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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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In the story Lord of The Flies, by William Golding, it takes place on an island where many boys were stranded. They were on a plane that crashed leaving no parents or guardians to be seen. On the island it started out with 25 boys and ended with 22. The four main characters were Piggy, Ralph, Simon, and Jack. These boy’s were the main leaders to the tribe the boys formed. This was a tropical island and the ability to get food was an everyday struggle. Because it was a tropical island, there was a lot of fruit, but the fruit would cause many tummy aches because of the acids in it. The boys would have to hunt for their food and hope they would catch a pig for meat. They started with a full set of clothes, but day by day they would start to wear down. …show more content…

They would wake up with leaves in their hair and dried up dirt on the face. The weather was pretty mild, but they did have storms here and there.. They had to make shelters out of sticks and leaves. The boys would also use Piggy’s glasses to make a fire, to not only cook food and stay warm, but to help be found. Hobbes and Locke were two very different people with different believes… Hobbes didn't believe in the word fair like Locke did. Hobbes would be very satisfied with what the boys were given. He would be satisfied because he feels that if you give someone too much, they will take advantage of it. Locke felt the boys weren't given enough band that it wouldn't be fair, Locke would say that they should have been given more because everyone deserves that chance. Jack practices the philosophy of Hobbes throughout the

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