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catcat
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High School - 12th Grade

What dangerous "toy" do the boys discover and play with near the end of "Lord of the Flies"?

atfter reading chapters 6,7, and 8

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Posted by catcat on Sunday August 3, 2008 at 5:25 PM and tagged with boys, dangerous, lord of the flies, toy.

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  1. parkerlee
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    The "toy" is the tremendous boulder at the top of the hill. The boys finally manage to dislodge it, and Piggy is finally killed by it.

    As their "playing with fire," the spears and the boulders are at the same time toys, tools and weapons. The boys do not understand the destructive force of their games as they pit themselves against one another in their struggle to survive.

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    http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-piggy-s-death-equ...

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    Posted by parkerlee on Monday August 4, 2008 at 12:37 AM