Lord of the flies When set apart from ordered society, people revert from civilized behaviour to savagery. This is especially true in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, where many aspects of the island society represent the war and destruction occurring in the real world. At first, William Golding...

Lord of the Flies - A character study of RalphThis essay is a character study of Ralph, who is one of the main characters in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. I have chosen to analyse Ralph's character, as it is the character with which I feel that I can relate most closely. Ralph is probably t...

In Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding, the protagonist Ralph asks his friend Piggy, "What makes things break up like they do?" (127). This very serious question gives insight into the novel's central theme. Before analyzing the novel, however, it is first important to note the historica...

Symbolism is the practice of investing things with a symbolic meaning, or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations; in other words, discussing or explaining a broader, more general topic by linking it symbolically with a specific event in a literary w...

Lord of the Flies - A character study of Ralph Essay written by Richard Marcella This essay is a character study of Ralph, who is one of the main characters in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. I have chosen to analyse Ralph's character, as it is the character with which I...

Lord of the Flies is written by William Golding in 1954. The story takes place on an uninhabited island while an unnamed war takes place in the outside world. The main characters in the novel are Ralph, Jack, Piggy and Simon. Golding's book is based on symbolism, which plays a great role ...

After the Russian occupation in Afghanistan, there was some order and a group resembling a government. As time went on, the country slowly broke apart internally. Many tribes and terrorist organizations began to take control of regions and any sort of true government was lost. The Taliban to...

Foreshadowing is a device often used in literature to hint at major events of a piece of writing, or the climax. William Golding masterfully uses this technique in his novel many times to grab the reader's attention, and add depth. Lord of the Flies, his 1954 work about a group of boys strande...

Children all over the world hold many of the same characteristics. Most children are good at heart, but at times seem like little mischievous devils. Children enjoy having fun and causing trouble but under some supervision can be obedient little boys and girls. Everybody, at one time in their lives...

The Beast Evil is a very destructive trait and it is said that a person cannot even walk down a street without seeing evil or cruel actions taking place. Lord of the Flies is a great novel that teaches readers a lot about evil and human nature. The novel is written by the superb Nobel Prize win...

Power Struggle The word leader is defined as one who is in command of others. In Golding's Lord of the Flies, the struggle of power is seen between Ralph and Jack. Throughout the novel, the struggle of power is shown through difference of opinion, arguments, and even physical violence. Althou...

William Golding wrote the novel of 'Lord of the Flies' during and after the Second World War to address the cultural and natural issue of mans inhumanity to man. First published in 1954, 'Lord of the Flies' conveys the image of two nations at war, within the confined and mallea...

It is very interesting to see how human civilizations interact with one another. There is good evidence of this in the novel, Myst: The Book of D'ni, by Rand Miller, as the race of D'ni and Terahnee reunite with one another after many centuries of seperration. We will learn...

"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?" In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, one particular theme is consistent th...

In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Ralph's idealistic nature, his influences as the leader and his continuous conflict with Jack contribute to the tragedies that befall the tribe of young boys during their habitation of the Island. After the initial tribe organization, some of the boys...