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        <title><![CDATA[Satan is the figure referred to as "Lord of the Flies".  The title is a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Satan is the figure referred to as "Lord of the Flies".  The title is a literal translation of the name, "Beelzebub", which is a name for Satan. Golding is using the "Lord of the Flies" name to represent evil, specifically the evil he felt lived inside of each person.  When Simon goes into one of his trances, he encounters the real pig's head that Jack had stuck on the sharpened stick.  There are flies buzzing around the rotting flesh,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 06:02:30 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What figure does the title "Lord of the Flies" refer to in Chapter 8?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What figure does the title "Lord of the Flies" refer to in Chapter 8?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:52:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think there is a 3rd option, man is inherently neither good or bad,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think there is a 3rd option, man is inherently neither good or bad, but neutral!
Man has 2 sets of needs, 1 called instincts and the other called organic needs.
the former are needs such as the need for companionship, procreation, material possessions etc. failure to satisfy leads to misery but not death. also they are agitated by external triggers and unlike organic needs are not agitated through internal factors.
Organic needs must be met...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:31:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Simon is the one who looks after the littluns.  He is kind go them,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Simon is the one who looks after the littluns.  He is kind go them, helping them get fruit they can't reach and such.  He does not bully or boss them like some of the other older boys do.  Simon is the mystic, prophet-like character among the boys.  He is one of the only ones who is all good. Simon is a peaceful boy and he does not take sides, but he sees that Jack has the potential to cause trouble and he warns Ralph by telling him to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:11:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies", who stays behind from the hunt to care for the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies", who stays behind from the hunt to care for the littluns?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:55:56 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There's a lot of truth to what you're saying.  Golding puts civilized...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There's a lot of truth to what you're saying.  Golding puts civilized boys on a deserted island, and they quickly become barbaric in their survival mode.  The boys who hold on to the idea of rescue as a real possibility are also the boys who represent some of the best parts of civilization:  intelligence, logic, innocence, and friendship for the sake of friendship rather than necessity.  Jack's "friends" aren't true friends...they are...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:18:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[While Ralph first appears a natural leader, perfect to guide the boys on...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/why-does-ralph-lost-his-focus-signal-fire-course-90415</link>
        <description><![CDATA[While Ralph first appears a natural leader, perfect to guide the boys on the island, he slowly reveals himself to be lacking several characteristics of a good leader. One of these is his inability to rally those around him to the cause of rescue. While they are willing to light the fire at first, it is more out of the novelty of the act than the result of possible rescue. As the novel continues, most boys refuse their watches over the fire,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:14:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As much as I understand, Golding emphasizes the importance of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As much as I understand, Golding emphasizes the importance of civilization.  How does he do this in the novel?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:49:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies" why does Ralph lose his focus on the signal fire...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies" why does Ralph lose his focus on the signal fire in the course of the novel?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:34:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Jack plays emotion in order to manipulate the boys.  Ralph and Piggy...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Jack plays emotion in order to manipulate the boys.  Ralph and Piggy represent reason in the story, and try to reason with the boys by explaining the "truths", as they see them - the importance of the fire, the unlikeliness of the beast, etc..  However, Jack, as the symbol of emotion and instinct, is ultimately more effective in the end, as we see in the breakdown of civilization upon the island.
The two emotions that Jack focuses on the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:26:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Jack manipulate the boys in "Lord of the Flies"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Jack manipulate the boys in "Lord of the Flies"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:38:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are all allegorical characters.  They represent...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/what-does-change-when-ralph-lose-his-advisor-piggy-90073</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are all allegorical characters.  They represent something to the meaning of the story beyond themselves, and when they are targeted and killed, one by one, it is essentially as if these human traits are murdered as well, leaving the boys in complete and utter darkness as far a civilization goes.
Ralph represents reason and logic.  He is the original leader, chosen by the boys as a whole.  He is the one who...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:12:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The most profound change when Piggy dies in chapter 11 is that Ralph...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The most profound change when Piggy dies in chapter 11 is that Ralph realizes that civility, reason, and intellect, like Piggy, are dead and that in order to survive, Ralph must now revert to savagery.  Piggy is killed when a rock is pushed off the top of Castle Rock by Roger, onto Piggy.  He is crushed and his body is washed away.  Ralph realizes at once that any hope that Jack and his group will become civil and listen to reason is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:11:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies", what does change when Ralph loses his advisor,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies", what does change when Ralph loses his advisor, Piggy?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:37:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Since I'm using a different version of the text, I'm not sure of which...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/lord-flies-what-simons-intial-reaction-vision-90031</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Since I'm using a different version of the text, I'm not sure of which encounter you're speaking. If this is in reference to Samneric's beast, Simon feels a sense of incredulity, finding it difficult to believe the beast was something immsense with razor-sharp claws who failed to catch the twins.
However, if you're discussing the first appearance of the Lord of the Flies, following the brutal killing scene, Simon does begin to understand the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:32:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Lord of the Flies, what is Simon's intial reaction to, and vision of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Lord of the Flies, what is Simon's intial reaction to, and vision of the beast? (Reference p113)]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:59:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In chapter 1, when we first meet Jack, we can see that he likes to be in...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/what-scenes-where-you-can-see-abviously-jacks-89871</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In chapter 1, when we first meet Jack, we can see that he likes to be in charge and he likes to exert his authority as he makes the choir boys wear their long, dark robes and hats and march to the beach despite the heat.  He is head chorister and he uses that position to make the boys do what he wants.  At the end of the chapter, when he hesitates and does not kill the pig, he says, "Next time..." and this shows us that he is ashamed of his...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/what-scenes-where-you-can-see-abviously-jacks-89871</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:12:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the scenes where you can see obviously Jack's...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/what-scenes-where-you-can-see-abviously-jacks-89871</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are the scenes where you can see obviously Jack's characterization/features?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:53:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If you are speaking about second language (L2/ESOL) students, I would...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you are speaking about second language (L2/ESOL) students, I would think that the context of the story might get difficult with all the allegories that are found. For example, the real meaning of the Lord of the Flies as compared to "the beast"- If you are a learner of modern English, you might want to compare it to similar lore that might help the student understand the language used about it.
The symbolism of the conch, the head of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:48:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Please see the link below for another answer.]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lord-of-the-flies/q-and-a/whats-significant-title-lord-flies-89347</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Please see the link below for another answer.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:47:37 PST</pubDate>
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