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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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my final grade...i need help

i need help analyzing piggy.

Posted By sonia c #96167 at Jun 04, 2009 8:13 PM in Lord of the Flies || 1 reply

HUGE PROJECT--NEED HELP!

hey im doing a huge 155 pt project for my english class, and i really need to pass it with flying colors... soo i need 3quotes from the book LORD OF THE FLIES and why the charicters said them and what the quotes mean...please help me!

Posted By katie j #76901 at Jan 19, 2009 8:28 AM in Lord of the Flies || 7 replies

I need help with an essay quickly!!!

I need to explain the story of the Lord of the Flies through the Id, The ego, and the Superego. The id being the part of people that drives people to do whatever they want, the superego id what makes people do the absolute right thing, and the ego is like the middle of the two. It uses reason to satisfy the needs of both sides.

Posted By alex k #94359 at May 20, 2009 9:20 AM in Lord of the Flies || 2 replies

The Beast !!

What is the paradox of the boys attitude towards the beast ?

Posted By sandy t #87849 at Apr 07, 2009 4:27 PM in Lord of the Flies || 2 replies