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dlphnbes
dlphnbes
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High School - 10th Grade

Along with innocent fun on the island such as swimming and exploring, there is another kind of fun. Describe this fun.

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Posted by dlphnbes on Saturday October 18, 2008 at 3:16 PM and tagged with fun, lord of the flies, lord of the flies chapter 11, savagery, themes.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    The other kind of fun might be tagged with a single word: savagery. The boys on the island form into a new society, a savage society, and it has its own entertainment. This savage fun—and the boys clearly do enjoy it—ranges from teasing people (think of how Piggy is treated) to hunting and killing, to painting their faces and dancing round the fire in dark shamanic rituals, and to, finally, killing one another. All of this is fun to the boys the longer they live on the island, and each time they engage in it they lose part of their civilized selves.

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    http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-11-summary-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/themes

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    Posted by gbeatty on Saturday October 18, 2008 at 4:13 PM