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The Lord of the Flies is a pig's impaled head on a double-ended stick created by Jack. It's called the Lord of the Flies for two reasons: 1. * The pig's head is instantly covered in flies as if the "Lord" was their leader 2. * "Lord of the Flies" comes from Jewish Beezlebub meaning the Devil. It is a devil in the story for its symbolic representation.

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  • The Lord of the Flies is a pig's impaled head on a double-ended stick created by Jack. It's called the Lord of the Flies for two reasons: 1. * The pig's head is instantly covered in flies as if the "Lord" was their leader 2. * "Lord of the Flies" comes from Jewish Beezlebub meaning the Devil. It is a devil in the story for its symbolic representation.
  • Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding in 1954. Bobby Garfield read the book on the recommendation of Ted Brautigan.
  • Date Released: April 1996 Label: EMI Produced By: Steve Harris 1. * Lord Of The Flies (5:04) 2. * My Generation (3:38) 3. * Doctor Doctor (4:50)
  • Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. Nate Wright once used the book to kill a fly. Once, Coach Calhoun, Nate's gym teacher, said, "Dodgeball is the Lord of the Flies of physical education".
  • Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding about a group of boys stranded on an island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. The book has been adapted to film three times as well as for the stage and radio.
  • "Lord of the Flies" is the fifth episode of the ninth season of The X-Files.
  • Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel written in 1954 by the Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding. The book is about a group of schoolboys trying to recreate society after being stranded on an island, only to have it break down when the darker side of human nature defies attempts to establish order. The main conflict in the book is the widening ideological gap between Ralph, the rational and moral leader who wants to establish order, and Jack, who wants a hedonistic, animalistic anarchy. Murder and mayhem ensue as the story continues and things get out of hand.
  • Because the author believed that civilization is a dynamic and balanced institution, each of the characters in the book represents a particular facet of modern society: * Ralph represents democracy, which can be seen in his generally ineffective governing style, the fact that he spends more time asking for Piggy's advice than he does leading, his denial of the atrocity he is complicit with, and his dependence upon a highly vaunted, but ultimately meaningless jingoistic symbol — the conch shell. Which inevitably becomes destroyed... * Jack represents the military, which can be seen by his disciplined orderliness, his machismo, the hazing rituals he puts others through, and his inevitable coup at the end of the book. * Simon represents religion, which can be seen in his ability t
  • Lord of the Flies was formed by Samuel Wolfe, who was its alpha until the end, when the boat of garou were marooned on an uninhabited island in the pacific-northwest. Seeking guidance from above, they were answered by a rotund Wendigo spirit who advised eating eachother to survive. When they finally escaped the island, they wrote a memoir about their ordeal, which was a best seller. They recieved court summons from Erebus, when a deceased English author sued them for very poorly done plagiarism.
  • Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel written by William Golding. It is a Deconstruction of the Kids Wilderness Epic and Robinsonade. A plane full of British schoolboys crashes on a Deserted Island, and the darkness of humanity spills forth as they turn against each other. It had two cinematic adaptations and is referenced and parodied in various media. It is very popular for English Literature assignments in High School on both sides of the Pond and Down Under, thanks to it's themes about morality and authority.
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