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…, but they all work because they portray the characteristics of a true society. All readers of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies have had their own opinion as to whether the boys on the island were actually a society or not. At one point, they could…

…are strong-willed, benevolent paragons. Just as Maxine Kingston speaks about the brutality of men, William Golding's The Lord of the Flies similarly speaks about this issue. In his novel, it is quite ironic that all of the boys on the island were male. Men…

…go of the evil pearl, the doctor won’t heal with out a lot of money, and the pearl buyers are cheats. Almost everyone in this book becomes corrupt because of a pearl thought to bring a lot of wealth and happiness. A good example of corruption is in Lord…

…deep down in his own character by killing off Finny? That is the major question in this novel Comparisons: both private school situations (like Lord of the Flies and Dead Poets) therefore supposedly well-off kids, future pillars of society teenagers…

…A Leader Named Ralph In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding navigates the reader through a process of what a society would face without rules or with a split leadership. He uses one of the main characters, Ralph, to show what a leader…

…who hold power but can also turn someone who wants power so badly to turn corrupt. In Lord of the Flies Ralph get voted for chief, this makes the other contender, Jack, very angry and anxious for power. His want for power eventually turns himself corrupt…

…Lord of the Flies, the author depicts Simon as a Christ-like figure because he sees the truth before the other boys and he is compassionate.         Simon is the first boy on the island to predict the rescue and conflicts of the children. For example…

…can be found in "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Several boys are on a desert island and in the beginning, they are all the same, they are good. But later on when obstacles arise, everyone decides how to continue life and thus he chooses…

…for everyone, not specific to certain genders. When we read books in school, they are chosen for their literary value, not whether they appeal to one sex over the other. We read Lord of the Flies, packed with adventure and lacking the presence of estrogen…

…The Enmity Of Man In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding reveals, through the characters in his novel, the extent of evil in human nature and the complete dominance that malificence has on this young society of innocent school boys. When…