... more primal and fundamental to the human psyche than the instinct of civilization. Golding sees moral behavior, in many cases, as something that civilization forces upon the individual rather than a natural expression of human individuality. When left to their own devices, Golding implies, people naturally revert to cruelty, savagery, and barbarism. This idea of innate human evil is central to ... ideas or themes. Ralph represents order, leadership, and civilization. Piggy represents the scientific and intellectual aspects of civilization. Jack represents unbridled savagery and the desir...

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• Grade Level: High School

... classes, and had been known to threaten to arrest young men who stared at her on the streets or pressed too close against her on jeepneys. This high-handedness seemed natural enough, for Pablo Cabading, Lydia's father was a member of the Manila Police Department. After Lydia finished her internship, Leopardo Quitangon became a regular visitor at the house on Zapote Street: he ... ...

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... , Ondaatje uses the device of intrusion, where an author makes a direct comment on his novel, telling readers to be patient and wait for the intentional disarray to fall into its natural order. This "chaos- is also created through the use of frame- a story within a story. Towards the conclusion of the novel, the corners of the story are pulled together and readers ... ...

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... himself had noticed the change; he now knew that he was not on his own. The government on the radio bulletin had thought that it "knew all" and it gave natural explanations for why the birds were behaving like they were. Du Maurier is very clever in showing human complacency. Everything that she is thinking she does not say it, instead ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School