Lord Of The Flies

If a group of boys aged 6 to 12 were stranded on a beautiful island without adult supervision, would they live in harmony or become savages? William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies suggests that mos…

Lastly, the theme of civilization/order vs. savagery/chaos is evident when Piggy dies and the conch is broken. Specifically, at the end of the novel, Roger leans on a lever, purposefully causing a roc…

What is survival? The Lord of The Flies, written by William Golding, is a story about a group of young boys that is stranded on an uninhabited island. The oldest of these boys, being around twelve, ha…

Ralph is the novel's protagonist, and he is confident, composed, and physically capable. Throughout the novel he is shown to be capable of running around the island with ease and blowing the conch whe…

Willam Golding uses the poetic device of symbolism throughout Lord of the Flies. This novel shows the different aspects of humankind through characters. Simon, a choirboy, was a courageous and amiabl…

In the Lord of the Flies, Simon had a unique insight, that "maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us." Perhaps he thought that fear itself was the beast and it was within all of them, that perhaps t…

Authors use settings to send readers different messages about key elements of a work of literature. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, symbolism and imagery are used to show how the remote setti…

The characters are forced into an unfamiliar situation with no escape, highlighting the true evil that resides in every human as they urge power, control, respect, food, and most of all survival. Jack…

Nature is pure, but has been corrupted time and time again throughout the age of man. Its generosity has come to our aid countless times. Lord Of The Flies, written by Willam Golding, is a novel docum…

Good communities and civilizations need reliable and pure leaders if they want to succeed. Without these important figures, things will usually fall apart. In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding …

In the novel Lord of the Flies the theme man's inheritance evil is often shown on this island, including jack and his tribe killing piggy, the murder of simon, and jacks tribe attempting to kill and s…

In the novel, Lord Of The Flies, William Golding shows his perspective on man kind and how evil is created, some believe it's taught either by parents or society, and others believe man is born with…

What happens when children do not have immediate consequences for their actions? In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys no older than twelve are deserted on an island by a plane cras…

Loss of innocence represents how the boys lose their innocence when making poor decisions. William Golding's message about the loss of innocence teaches readers how people can change when realizing th…

How someone loses their innocence could be losing a loved one, or having something traumatic happen to them. This is shown a lot in "Lord of the Flies'' written by William Golding. In the story a grou…

In Carl Sagan's speech, Pale Blue Dot, he shows how so many different types of people live on the same planet, from "every saint [or] sinner" to "every hero [or] coward" (Sagan 1). We all live on this…

"I have experienced real horror. I have known true evil. Its name is human nature". This quote by James Newman clearly illustrates how humans are naturally inherently evil, expressing that no matter h…

The book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding portrays the theme that regardless of each person's different background and characteristics, every individual has the ability to commit brutal acts.In …

After the outrageous WWII, in 1954, countries were busy implementing sanctions on defeated countries, building a chaotic world. Meanwhile, a man named William Golding in his 40s was busy writing one o…

William Golding once said, "If this is true, as it seems to be, that there is a simplicity about human goodness, then it is just as true that there is a corresponding complexity about human evil." Wil…

When you look at society today you see regulation and order, is this human nature or society's domestication? In the novel Lord of The Flies, by William Golding, this topic is explored to the extreme.…

Although the Hunger Games and the Lord of the Flies share some similarities, overall, Lord of the Flies has a darker message than the Hunger Games, because in the Hunger Games these children are being…

Have you ever wondered how much people would change and how they would act if all of their rules and morals were taken away from them? The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a grou…

Is the boogeyman that terrifies every child really there? In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, an evacuation plane boarded with a group of schoolboys from England gets shot down and crash lands on…

Are human beings capable of controlling their savage nature when removed from civilized society? In Lord of The Flies, William Golding provides an incisive insight into human behavior. A group of youn…

Two competing impulses have been established in every human since birth. Chaos: the instinct to gratify one's own desires, be selfish, have control over others, and enforce one's will. Order: the inst…

In Golding's Lord of the Flies, Ralph is an excellent leader because of his efficiency to take initiative. At the beginning of the book when the boys are first on the island Ralph meets Piggy and find…

Stories about being stranded on a deserted island have been around since seafaring societies have existed. While the tone and overarching plot of the books in this genre are varied, one fairly consist…

How far would you follow someone and how far would you allow them to shift your moral standards? In The Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, we see two young boys fight for the opportunity of…

Savagery has the ability to take over a person's mentality even before they realize it. It can force a person to make insane decisions. Many people in The Lord of the Flies by William Golding make bad…