Lord Of The Flies 11
.... shuddering.
‘You should have seen it!’ Ralph spoke again, hoarsely.
He had not moved.
‘You let the fire go out.’"
Jack doesn’t care that he screwed up; all that really matters to him is that he killed a pig. Ralph is very upset that Jack let the fire go out because being rescued is his top priority. Having fun is Jack’s top priority, and his callousness towards .....
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Lord Of The Flies 12
.... him be seen. All of the boys were showing signs of savagery. William Golding uses this to foreshadow the upcoming deaths brought on by man's animalistic actions.
The forming of two different groups, or tribes, did nothing to lessen the problems. Jack, the leader of the newer yet larger group, based his philosophy of surviving on killing and hunting. On one of his groups hunting trips a wild boar is killed and beheaded. The head was placed on spear, which was stuck in the ground of Ralph's campsit .....
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Lord Of The Flies 13
.... ate him up with envy, but at the same time he knew how it had ended. He had been close friends with Robert, and had been through a similar situation with Brett, so he had both compassion and understanding for Robertıs position. The only problem was the way Robert choose to deal with his feelings. Robert also could not stand to see Brett with another man, but he displayed this much differently. Robertıs presense bothered Jake even though they had been close friends. Robert backs out of a fishing trip to fin .....
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Lord Of The Flies 2
.... evil and his attachment to the civilized world. It also showed that there is the potential for evil in everyone. As the novel progressed the evil that was in Roger seemed to show itself even more prominently.
Near the climax of the novel, Roger starts to regress drastically. Two incidents have concluded that Roger would have taken over Jack's role as chief, should the novel have continued. Roger becomes extremely truculent, "Roger sharpened the stick at both ends." as he wanted Ralph's head on a stic .....
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Lord Of The Flies 3
.... that riot have no authority to tell others to stop. You could compare that kind of behavior to what children would do if they were put in charge of the world. Today's society is full of bad leaders such as "Sadam Husain" , "Slobodam Molosovich" , "Adolf Hitler" and many more. They lead their people with false ideals and hidden agendas. Their thirst for power killed thousands of people and caused grief and suffering for millions. Hitler killed millions of Jews and that is something the German people w .....
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Lord Of The Flies 4
.... ethical citizen, intelligent and responsible but, on many occasions, is caught up in the opinion of others. The leadership that Ralph offers isn’t as stable and organized because he isn’t able to control the “littluns” and the others after a certain point. This is when the society that Ralph tries to create starts to break apart and Jack takes control.
Then immediately comes Piggy, a chubby asthmatic but intelligent kid, who becomes “friends” with Ralph. He is .....
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Lord Of The Flies 9
.... This is shown through him organizing a way for people to voice their opinions in his meetings. It is also shown through him suggesting that they build shelter and appointing people to take on certain parts in that task.
Golding also uses the setting in order to foreshadow events that will happen or actions of characters. At the beginning of the novel, he illustrates the island in a fashion that makes it seem heavenly. This description makes the island too good to be true and the reader w .....
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Lord Of The Flies, Piggy
.... he says “acting like a crowd of kids” as if was the adult on the island trying to help the “kids”. More proof of his clear thinking is the fact that Ralph relies on Piggy’s good advice to succeed. Without Piggy, Ralph would be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there is going to be a fight he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat. .....
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Lord Of The Flies, Piggy -
.... of killing, and evil, in another word, the evil sector of them had been released. This event shows how evils are present for all humans, and are waiting for the right chance to be released.
Furthermore, looking at how Jack had changed it clearly states that evil is present in all. As an example, Jack had changed totally from what used to be a regular boy, into total savagery. If without landing in this topical island, I believe he would not have changed, or at least not as extreme. Therefore, .....
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Lord Of The Flies, The Effects
.... as time goes by, things start to deteriorate, the boys are sick of doing their duties, and compassion and respect for others is lost, all of which make up a civilized society. This is highlighted with the Murder of Piggy and Simon. The crave for the hunt over being rescued, and the demotion of Ralph as chief.
The mysteries of the island also had a huge impact on the actions of the boys. Because The tropical island, and England are two totally different environments there was not much know to .....
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Lots Wife, Akhmatovas Version
.... shows us that it is all one chain of thoughts spoken continuously, almost as if it were all one emotion, whereas in Akhmatova’s version it is rhythmic but in a more powerful manner, partially because of the third person point of view. This point of view offers a greater difference from someone who is involved in the situation. This is often a powerful technique whether in poetry or literature of any kind, because it offers a clear and unbiased view on things. Akhmatova emphasizes the ending of .....
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Loves Alchemy
.... more explicit in the second half of the stanza. Donne says that just as no alchemist ever discovered the “Elixir” so too does the Platonist never find that ideal and pure love that he claims to exist. He further explains that the alchemists and Platonists both glorify things that are and will always remain physical. The alchemist ridiculously lauds over his “pregnant pot” and the Platonist over the woman’s womb, both being things that will never allow for perfection, purity or .....
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Lysistrata -
.... women were such beasts as Euripides stated then would women have managed to seize the Acropolis, and prevented the men from squandering them further on the war. Euripides might have referred to the vulgarity of the women’s thoughts and language:
“It’s a sair thing, the dear knows, for a woman
tae sleep alone wi’oot a prick – but we maun do
it, for the sake of peace”
The language of the women is, as mentioned earlier, strictly for the humor. For Euripides .....
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Macbeth 3
.... is to be given the title of Thane of Cawdor. Cawdor is to be executed immediately.
IMPORTANT TERMS:
1. newest state: latest news 6. Bellona: Roman goddess of war
2. broil: struggle 7. Thane: title of nobility in Scotland
3. choke their art: make it impossible to swim
4. kerns and galloglasses: lightly armed soldiers and heavily armed soldiers
5. all's too weak: all his efforts were inadequate
IMPORTANT QUOTE FROM THE SCENE:
"No more that Thane of Cawdor .....
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Madama Bovary & Anna Karenina
.... as the novel progresses on her fantasies. The lechery to
which she falls victim is a product of the debilitating adventures her
mind takes. These adventures are feed by the novels that she reads.
They were filled with love affairs, lovers, mistresses,
persecuted ladies fainting in lonely country houses, postriders killed
at every relay, horses ridden to death on every page, dark forests,
palpitating hearts, vows, sobs, tears and kisses, skiffs in the
moonlight, nightingal .....
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