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Lord of the Flies
Title: Lord of the Flies
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1563 | Pages: 6.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Lord of the Flies
Sociological Analysis:
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is an excellent work to analyze using sociological concepts, since the story revolves around a group of children stranded on an island. Immediately, one can predict that the kids will struggle to instill and maintain social order, a concept which is the focus of chapter 6 in our sociology text. The conversation on the beach between Ralph and Piggy clearly reveals Piggy’s demand for social …showed first 75 words of 1563 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1563 total…his followers began to identify with their occupation as hunters. They began to savagely kill pigs, which led to the consequent accidental murder of Simon, purposeful murder of Piggy, and attempted murder of Ralph.
To conclude, this extraordinary work underlines many sociological concepts and highlights the central theme of civilization, which is social control. Collectively, is the terrifying notion that man is intrinsically evil, undermining our newfound taste of civilization and emphasizing our primitive roots.
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