Lord of the Flies Group

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damrug2
damrug2
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High School - 12th Grade

What are some common (similar) ideas, opinions, and views in both book Lord of the Flies and Coral Island?

Something abstract not easy to notices. Please include with in-depth analysis

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Posted by damrug2 on Monday June 11, 2007 at 1:17 PM and tagged with abstract, coral island, lord of the flies, lotf.

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  1. chloemink Student

    Lord of the Flies is based on Ballantyne's 1857 novel The Coral Island. The Coral Isand is about a group of English boys who are shipwrecked on an island. They work together to keep themselves safe. The only evil in the book is external or in that of a tribe of cannibals that live on the island. The idea that with hard work and serious effort one can overcome any hardship is a Victorian view.

    Golding gives his characters the same names as those found in Ballantyne's book, thus creating an obvious response to The Coral Island. Golding's world view is a much harsher one in that the evil on the island is internal, not external.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/

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    Posted by chloemink on Wednesday October 15, 2008 at 1:21 PM