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nikkiisdansing
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High School - 9th Grade

What is the "scar" on the island and what was it caused by?

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Posted by nikkiisdansing on Tuesday January 30, 2007 at 5:40 PM and tagged with lord of the flies, scar.

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  1. santari

    eNotes Editor

    The "scar" on the island is the plane crash site. Until the crash, the island was untouched by humanity. So, in a larger sense, the "scar" represents the destructive nature of human beings.

    While Golding might have been drawing the contrast between the belligerence of humanity and the purity of nature, it's well to remember that nature can be just as destructive on own its own... witness the awesome power of the countless natural disasters throughout history.

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    Posted by santari on Tuesday January 30, 2007 at 6:10 PM

  2. revolution
    revolution Teacher
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    The "scar" on the island was the place where the transport plane was shot at and it crashed head-on into the thick jungle of an deserted island. It is trying to represent the horrific natural destruction that it had caused when it crashed in the island.

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    Posted by revolution on Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 3:03 AM