āSometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.ā āThe Hate U Giveā by Angie Thomas is a young-adult novel about racism. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this novel puts us in the shoes of Starr Carter, a memorable girl who was faced with adversity and choices...
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Throughout the story 'Of Mice and Men,' Steinbeck's perception of women as the novel evolves is truly revealed. It is shown that at that time if women didn't fit into the societal view that a woman should be maternal and modest, they would be frowned upon and outcasted. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck represents women to be lower in society than...
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āLord of the Fliesā is an allegorical novel produced by author William Golding that has a large variety of literacy techniques that correlate towards making the reader feel intrigued about what is upcoming. The use of symbolism, themes, and allegory boosts the experience of how the reader may reflect on these instances, delivering a clear understanding of the natural order....
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William Golding writes a book about a band of schoolboys who become stranded on a remote island with no adults present. As the story progresses, chaos quickly ensues as the boy's evil nature surfaces. āThe Lord of the Fliesā was written in 1954, with the recent atrocities committed in World War II fresh in mind. Influenced by these events, Golding...
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Considering the topic of violence in literature, I would like to discuss āLord of the Fliesā written by the British author, winner of the Nobel Prize, William Golding. The book is about a group of boys who find themselves mysteriously stranded on an island and how they try to govern themselves with no adult to influence them. Themes include the...
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Emotions are one of the biggest influences on a personās decisions and can often alter oneās disposition. As stated in a manuscript submitted for publication in the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, āEmotions are the dominant driver of most meaningful decisionsā. This psychological phenomenon is apparent in various forms of media, including movies, television shows, and novels. In William Goldingās...
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While Ralph, Piggy, Jack, and all the other boys were on the island, Golding conveyed a significant lesson about mob mentality. Mob mentality is described by the way people can influence others to adopt certain behaviors while being part of a group, which not only makes humans commit acts that they would not together in a group, but also lose...
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Savagery does not distinguish between a man and an adolescent. This is prevalent in the microcosm that is represented by the island. The island reflects upon the actions of the adults who are participating in savagery themselves the act of war. In āLord of the Fliesā by William Golding a group of English school boys are trapped on an island...
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In Goldingās āLord of the Fliesā, a group of British boys are trapped on a desert island after a plane crash and must fend for themselves. In this story, many aspects of societal problems are explored. Some symbols may be interpreted as civilization versus savagery, mob mentality, the issue of government, and more. Golding uses the setting to introduce key...
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We all need some kind of authority with us, or our society could be a disaster, as shown in the book āLord of the Fliesā by William Golding. In this novel, a group of boys is stranded on an isolated Island at the time of an imaginary nuclear war with no connection to the adult world. These children with no...
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Edgar Allan Poe describes the feeling of guilt and fear through symbols in the stories āThe Tell-Tale Heartā and āThe Black Catā. For instance, the eye in each story symbolizes how the narrator views himself. However, the narrators are both seen differently. Additionally, the space beneath the floorboards and the space behind the wall both symbolize the subconscious. Although these...
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A successful civilization is built off of a collaborative effort also known as teamwork. In William Goldingās classic novel āLord of the Fliesā, this idea is described throughout the entire story. In the novel, teamwork is always discussed from the beginning. The children needed to split up, make teams, and have a leader in order to create a successful society...
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Todayās society is so egocentric in a way where peopleās own selfish wants can blur their vision of what is right and wrong. In Goldingās allegorical novel āLord of the Fliesā, a group of boys from ages six through twelve found themselves stranded on a deserted island, completely isolated from the outside world. They quickly developed a way to survive...
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The poem āI Wandered Lonely as a Cloudā by romantic poet William Wordsworth, is in the form of lyric poetry and was first published in 1807. The poem describes a memorable day that the poet had and details how recalling that day brings him joy, even when he thinks of it at a later date. This essay will perform a...
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The world-renowned author Stephen King once said: āIt is better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific costā. Throughout the novel āLord of the Fliesā, Golding suggests that being evil has more moral consequences than being virtuous, but one must sacrifice their comfort for the greater good to take a stance with righteousness. This is...
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Innocence is something people want to keep, especially during or after adolescence. Holden goes through this transition because of losing his brother, Allie, and struggles to accept it. To Holden, losing Allie is a traumatic experience that affects him greatly enough to manipulate his views on adolescence. From this, he makes the effort to save his and othersā innocence. Holden...
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Although there is debate on whether āThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finnā is able to properly critique all parts of Twainās society, it successfully analyzes the immoral practices of his society through his descriptions of mob mentality. The most blatant way Twain critiques mob mentality is through the use of the character of Colonel Sherburn and the townās attempt to lynch...
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William Golding encompasses an abundance of symbolism in his book āāLord of the Fliesā.ā From the island to each and every kid, all are symbolic representations of Goldingās notion of the true nature of mankind. Mankind, depicted in an allegorical novel of a couple of boys from England between the ages of six and twelve who have crash landed on...
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āMaybe there is a beastā¦ maybe itās only usā (Golding, 89). In the novel āLord of the Fliesā by William Golding, a group of schoolboys fights to the death to escape their fear of themselves. Golding uses the scene where Simon is murdered to show how fear can dehumanize a man. Throughout the novel fear becomes a much bigger idea...
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In the novel āLord of the Fliesā, Golding uses many symbols that foreshadow the boys, mirror them, and give a deeper meaning to the story. The conch is one of many in the story that has its own meaning and importance in the story as it is a symbol of order and hierarchy amongst the group and boys. Later, this...
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All people are born evil. It is the environment and society that people grow up in that causes them to seem like they are virtuous and moral. However, in pressured situations, Golding claims that the natural evilness that is within people reveals itself. In his novel āLord of the Fliesā, William Golding paints the setting as an unknown island in...
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The author intends to explain how the character rejects his mental state and appreciation of mortality. The character of āThe Tell-Tale Heartā exhibits signs of mental issues through a series of events described by the author. In the short story, the narrator doubts his sanity from the beginning. He says, āā¦but why will you say that I am mad? The...
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The short story āA Good Man Is Hard to Findā details a family on a car trip from Atlanta to Florida. I believe the story looks at what makes a good person versus a bad person, and how people often believe they are more virtuous than they are. The grandmother in āA Good Man Is Hard to Findā is the...
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To understand the theme of communication, two appropriate stories to use are Tobias Wolffās short story āBullet in the Brainā and Flannery OāConnorās āA Good Man is Hard to Findā. In Wolffās short story, Anders communicates with a bank robber cynically and sarcastically until he gets shot in the head. During the robbery, Anders is continuously mocking the robber's choice...
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Chinua Achebe published his first novel āThings Fall Apartā in 1958. Achebe wrote his novel in response to European novels that depicted Africans as savages who needed to be enlightened by the Europeans. Achebe presents to the reader his peopleās history with both strengths and imperfections by describing, for example, Igbo festivals, the worship of their gods and the practices...
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Elisabeth KĆ¼bler-Ross once said, āLearning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You're not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful, but you understand the world around you better, and you're at peace with yourself. Learning life's lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to beā (BrainyQuote). As Rossā quote states, the...
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In the world of literature, Roger Chillingworth stands, somewhat unceremoniously, as a symbol of true evil. In āThe Scarlet Letterā he is the living embodiment of the Black Man, who is, in the Puritan faith, a representation of the devil. He shares similar physical features to the Black Man and even shares similar desires. In āThe Scarlet Letterā, the Black...
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel 'The Scarlet Letter', Hester is the perfect example of one who experiences alienation alongside her daughter from the Puritans she lives around. She separates herself from them to work and take care of Pearl. Dealing with the guilt from her grave sin, Hester grows to learn how to cope with a judgmental society, where everyone around...
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In William Goldingās novel āLord of the Fliesā, Ralph is described as a leader, companion, and a civilized person, who runs on a democracy. That is why all the people from the island chose Ralph as their leader. Ralph also helps run the island. If the people had a different leader, I think that everyone's viewpoint would change. Ralph crafted...
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Children need order and rules, and someone to enforce those rules. When no adults are present to enforce these rules, there has to be a leader. Who is the best leader? In āLord of the Fliesā by William Golding, British schoolboys were going to Australia for safety because of the war. When their plane crashed and they were stranded on...
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