Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies has several themes that are the key to understanding of literature. Three of the themes of this novel are the fear, courage and lastly survival. Fear has been surrounded throughout the entire novel. With the amount of fear because of an apparent beast, many of the people on the island have changed. Most of the boys have become more violent throughout the novel and have no sense of direction as what to do next. Jack was one of those people who had changed majorly throughout the novel. Courage is one of the most important things to have mentally and physically when you’re stuck in an unknown island. Ralph’s courage in the book became strong when he had lost two of his close companions in Simon and Piggy. Survival is the best theme in this novel simply because of the lack of tools and the laziness of the people throughout the book. These themes show how great and wonderful this book is, and if you read it thoroughly, you will understand the perils and the adventure of Ralph, Jack and the rest of the boys in Lord of the Flies.

To begin, survival is the key in every ones mindset. You only live once as most people say. However, with Jack and Ralph and the rest of the boys, they all seemed that all hope was lost. They had been stranded in the island for months, hoping that one day, someone will find them and return them home. Ralph was the most panicked person in the group simply because he hadn’t cut his hair and it was growing. He also did not shower at all, and he did not shave or eat as much simply due to the lack of surviving. He had given up on the hope for rescue, until in chapter 12, he, along with Jack and the rest of the boys, were saved by an officer which saw the destruction and the vicious bodies of the ...

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...e for me during my time in West New York. Just like myself, Ralph had the courage to do what was right and would not give up and would not stop, until Jack’s rage and violent ways were over.

Many novels have certain themes that can be related to those who are living in the year 2013. Lord of the Flies had three key themes in the novel that really caught my eye, which were courage, fear and survival. Ralph and Jack are the ones who are described most when you use these themes. These boys have been through it all, but the one thing that stood out, was the effort and the survival of these boys, as well as the rest of the group. Lord of the Flies is a book I definitely recommend to readers around the world. With that being said, I thank you for reading and I hope you see that themes in literature are key and requirement to understanding any novel around the world.

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