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… that vacant and desolate house beside your very own home. It lies there, isolated and lonely, waiting to be occupied. It has a spooky and untouchable aura around it. When you walk up close, the breeze seems to halt, and all of a sudden, the surrounding…

… first day of school," mom called as I was eating my blueberry muffin. I picked up my muffin and bag and headed toward her voice in the hall. I sure didn't want to miss any of my first day at "Hair-gee House," or Heritage House, as the adults called…

… place on a farm somewhere in England. It is told by an all-knowing narrator in the third person known as George Orwell. The action of this novel starts when the oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, calls all animals to a secret meeting. He tells them about…

… my parents had the life they wanted me to live sketched out in their minds. From the way I learned, they way I dressed, what I should and shouldn't believe in, to what I was supposed to know and think. When I was young I listened to everything…

… leadership. Due to his arrogant belief that he held a majority in the group of boys, Jack attempted to gain leadership democratically by way of an election. Ralph won the vote by a landslide, which was an unsustainable blow to Jack's ego: "He [Jack]…

… specifically to the novel: (please note the different ods of character revelation) a)Ralph:Ralph is revealed as a democrat, leader, and mediator in Lord of the Flies. These character revelations are made clear through his words and actions. …

… of cooperation, does he bear some of the responsibility for the failures of the group to achieve its goals? Why or why not? Yes, Ralph criticizes the boys for their lack of cooperation, but does not bear any of the responsibility for the failures…

… beginning to face the realities of their existence? The author shows us that Ralph is finally beginning to face the realities of their existence by strating a disposition within Ralph, toward his position as leader of the group of boys, that…

… down the path? Ralph reacts with an unexpected level-headedness when a boar comes charging down the path: ?Ralph found he was able to measure the distance coldly and take aim. With the boar only five yards away, he flung the foolish wooden stick…

… elderly woman named Miss Strangeworth will occur in this character sketch. Miss Strangeworth was an elderly woman, who was representative of her town?s history. She led a quiet public life, and was on friendly terms with most residents of her town.…