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Lord of the Flies: Man Is Savage at Heart

Copyright (C) 1996 By Kevin McKillop

A running theme in Lord of the Flies is that man is savage at heart, always
ultimately reverting back to an evil and primitive nature. The cycle of man's
rise to power, or righteousness, and his inevitable fall from grace is an
important point that book proves again and again, often comparing man with
characters from the Bible to give a more vivid picture of his descent. Lord Of
The Flies symbolizes this fall in different manners, ranging from the
illustration of the mentality of actual primitive man to the reflections of a
corrupt seaman in purgatory.

The novel is the story of a group of boys of different backgrounds who are
marooned on an unknown island when their plane crashes. As the boys try to
organize and formulate a plan to get rescued, they begin to separate and as a
result of the dissension a band of savage tribal hunters is formed. Eventually
the "stranded boys in Lord of the Flies......

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