Lord Of The Flies -
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In his first novel, William Golding used a group of boys
stranded on a tropical island to illustrate the malicious nature of
mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with changes that the boys underwent
as they gradually adapted to the isolated freedom from society. Three
main characters depicted dif ....
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.... who had grown up as an outcast. Due to his
academic childhood, he was more mature than the others and retained
his civilized behaviour. But his experiences on the island gave him a
more realistic understanding of the cruelty possessed by some people.
The ordeals of the three boys on the island made them more aware of
the evil inside themselves and in some cases, made the false
politeness that had clothed them dissipate. However, the changes
experienced by one boy dif ....
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