The Lord Of The FLies

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Ralph then takes off his clothes which implies goodness and naturalness. He accepts the island as his home. The fat boy who follows Ralph is worried. As I mentioned before Piggy is an asthmatic, nearly blind without glasses, he sees his life easily threatened because of his weaknesses. He doesn't belong in a wild place. When Piggy asks Ralph his name, we realize that not all of the boys on the plane knew each other. Ralph is not polite enough to ask his name in return, but the fat boy tells everyone his nickname, Piggy. When he tries to tell Ralph his real name, he is interrupted by Ralph's teasing and we never learn Ralph's real name. Ralph is not very sensitive or aware. Names are significant in . The main characters names express or display their roles in the story. Certain boys' names we never learn; the littluns and biguns are groups of boys known only by their size. Some boys lose their names. One even forgets his by the end of the story. Ralph spends hours in the warm ...

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in people and ideas without considering what is real. The beastie, the snakelike thing, is an important symbol. What the boy with the birthmark says hints at the changing nature and beliefs about the beast. The boys' thinking about the beast will change throughout the story. They are talking about an actual creature, a snakelike thing that may be present with them on the island. Being able to see and being blind have always been important themes in literature. In Piggy's case, his glasses imply that he sees or knows more than most of the other boys. He is more concerned about maintaining a civilized and orderly life on the island. He sees what will happen if they aren't able to do this. ...

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