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AS and A Level: William Golding

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21 AS and A Level William Golding essays

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    Lord of the Flies, on the surface, may resemble any other children adventure story. Beyond its literal sense, however, it actually has a lot more to offer: it is an attempt to unfold the superficiality and fragility of civilization, a pessimistic an

    5 star(s)

    This is an excellently response. A competent collection of analytical ideas and an extremely thought-provoking response to the novel 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding. The candidate makes an…

    • Essay length: 1915 words
    • Submitted: 18/09/2011
    • Reviewed by: (?) 05/07/2012
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    "Why Did William Golding Name His Novel 'The Lord of the Flies'?"

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    This is a very successful essay that satisfies the question brilliant. The candidate shows adept knowledge of the novel and it's allegorical significance, whilst paying the most astute focus of…

    • Essay length: 550 words
    • Submitted: 04/11/2004
    • Reviewed by: (?) 14/07/2012
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    How Does Golding Create The Impression The Fire Has A Life Of Its Own?

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    The candidate here provides a very good essay that relates very well to the question. There are very few 'spare words' here. Everything the candidate says is directly scoring marks,…

    • Essay length: 419 words
    • Submitted: 23/06/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 14/08/2012
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    Analyse William Golding's choice of language during and after the killing of Simon. Why does the language use change?

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    This is a very well reasoned essay that shows a competent analysis of language in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. The candidate makes a good use of their analytical…

    • Essay length: 765 words
    • Submitted: 03/06/2005
    • Reviewed by: (?) 07/07/2012
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    To what extent can Lord of the Flies be considered a Marxist piece?

    3 star(s)

    There is to some extent a focus on Marxism throughout the essay, and the introduction clearly defines what the writer considers Marxism to be. However, the introduction is crucially missing…

    • Essay length: 2149 words
    • Submitted: 06/02/2011
    • Reviewed by: (?) 16/07/2012
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    The Beast in Lord of the Flies

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    This essay doesn't very clearly answer the question for the majority of it, but manages to make a fair analysis of the symbolism of the Beast by the end. The…

    • Essay length: 668 words
    • Submitted: 04/05/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) 05/07/2012
  7. Quotes from the Spire

    • Essay length: 2881 words
    • Submitted: 04/01/2009
  8. Lord of the Flies Summary

    • Essay length: 1054 words
    • Submitted: 06/04/2008

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