... . "It was roughly boat shaped: humped near this end with behind them the jumbled descent to the shore." Pg 29. The island being boat shaped is no coincidence, and the diction used here is essential. The "jumbled descent" represents the rough path to the inner core of man, that the boys experience, and the word descent, connotes a deep dark journey. At ... ...

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... 's ideal world. Where Golding found infinite beauty, Conrad can not find joy even in the sunshine. Nature is working against man, and even the sunshine is dark. Conrad uses his diction to transform the lush jungles of the Congo into a dark place. Conrad uses similar method to transfigure gloom over the civilized world as well. He describes his view of the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School