Friday, January 25, 2008

Lord of the Flies:Themes

Although there were many tasks that asked us to find out different quotes sought to be important in the novel, no one, including myself added “ What makes things break up like they do” which is found in page 127 and is said by Ralph. The reason I am mentioning it, is because it is an important question that gives insight into the novel’s central theme. Golding shows us 1. Humans are often their own enemy, causing destruction even in a tropical paradise!... and 2. No matter how logical, order will ultimately have to give in to the anarchical demands of the public


He also shows how human being abuse power when it’s not earned and how it is better to examine the consequences of a decision before making it than to discover them afterwards.


-Amira M.

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