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• LORD OF THE FLIES

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Ralph
Piggy
Jack
Simon
Roger
Littluns
Sam and Eric
The Beast/Beastie
Lord of the Flies

EVERYMAN - EGO Has all qualities
SUPEREGO / logic / nurtured / Prometheus Adult
sensibility
ID / impulse/ instinct / savage
SIGNIFICANCE
Ego Helpful / caring / listens
Character
Regression
The masses in society/ commoners
Degeneration of Language
FEAR
Potential for evil within man
Pig's Head on a stick
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Island
Scar
Conch
Painted faces
Hair length
Piggys Glasses
Fire
Ocean
Burn Mark



MICROCOSM
Mans impact on nature
Democracy/Order
Loss of identity/ regression
time passage/ regression
Symbol
meaning
Intellect/reason
Hope for rescue
Isolation / cleaner
Impulsivity breeds chaos
PARACHUTIST
Sign that everything is NOT OK.
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CIVILized

Savage

• Anarchy
• Chaos
• Social Darwinism
• Instinct driven
• impulsive
• Low value of human life
• Self-centered

• Government
• Order
• Respect for life
• Communication/ language
• Manners
• Norms
• Use of Technology
• Education
• Cleanliness/grooming
• Desire to better ones self
• Self-awareness and
• Awareness of others
• All needs met easily
• Able to resolve conflicts (?)

R E G R E S S I O N
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POTENTIAL THEMESAND CONFLICTS
FUN vs. RESCUE
REGRESSION
IMPULSIVITY BREEDS CHAOS
Society is flawed because humans are flawed
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EGO
SUPEREGO
ID