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by William Golding

Sir William Golding composed Lord of the Flies shortly after the end of WWII. At the time of the novel's composition, Golding, who had published an anthology of poetry nearly two decades earlier, had been working for a number of years as a teacher and training as a scientist. Golding drew…

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timeline questions

How long were the boys on the island? does anyone have any idea?!

Posted By kyle m #112541 at Nov 11, 2009 11:28 AM in Lord of the Flies || 1 reply

Quotations

I need some quotations and page number of the quote. I understand taht each book edition has different pages but just include the one u have.

i need a quote descrinb this:
-Ralph appears to be good-natured throughout the story because he protects piggy from mockery and violence.

-However, when Ralph is mesmerized by the chant of the tribe, his inner beast is relinquished and ends with the result of the participation of the assassination of Simon.

Posted By johnny y #109971 at Oct 26, 2009 9:24 PM in Lord of the Flies || 2 replies

Similies in Lord of the Flies

i need to find two different quotes that have a similie in them.
help please!

Posted By kristy l #56755 at Apr 01, 2008 8:28 PM in Lord of the Flies || 4 replies

also need help

i am writing a big final paper for my diploma and the topic is "philosophical and political background of Lord of the flies", can anyone help me, please?

Posted By vladimir a #99309 at Jul 21, 2009 8:06 AM in Lord of the Flies || 2 replies