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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Lord of the ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Flies ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: o4/95 # of Words:1730 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Nov 4, 1991
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Lord of the Flies
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"The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of
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hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was world of
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longing and baffled common-sense." A quote showing the two main contrasts
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of the story. Savageness, and civilization. This, is the Lord of the Flies,
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a book written by William Golding. The Lord of the Flies has some
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interesting and deep thoughts, pertaining to the theme, plot, characters,
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and setting in this novel. William Golding did not just start writing a
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book; he took his time and worked out every little matter, to make sure the
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book was entertaining, and most of all, did not bore the reader.
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The Lord of the Flies begins with about 20 pre-adolescent boys who are
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on an airplane, and the airplane crashes on an uninhabited coral island in
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the Pacific. The airplane crew has been killed, and the boys are left on
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their own. They start to collect themselves into a society of food
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gatherers under an elected chief, Ralph. Ralph is about 12 years old, and
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has a very sensible, and logical personality. At first, the boys create
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duties to follow, and they live amicably in peace.
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Soon however, differences arise as to their priorities. The smaller
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children (know as littl'uns) lose interest in their tasks; the older boys
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want to spend more time hunting than carrying out more routine duties, such
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as keeping the signal fire on the top of the mountain going, and building
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shelters. A rumor spreads that a "beast" of some sort is lurking in the
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forest, and the children have nightmares.
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Jack, (A ruthless, power-hungry person), promising to fulfil the
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children's desire for a reversion to the ways of primitivism, is chosen as
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the new leader, and the society splits into two sections: those who want to
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hunt and soon become savages, and those who believe in rational conduct,
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and a civiliized manner. Ralph, the rational leader, soon finds himself as
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the outcast with Piggy, (a fat, non-athletic, logical type, boy).
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Simon, one of the more rational boys, finds out the secret of the
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"beast", and sees that it is only a dead parachuted pilot. He goes to the
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hunting group, and before he can say anything, they kill him by accident.
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Piggy is later killed by Jack when he accused Jack of stealling his
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glasses, which Jack did do.
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At the end of the story, Ralph finds himself all alone, and Jack sees
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the opportunity to track him down and rid himself of his nemisis. Jack
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gives orders to his savage group to hunt down Ralph, and Ralph finds this
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out. Just as Ralph is about to be killed by the "savages", a naval officer
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arrives with a rescue party.
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The 'world' of the Lord of the Flies is projected as a very realistic
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and plausible story to comprehend. If the reader found this specific world
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filled with people who do not talk or act in the ways that he or she is
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used to, he or she may decide that the characters are unbelievable, and
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unreal. In Lord of the Flies, Golding has shown that the characters are
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quite believable, and that their experiences are at least possible. The
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characters talk with a bit of broken and slang-like English, and have the
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characteristics and personalities of normal pre-adolescents. A few quotes
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from the novel to demonstrate the realistic talking of kids, and not heros
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from fairy tales, are these: "Look i'm gonna say this now...." or, "when
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are we goin' to light the fire again?" This shows the realism of the novel.
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The boys are also not impossibly brave, but only as brave as they want to
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be. They are no cleaner than boys can be with no soap available, and they
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like to play, but not work. They are not very responsible, and almost all
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are afraid of the dark.
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The plot is also very reasonable, except that there is no nuclear war
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going on in the world. But that does not make the story implausible, for
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there could easily be one.
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There are a myriad of strengths contained in this novel. The main
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points are basically the structure of the plot, theme, and setting. A
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remote jungle seems to be a very effective setting to establish the main
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theme about savages. It focusses on simple things, and would be much more
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effective than a great city-scape. Golding uses the jungle so he can focus
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on such fundamental themes as the conflict of good vs. evil.
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Golding also uses suspense in this story, with the beast as a shady
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character, plot twists, and unanswered questions at the beginning like,
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"Will they be able to make contact with other human beings?", or "Will they
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be able to keep the group and human rationality together?" Another very
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good example of suspense is when the pig's head (the Lord of the Flies)
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begins talking with Simon. It makes the reader wonder if the speech given
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by the Lord of the Flies is actually of diabolical origin, or is it just a
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figment of Simon's imagination? It could be either.
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These next strengths will be dealing with the commentaries on the
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themes, and plot developments in the story.
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Slowly during the story, two parties begin to form. One being the
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hunting one, and one being the rational one. This was a good way to show
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how the human civilization is slowly braking up. Soon, as the primitivism
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of the boys becomes more prevalent, Jack turns on a fellow human. As the
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story develops, the symptoms begin to show more and more, until the party
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becomes savages, and want to hunt down the last rational person, Ralph.
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Also, the development of the reversion to primitivism slowly creeps up
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on each individual in the story. At first, Roger, a 12 year old boy, could
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not throw stones at another human being, for he was restrained by the
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habits of civilized behavior. Later on, he throws a boulder on top of
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Piggy, and kills him. Golding says that "It was some pulse within his soul,
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like the destructive power of prehistoric man who kills his victims with
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primitive weapons. This was a fantastic way to portray the change from
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civilization to primitivism.
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Another good point that Golding established is that he didn't create
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the two forces to be equal forces. Ralph was physically stronger, but was
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no match for Jack's violent personality, and group. The evil force was made
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to be predominant over a good force. This presents an unexpected event,
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because the reader would think that the "good guys" always come out
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stronger.
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Golding also shows the characters' motivation to get of the island.
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This is described when Ralph says, "Look at us! How many are we? And yet we
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can't keep a fire going to make smoke. Don't you understand? Can't you see
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we ought to--- we ought to die before we let that fire go out?!"
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Golding's style of writing this book was exceptionally good, and most
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of all, different. He writes the book in a way that the reader understands
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it, and that the reader can actually visualize what is going on. His use of
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satire also illustrates good style, and makes the book more entertaining
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for the reader. He uses satire with creating the character, Piggy, and by
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criticizing the faults of each character during every chapter, he is using
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satire. Golding also used solid descriptions that were very effective
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towards the reader. The best one would be when Simon dies, 'Somewhere over
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the darkened curve of the world, the sun and moon were pulling; and the
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film of water on the earth was held. Softly, like a silver shape beneath
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the steadfast constellations, Simon's dead corpse moved out towards the
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open sea.'
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The ending of the story was very suitable for the story's plot. Some
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people may have thought that this ending might have been too abrubt, but
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actually, it was supposed to symbolize a sort of scenario such as a country
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in the state of anarchy. There is utter chaos and disorder, but once the
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government steps back in, every senseless act is underlooked, and the
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people start over in a more civlized manor. Another scenario it may be a
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fight at school. The children who are very naive and primative, are
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fighting; but when a teacher or elder steps in, the students finally
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realize what they have done, and they calm down to more mature people. This
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represents the dog chase at the end of the story. Once an elder steps in,
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the 'abrupt' realize what they are doing, and they stop immediately.
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There may only be one real weakness the is towards this book. It is
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that this book is a fictional tale, but it is written in such a realistic
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way, that some people tend to criticize the book for it's fictional parts
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that may be a bit unbelievable. This problem is come acrossed so minutely
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in the story, that many people will even overlook it. An example might be
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the part when Jack and the savages are chasing Ralph, and then right when
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Ralph is about to be good, he is bailed out by the naval officer. This may
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be a little unreal, but it does make the story more exciting.
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There are actually a few themes and meanings of this story. One
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smaller meaning may be the terms of fear, and what it does to people. But
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the primary meaning of The Lord of the Flies is its description of the
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nature of man. This is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to
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the defects of human nature. The moral is that the backbone of a society
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depends on the ethical nature of the individuals who founded it, and not
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any government, or politics. The whole book is symbolic in nature, except
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at the end where adult life appears, dignified, and capable of leading a
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civilized group.
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This theme is probably one of the most important ones in life,
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teaching humans as a civilization, that they must not let their irrational
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side, that man cannot control, take over the rational side. There can be
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no happy solution to the problems of man's society because the natural
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defects of human nature shape the future after their own imperfections...
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The End
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