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by William Golding

Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding. It discusses how culture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British schoolboys stuck on a deserted island who try to…

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How it should have ended.

Here's how I think that the book should have ended:

The day after Piggy's death and Ralph is chased all over the island, he evades all the other savages with ease.

The other boys run way to the other end of the island, so it would be some time before they found him.

Ralph encounters the Navy officer and tells him that it's only him on the island. There's no one else except him. There were two more, but they died.

Ralph is put aboard the boat. The boat sails off towards the silver cruiser

The savages are abandoned on the island and we are left wondering their fates.



Is that how it should have ended?
Would it be realistic enough?

Posted By jacob r #114443 at Nov 21, 2009 10:17 PM in Lord of the Flies || 0 replies

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