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Lord of the Flies
How far does Golding present Piggy as a character with useful and important ideas in Lord of the Flies?
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What Piggy says and does that can be seen as useful and important
How far Golding presents Piggy as a character with useful and important ideas
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How far does Golding present Jack as a character who changes in Lord of the Flies?
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• What Jack says and does
• How far Golding presents Jack as a character who changes.
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In Chapter 5 (Beast from Water), Ralph says ‘the rules are the only thing we’ve got’.
How does Golding explore ideas about rules and order in Lord of the Flies?
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• What the boys say and do
• How Golding presents ideas about rules and order.
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‘Simon is the bravest of all the boys because he faces up to his fears.’
How far do you agree with this view of Simon?
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• What Simon says and does
• How far Golding presents Simon as brave.
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How does Golding present Ralph as a leader in Lord of the Flies?
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what Ralph says and does as a leader
how Golding uses Ralph to explore ideas about leadership.
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How does Golding present Simon as different from the other boys on the island?
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how Golding presents the character of Simon
how Golding uses Simon to present ideas about people and society
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Golding shows us the evil that is within every individual. How far do you agree with this view of Lord of the Flies?
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some examples of evil in the novel
how Golding presents ideas about evil.
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How far does Golding present Ralph as a strong character in Lord of the Flies?
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what Ralph says and does
how far Golding presents Ralph as a strong character.
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How does Golding present violence and its effects in Lord of the Flies?
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examples of violence and its effects in the novel
how Golding presents violence and its effects.
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In Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies Ralph asks, ‘What makes things break up like they do?’
How does Golding present the reasons why society on the island breaks up?
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what happens on the island
how Golding presents the reasons why society on the island breaks up.
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‘The head is for the beast. It’s a gift.’
How does Golding present the importance of the beast to different characters in Lord of the Flies?
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the ways that some characters react to the beast
how Golding presents the importance of the beast.
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How far does Golding present the island as a dangerous place?
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what happens to the boys on the island
how far Golding presents the island as a dangerous place.
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‘Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart...’
What does Golding have to say about human nature in Lord of the Flies?
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how the boys behave on the island
how Golding uses the boys’ behaviour to explore ideas about human nature.
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How does Golding present the relationship between Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies?
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what Ralph and Jack say and do
how Golding presents their relationship.
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How far does Golding present the boys as responsible for Simon’s death in Lord of the Flies?
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what happens around Simon’s death, and what different boys say and do
how far Golding presents responsibility and blame.
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In Chapter 11, the conch “exploded into a thousand white fragments.”
How does Golding use the conch to explore ideas about authority and order in Lord of the Flies?
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what characters say and do about the conch
how Golding presents authority and order.
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How does Golding present the struggle between civilisation and savagery in Lord of the Flies?
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what the boys say and do as their society changes
how Golding presents civilisation and savagery.
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In Chapter 5, Piggy says: “I know there isn’t no beast — not with claws and all that, I mean — but I know there isn’t no fear, either… unless we get frightened of people.”
How does Golding present ideas about fear in Lord of the Flies?
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what characters say and do when they are afraid
how Golding presents fear in the novel.
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