Lord of the Flies Themes

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What do the huts on the beach represent?
The huts are a symbol of the society the boys are trying to create. It is weak and only a few of them are building it.
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Name as many different forms of "the beast" as you can remember
snake things, the parachutist, the boy's fear, the pigs head, the navy officers machine gun (the fearful world the boys are returning to)
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"Ralph wept for the end of innocence" what does Golding mean by this?
After the events of the island Ralph understands the darkness in all humans and so can't be a child anymore.
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How is the novel a biblical parallel?
Simon as a prophet, The Lord of the Flies as Beelzebub, Eden and Jack as the snake in the garden.
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Card 2

Front

Name as many different forms of "the beast" as you can remember

Back

snake things, the parachutist, the boy's fear, the pigs head, the navy officers machine gun (the fearful world the boys are returning to)

Card 3

Front

"Ralph wept for the end of innocence" what does Golding mean by this?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

How is the novel a biblical parallel?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

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