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Ralph And Piggy In Lord Of The Flies

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“Ralph wept for the loss of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall of a true, wise friend…” William Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies, is about a group of boys that are stranded on an island during World War II. The island is described throughout the book as being beautiful, almost like the Garden of Eden from the Bible. The first two boys that meet are Ralph and Piggy. Ralph attempts to become the boys’ leader and start a society. Piggy has glasses that are used to start fires to attract ships for a possible rescue. A conch is used to call the boys to meetings. Another boy, Jack, leads a separate group of boys that are hunters and overthrows Ralph. The society begins to crumble with Jack as the leader and the boys start fighting,
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