In William Golding's classic 1954 dystopian novel of survival on a deserted island, a group of British school boys find themselves marooned without adult supervision. Of these boys, two stand out. Throughout the novel they are ... fire going to have them hunt instead. By doing this he let the fire go out. Jack did not realize how important then fire was to their survival. As Ralph notes "The fools! The fire must be almost at the fruit tress – what would they eat tomorrow?" (Golding 220) If the boys had not been rescued they would ... ...

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... so farfetched helps amplify the dark nature of the story. It forces the reader to see that the darkness is inside them, too. The story itself is a parody of the classic British children's story Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne. In this story, three boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, find themselves marooned on an island. They struggle against cannibals, pirates and wild animals ... to screw things up. Golding also uses darkness to symbolize the lack of the controlling effect of civilization on the boys. As Ralph realizes that SamnEric have betrayed him he notes "If it had been light, sham...

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