Lord of the Flies Notes Flashcard

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Author of Lord of the Flies

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William Golding

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William Golding lived during...

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2 World Wars

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Allegory: Representation of abstract ideas

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A story using characters/events to symbolize larger concepts.

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Golding's motivation for writing LotF

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Understanding why people do bad things

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Theme of Lord of the Flies

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Defects of society linked to human nature

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Microcosm

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A small world that represents or reflects the larger world

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Allusion

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Implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing.

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Allegory

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Story using characters/events to represent larger, abstract ideas.

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Title of the book:

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Lord of the Flies

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Hebrew word for Lucifer

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