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Piggy’s spectacles, too, symbolize the weakness of intellect and (as a tool for making fire) the loss to humanity when intellect is quashed by superstition and irrationality. The beast, the parachutist, the fire, the killing of the sow—all assume symbolic significance in the novel, justifying the label of allegory that often applies to this work (Carter, 1).”

I thought that this book had many strength and weakness. The strengths of this book are that it has conflict and enmity. I also think it has a lot of symbols in it. Some of the weakness I think are that it kind of strings you along and I think there needed to be some more action in this novel to make it a little bit more interesting. It depends who the person I would recommend this book to. I think that you half to like this kinds of books to read them. If it was someone who loved action and stuff going on at all time I would not recommend

Overall, the syntax in the novel is able to tie all of the literary elements together to create a story that captivates the

This book really grabs the attention because there is a lot of imagery, irony and symbols, which makes the book really entertaining because the characters are well developed and

For the most part, the novel was very enjoyable. One aspect of it that I loved was that the storyline was extremely intense, which always compelled me to find out what would happen next. For example,

There are numerous aspects of this novel that I appreciated. Firstly, I enjoyed how the author left many questions unanswered throughout most of the book but concluded the novel without any loose threads. Also, the character development is superb. Leona matured greatly throughout the novel and I felt like I was with her during the entire process.

Some of the drawings/items that show this are; the drawing of his father, the woman figure representing his Auntie, and him swimming with his dad when he was five years old. I drew a father figure because he is always talking about his father and how he is going to come and save them because he was a commander in the Navy. This represents, that Piggy rarely sees his father, so he is special to him. The next drawing is his Auntie. I drew her because the way that Piggy describes her, it seems as if she takes on the parent figure.

A theme that is expressed in the story Lord of the Flies by William Golding is that no matter how many people ignore you, you can believe in yourself because you are right. The character Piggy represents this very well because he was the first member that was with Ralph. He always supported Ralph and was very smart and rational. He was always the considered one, who knew what he was doing before acting. If anyone represents something, it has to be Piggy.

In “Blood Ivory” Craig Santos Perez starts by telling an intimate story of taking his daughter to the elephant exhibit at the zoo. Using first-person narration and telling a causal story about his family, Perez establishes an informal and intimate tone for the reader. He uses simple language and short sentences to draw parallels between the nature of elephants and that of his daughter, “They love the water, just like you” (4). By using simple language, Perez not only makes the poem accessible to a younger audience but also creates a personal connection between the biggest land animal on earth and his daughter, by describing their shared love for simple daily essentials. On the other hand, in another section of the poem, he describes the cruelty elephants are put through and all the negative effects humans have on the species.

As with all of John Locke's books it's one that I have trouble putting down - the thrills and chills keep you turning the pages.

The author’s style of writing is straightforward and to the point and the novel is unique because it is written through the different perspectives of the four main characters. The switching of perspectives throughout the book is what made the book so hard to put down. I could see, compare and contrast how the characters themselves feel about the situation. As this goes on, the reader can comprehend the characters’ personalities better and their view on the other characters. If this story was written from just one point of view, one wouldn’t be able to figure out each character’s thoughts and perception of people around them.

Piggy symbolizes wisdom, common sense, and intelligence. Piggy is an outcast because he is fat, has asthma, wears glasses, and lacks social skills. He also has bad grammar and seems to come from a lower-class family

William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, includes many metaphors, often incredibly dark ones, in his writing. In Lord of the Flies he has some very important metaphors about human nature. He shows this very strongly with many characters. Specifically, Jack, Piggy, and Simon; the human representations of savagery, reason, and human goodness. The book is named because of a pig that gets killed and gets its head put on a stick. The pig head attracts flies, hence the name, Lord of the Flies. Throughout the book there are many symbols but, I believe the pig to be the strongest symbol that truly shows the depths of human nature through the traits of many characters in the book according to their personal relationship to the pig. The pig shows, in more ways than one, how there is a beast inside of all of us, it just takes longer for some to let it out.

In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the most important symbols that help understand Piggy are the pigs on the island and his glasses. His glasses represent his intelligence and his ability to come up with creative ideas about how to survive. Piggy is the one who finds the conch and teaches Ralph how to use it. The pigs on the other hand share a very similar behavior as Piggy who is shy but crucial to the survival of the boys. Without the pigs, at the boys would starve out and without Piggy they wouldn’t even be together in one spot.

Additionally, using analogy and many symbols, parable contrasts human behavior in the story and human behavior in the larger perspective. Parable is often identified with fable, but whereas parable uses people as main characters, fable uses animals’ personifications. In the discussed story, the main character is the elephant. As noted, the animal is in the center of the narration, but the elephant doesn’t personify human beings. The author(s) chose the elephant in this story, because it’s exotic, huge, and unlike all other animals. The elephant in this parable is the symbol of unknown. We often face against elephants in our lives. The challenge, as mentioned in the earlier paragraph, is not to judge the