... vs. impulse, law vs. anarchy, or the broader heading of good vs. evil. Throughout the novel, Golding associates the instinct of civilization with good and the instinct of savagery with evil. The conflict between the two instincts is the driving force of the novel, explored through the dissolution of the young English boys' civilized, moral, disciplined behavior as they accustom themselves to a wild, brutal, barbaric life in the jungle.Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel, which means ... to bicker and grow increasingly hostile toward each other. Hoping to regain their sense of cam...

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... in order to compensate for historical omissions. Alice's explanation of the meaning of the title emphasises the importance of telling personal stories: "Each person had their moment when they assumed the skins of wild animals, when they took responsibility for the story" (157). History, in this novel, is associated with anonymity and passivity; on the other hand, personal narratives as well as the act of telling them entail a creative, fluid, restorative and life ... silences and absences that call for an active participation on the part of the reader who tries to put the pieces of the ...

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