Two of the major themes in Lord of the Flies are the ideas of good vs. evil and innocence. ... Looking at the characters in the novel that represent the idea of "good-, one can see that the actions of each boy are directly related to the name that Golding assigned them. ... It is here, in his place, that Simon makes the connection that the evil in the world is within one's self. ... Jack has a progression in the novel that shows that evil can get worse. ... Perhaps the most evil of the boys in the novel, is Roger. ...

• Word Count: 1386
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel, Jack portrays evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. ... The orange represents his energy and enthusiasm, especially for hunting. ... This black represents power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, and mystery. ... The black on the outer edge of the circle portrays Jack's evil and dark side. ... The blank area represents emptiness and loss of identity. ...

• Word Count: 2153
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

It's very different in the novel Dracula' because the monster' in this is without doubt truly evil. ... In Dracula' you have you have both antagonists, this being Count Dracula he represents evil, and the protagonists is all the good which we see within the novel. ... In many ways Dracula is represented as the epitome of evil. ... But since the monster was evil in his ways he was unable to experience any of these virtues, which cause him to become evil, and which starts his killing spree. The creature became him evil where as Dracula was born evil and he too could never ...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

At the beginning of the story one feels that the jungle is evil and the civilized Europeans, represented by the Company, are more in tune to the right way a descent life should be lived. ... Surely the Company is wholly evil, but what virtues can be found in the sinister jungle? ... This novel is perhaps the best depiction of good and evil I have ever read. In the end, one feels evil lies more in our joke of civilization than in the unhindered jungle. ... Any evil the lion commits is part of its nature. ...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

It is also apparent that the common issue of the good versus evil is explored through both the two sides of the city and the characters of Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender. ... Clues, puzzles and red herrings are planted to be solved, representing the way Lavenders mind works, everything is a game and the city is vital part of that game. ... Some characters are planted simply as stylistic tools, others with specific purposes to push the novel forward but all to represent diversity in the city. ... Other characters from Lavenders contacts were those such as the Maori, an undeveloped charact...

• Word Count: 1259
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fielding was undoubtedly Augustan in his beliefs in the stability of social rules and the necessity of a social and psychological compromise, but his mocking attitude towards literary stipulation represents a more moderate Augustan replication. ... Where the classical was obsessed with order, the gothic exemplified chaos; where simple and pure, Gothic was ornate and lustful; where tradition was expected to be followed, the Gothic represented boundless exaggeration; and where reason was respected, imagination took hold. ... Lewis offers the reader a continuing extravaganza of horrid shock while...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fielding was undoubtedly Augustan in his beliefs in the stability of social rules and the necessity of a social and psychological compromise, but his mocking attitude towards literary stipulation represents a more moderate Augustan replication. ... Where the classical was obsessed with order, the gothic exemplified chaos; where simple and pure, Gothic was ornate and lustful; where tradition was expected to be followed, the Gothic represented boundless exaggeration; and where reason was respected, imagination took hold. ... Lewis offers the reader a continuing extravaganza of horrid shock while...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Day has created Harry Lavender as the evil voice behind Sydney's crimes, giving the audience someone to connect to and someone to dislike. ... " The use of the punctuation particularly the colon represents Claudia ticking off a linguistic mirror of a mental checklist of all the items and characteristics of the typical male morning after a big night out. ... These aspects of Harry represent the dark side of human nature that destroys. ... Through the power Julia Gillard displays, she shows logic, and this represents the logic of women and the power of women in society. ... By using ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6

Cars represent the Socs power and the Greasers vulnerability. ... The rings in the novel represent the physical power that accompanies wealth. ... For example, Two-Bit's switchblade is his most prized possession and, in several ways, represents the disregard for authority for which Greasers traditionally pride themselves. ... Second, it represents a sense of the individual power that comes with the potential to commit violence. ... The Greasers, even though they possess little power still use this for good rather then evil. ...

• Word Count: 1564
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

His books are of course filled with evil, malevolent or simply annoying characters, but they are always either secondary or not on the "good" side. ... There is no real "good and evil" scenario in our world, there are only perspectives. ... First, there is always a main plot, generally good versus evil. ...

• Word Count: 2261
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Frankenstein began on a ship in the Far North, which was both cold and a symbol of evil of some sort. In this story, it symbolized the evil of strong ambition, which Walton surely had. ... Zola often used adjectives and colors to represent evil, death, and fright. ...

• Word Count: 1913
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Direct vs Indirect Threats In the human heart, danger represents fear, stimulating either a selfless or selfish response. ... Along with the immediacy of the danger, global threats versus personal threats also illustrate the goodness and evil within a society. ...

• Word Count: 1772
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate