"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, is a novel about a group of young British boys who are stranded on an island after their plane is shot down. ... One of the ways that Golding portrays conflict is through two of the main characters, Ralph, leader of the civilized group, and Jack, leader of the savage group. ... Golding writes, "he took a step, and able at last to hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy's stomach" (100, 14). This event reveals a clear difference between the savage and the civilized as Jack uses violence, whereas Ralph suppresses his anger. Golding writes, &...

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William Golding uses foreshadowing to hint the impact of future events. ... He instantly was friends with Ralph because, Ralph looked tall and athletic. Ralph was friendly. ... And so, the use of foreshadowing by Golding impacted the novel in many instances. William Golding uses foreshadowing to hint the impact of future events Jack led the boys away from civilization. ...

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This holds true when the idea of having book club meetings over the novel "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. ... From within the quotes a person would able to find more symbolism and foreshadowing such as Piggy and Ralph being the only cultured ones in the end. They were the ones "left holding the conch"(Golding, 37) meaning they stayed the most civil since the conch represented rules and morals. ... (Golding, 26). ... Another interesting quote that was brought up was about how Jack and Ralph were very alike and different at the same time. ...

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"They obeyed the summons of the conch, partly because Ralph blew it, and he was big enough to be a link with the adult world of authority" (Golding, 61). ... (Golding, 196) He became very savage like in a very short time and soon he was against Ralph and did his own group were he could be the chief. ... (Golding, 19). ... Ralph sensed the position of the weapon from the glimpse he caught of Jack's arm" (Golding, 196). Jack is always trying to fight with Ralph. ...

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I also think that the relationship between Ralph and Jack is most interesting. In away it reminds me of the endless struggle between good (Jack) and evil (Ralph). ... The only thing I didn't like about this book is that sometimes Golding's writing style was a little hard to understand and follow. ... It also appeals to a person with good literary understanding who can understand Golding's symbolism, there is a lot of it. ... Probably the one thing that could have been improved upon was William Golding's writing style. ...

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Character Analysis of Jack In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Jack represents the evil that is inherent in man's heart and the struggle for self-importance. ... Jack does not accept authority, in the form of Ralph and the conch on the island. ... and the boys stopped abruptly (Golding 21). ... Ralph senses Jack's need for power early on in the novel. ... The end of the novel also sees what should have been the end of Ralph. ...

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Golding uses symbols affectively, communicating the change from a civil society to a society of complete savagery. ... While Ralph made the rules of the conch he said, "We can't have everybody talking at once. We"ll have to have "Hands up" like at school" (Golding 31). ... When Piggy arrived with Ralph at castle rock, Piggy tried desperately to gain the children's attention. ... Piggy asked the boys "which is better to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or to be sensible like Ralph is...

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William Golding author of Lord of the Flies believes just this. ... They elect the character Ralph as chief to set rules and be the leader of the group. Ralph as chief creates a group called the Hunters which are used to hunt and kill animals for meat. The leader of this group is Jack (This character is Golding's main outlet to display the Beast within). ... Golding uses this to represent society as a delusion used to hide from the beast within us. ...

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