Persuasive Response for Lord of the Flies

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Persuasive Response for Lord of the Flies

The Lord of the Flies is a classic novel and shouldn’t be excluded from the Chanel College Curriculum. There are several reasons for this; Lord of the Flies has been read by millions of people all over the world. The strong moral values shown in the Lord of the Flies are also very hard to find in another book. The prestigious Nobel Prize was also earnt by William Golding for writing the Lord of the Flies, also many representations and the sheer reality of the novel exist.

The themes in the Lord of the Flies alone are enough to save this novel from being removed from the curriculum. Several themes occur in the Lord of the Flies but the most significant is how society is closely related with its living conditions. William Golding also conveys that for society to be upheld there must be a certain level of moral value. In the school grounds students may single out one person to feel secure, this novel exaggerates this with the use of Piggy, but this only makes the message stronger that it isn’t right to do that. But how is this relevant for future and today’s students? The themes in the Lord of the Flies act as messages for students to uphold morals so as to keep society’s strength.

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The Lord of the Flies has won a Nobel Prize, obviously very few books get this award and it is only gained if the standard of writing is better than any other book of its time. This means that it will teach students to write in the right format and give them a basis for their future writing. Many people say that the Lord of the Flies is too violent and depressing to have students study, but they are obviously living a sheltered life. William Golding didn’t omit realisms, for example he didn’t cut out Piggy and Simons death, ...

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