... . Jack's hunters reach the beach and stop in their tracks upon seeing the officer. The officer matter-of-factly assumes the boys are up to, as he puts it, "fun and games." When he learns what has happened on the island, the officer is reproachful: how could this group of boys, he asks-and English boys at that-have ... beginning of the novel, Ralph is the primary representative of order, civilization, and productive leadership in the novel. While most of the other boys initially are concerned with playing, having fun, and avoiding work, Ralph sets about building huts and thinking of ways ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

... throwing stones calculated to miss, for the boys, the desire to squeeze and hurt [becomes] over-mastering' as they begun to hit with more and more passionate hysteria' just for fun and games. Eventually the games' adopt a devastating twist with horrible significance: inured bloodthirst, from the murder of young Simon' to the wilful launching of the rock [that] struck Piggy. The ... . The wilful destruction of the conch, suggests the fragility of its values, that no matter how logical or reasonable, government is ineffective in preventing mankind's true tendencies. Enticed by the fun and ...

• Word Count: 3770
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... works for the next year while living with Ralph. Ralph slowly forgets his wife and children and Franklin forgets Miss Read as they live life to the fullest, always having fun and always going broke. Franklin, meanwhile, befriends a man named Wilcox, and together they work out a deal for a small lending library, and idea which will come to greater fruition back in ... ...

• Word Count: 6150
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School

... of the Flies."" The reader finds himself connecting with Kurtz in that he appeals to the human desire to control. The reader finds himself thinking "That would be kind of fun!- (Lothe, Jakob. Conrad's Narrative Method. Claredon Press. Oxford. 1989. page 22.) But at the same time, they recognize the downfalls in Kurtz's character. This contrast illustrates the inner evil of ... ...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

... when they first meet and are happy, it is bright and sunny. "This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grown-ups come to fetch us we"ll have fun." Yet when events take a turn for the worse the weather turns darker and less pleasant. (Fear?) Frankenstein, similarly, was "away" from Britain, but in a different way, yet this still does ... ...

• Word Count: 2582
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School