Three Little Pigs

Some think of fire as fearful and bad, others think of it as technology and useful, in some cases it can be both. In the book by William Golding, Lord of the Flies it is both. During the time of the war going on in Europe a group of boys are sent out in a plane and when the plane crashes disaster strikes the boys as they are stranded on an island trying to survive. Ultimately fire is a huge symbol in the book as it symbolizes hope, distress, and relief. At the beginning of they story the symbol…

in Florence Alabama. He got in trouble a lot he broke windows, stole bikes and paid kids to beat up other kids. He got the name Bo because his brothers thought he acted like a wild boar. When he was thirteen, he got in trouble for throwing rocks at pigs and killing them. He had to do some weird jobs to pay for it. His mom said he would go to reform school if he didn’t straighten up so he decided to get into playing sports to get out of trouble. Then went to college at Auburn University where he…

Experiences early in life enriches one’s wisdom. Wisdom is defined as being able to know what is right from what is wrong. Jerry, the protagonist from “Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing, gained wisdom and maturity when he completed his journey. Jerry’s journey began when he wandered to a mysterious bay and found a group of boys diving into the ocean. The group of boys noticed Jerry and invited him to join them. “He felt he was accepted and he dived again, carefully, proud of himself.” Jerry…

Lord of The Flies, The Symbolization of The Beast How far can the mental figure of a beast go before it’s too much? Lord of The Flies takes place on a island in the Pacific Ocean during the second World War. After a British aircraft transporting school boys crashes on an island they’re faced with the task of surviving with the help of adults. They develop the figure of a beast that is used to represent fear, war, and the savagery of human nature throughout the book. Initially, the younger…

Rainsford was awoken the next day by a very putrid odor. Rainsford got up to investigate. Many thoughts ran through Rainsford as the odor became richer, “Has someone come to the island...is that waste...the musky water.” Rainsford walked outside to the dog pen and discovered that it was the rotting remains of General Zaroff, who just the night before was fed to the bloodhounds. However at that moment he heard a very outlandish noise. Rainsford went to investigate that piccular noise. As he…

build shelters, but only finishes one all together and Ralph and Simon must finish another all alone. Jack and Ralph constantly fight about keeping the signal fire going, as Jack does not believe it is necessary and Ralph does not believe that hunting pigs is a main priority. He also goes hunting once with the group and enjoys the adrenaline rush it gives him, so much that he almost gets obsessed with hunting like Jack does. These challenges he faces help him develop as a leader and, with…

Alissa Deanda Mrs Dewey English 1A Title Within novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the author, using imagery places the timing of the death of one of his characters, Simon, at an important place in the story to prove his point about mankind and their natural state of mind. Nearing the end of the novel weather is used to create the feeling of drama by making the story involve gloom and imprint that idea into a reader's mind like “great bulging towers [of clouds] that sprouted away…

however, not many shine light upon the pigs…

In the poem, “Icarus”, by Edward Field, an allusion to the Greek myth of Daedalus and his son Icarus is present in the setting of a modern society. In the original story, the father and son developed wings to fly away from the prison they were trapped in. When Icarus attempted to achieve greatness by soaring too close to the sun, his wings melted and he plummeted to his death in the sea. However, in Field’s poem, Icarus did not drown and is surviving in a contemporary setting in which he feels…

1. Assembly and Conch The Assembly is supposed to be used to help create laws and order. Ralph and the boys use the conch as a symbol of power and authority and to control who can talk during the Assembly. The rule works at first but as time goes on, the boys begin to abuse the Conch rule and speak out of turn. The abuse of laws and order shows the opening stages of the loss of the boy’s civility. 2. Keeping the Fire Lit Ralph and the boys deemed keeping the fire lit as their main goal. As…