who he is, he disappears. ... The ents are angry with Saruman, their neighbor, who cuts down their trees and burns them without reason and who also trains Orcs not to be afraid of Fangorn. ... Gwaihir, who had been sent by Lady Galadriel, found Gandalf there. ... Gandalf then asks Theoden to release Eomer, who has been held prisoner of Wormtongue's counsel. ...

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Not Wanted on The Voyage chronicles a time in which "the order of things has become unhinged," (pg 24) where those who seem devout are corrupted and those who seem evil are actually pure. ... Further playing on the fair is foul theme, those who seem the most pure are, in reality, the most corrupt. ... On the ark, Hannah is "the only passenger who thinks about survival clinically: who reasons through the whole long process of staying alive at any cost: whose perseverance is calculated from moment to moment." ... [is] only proper for one who was becoming a god." ... Noyes who "would not sa...

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• Grade Level: High School