story, which is very influenced by slang words as characterize the environment where the story takes place. The story is about a boy in an age of 11, also mentioned as the MC (main character). He is the leader in a group, which consist of two other boys. In the beginning of the story, the group is planning to go catch Simpson, a boy from the neighborhood. They find him as a disgrace to their neighborhood and accuse him for having sex with a girl under the MC’s house. The
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Mrs. Pompilio Lord of the Flies 19 November, 2012 Good or Evil Humans are born both good and evil. Some believe humans are born evil and some think it depends on your morals. William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies believes humans are born evil but society keeps us from showing it. He believes all humans are born innately evil. Golding shows the reader this through examples in Lord of the Flies. Jeffery Kluger, the author of Time magazine article “What Makes Us Moral” believes it depends
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Dystopia ≠ Utopia A dystopia is a fictional society, usually portrayed as existing in a future time, where the conditions of life are extremely bad due to oppression, or terror. Science fiction (particularly post-apocalyptic science fiction and cyberpunk stories set in an imaginary future world controlled by technology and computers) often feature dystopias. Common traits of Dystopian fiction: The setting is the future, but often with contemporary social trends taken to extremes incorporated
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Leader: Piggy If the boys want to have a successful society the leader should be Piggy. If the boys put the trust in Piggy, Piggy would be able to keep the the society civil. Piggy had all the traits of a true leader who could guide them to promise. Piggy demonstrated that he was the most intellectual amidst all the boys. Piggy is also the most adult like which means he would make the most confident decisions. Piggy also able to see the potential in everything, one example of this was the conch where
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Many people have outward personas that we show the world. If it’s that were good people, courageous, fearless. The persona changes depending on the situation and with how we are interacting with it can be different if were at work, in front of family friends, our parents. This is not always a bad thing we wear these masks so that people see us as we want them to. However In greasy lake this was the mask of a “bad boy”. In the beginning of the story we get an internal monolog from the narrator setting
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also allows people to work together in order to survive, thus proving that sympathy brings society together. Moreover, sympathy is an instinct that is caused by certain stimuli, which includes: empathy and compassion. Naturally, humans are morally good because they are born with the ability to feel both empathy and compassion. In other words, people are born to show sympathy, it is not something achieved. Humans are born with a brain…the brain allows
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Zoe Mais Ms. Woodruff English 9, Period 2 September 1, 2012 Lord of the Flies: The Bad, the Horrible, and the Ugly There is a nationwide debate on whether Lord of the Flies by William Golding is appropriate for high school students to read. It is filled with foul language, grotesque violence, and the horrible effects of insanity. The worse fact it that this is all happening to a group of kids between the ages 6 and 12. In my opinion, this is an inappropriate book for high school students to
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is that war can quickly shift a boy into manhood. The birth of maturity is characterized by moral ambiguity, immaturity, and fallen angels. During battle, there is an indistinct line between who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. In the beginning of the novel, Perry adheres to the thought that bad guys always die, while good guys would survive “We were supposed to smile a lot and treat the people with dignity. They were supposed to think we were the good guys. That bothered me a little
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post apocalyptic setting they are trying to reach the south. The father and son of The Road are left with no names, which makes it more mysterious. Within the book the father often times lies to the son about certain things. For the good of the son and humanity, it is a good choice to tell his son what is for the better. The better of things could be for the son’s future. The father and son go through a long journey to the south. The father believes that the south should be an easier place to be for
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Of Flies the boys realize they need to come together to survive on the island and also to find a way to be rescued. Ralph becomes the leader and decides he’ll be the one to keep the boys on the right track about being rescued. He just wants the boys to take the situation they are in serious. Ralph shows nurture because he still realizes just because they are no adults they must be rules and must be followed. He’s looking at it as what is they was adults around, him and the other boys would have to
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