The Lord Of The Flies

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light is a major theme in all the works of William Golding. Strong examples of this are found throughout Lord of the Flies. The most obvious is the struggle between Ralph and Jack. The characters themselves have been heavily influenced by the war. Ralph is the representative of Democracy. Elected as the leader he and Piggy his companion keep order and maintain a civilized government. The strength of Ralph's character was supported by the power of World War II. Jack, on the other hand, represents authoritarianism. He rules as a dictator and is the exact opposite of Ralph. Jack is exemplifying the Hitler's and Mussolini's of the world. He is what the world fears and yet follows. This struggle is born at the very beginning and escalates till the very end. The struggle in the book is a negative outlook on life in the future. One other example is the debate over the existence of the beast. The idea of a beast brings all into a state of chaotic excitement in which Ralph ...

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we see something that is most important. That is the reluctance of Jack to become the leader. He and his choir singers, which are dressed in black to symbolize evil, are immediately separated from the group and labeled as hunters. This gives Jack some piece of power and like the dictators of the 1930's he insists he receive more. The hunter party is Golding's triumph in giving the first glimpse of human savagery through the hunter party. As the hunter party grows in numbers the hunters have a great thirst for blood and death. This is how the beast is first seen. They become more savage and soon begin to paint their faces to show how fierce they are. The whole time Ralph and ...

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