... turns his back so that the boys may regain their composure. Analysis After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. Ralph had thought the signal fire-a symbol of civilization-was the only way to lure rescuers to the island. Ironically, although it is indeed a fire that lures a ship to the ... a situation) appears, at the last possible moment, in the form of the naval officer who brings the boys back to the world of law, order, and society. Golding's use of irony in the last chapter blurs the boundary between civilization an...

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... to decide whether to follow Ralph or Jack. He is easily manipulated and, ultimately, just wants to be liked and accepted. Henri Talon, the author of the critical essay "Irony in Lord of the Flies" states, "The game is a game no longer. The role of chief Ralph has assumed involves obligations that exclude pretense. The existence of time ... ...

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... to maintain society. "After all, we're not savages. We're English; and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things-. The ultimate irony in this statement is that the adult society has already plunged itself into a nuclear war and has unraveled all around them. Golding uses the boys to create a microcosm by which ... ...

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... Jesus on the hill of Calvary, whilst the sulphurous explosion' has suggestions of the explosion of Heaven to expose a hell, which discharges devils as faceless littluns. William Golding uses implied irony in the way that the saintly Simon brings news to free his companion's bestial fear, but is mistaken for the beast by the beast itself. The tribe loose their identity ... ...

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