GUIDELINES FOR THE ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT Both for the

GUIDELINES FOR THE ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT
Both for the intermediate and advanced students:
Part 1
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Background
Setting
Plot
Characters
Symbols
Describe the above.
Part 2 – analysis and interpretation
For the intermediate students only: choose a set of questions and answer them.
1. Why is ‘Lord of the flies’ an allegorical novel?
- Are the characters allegorical?
- What are the main symbols of the book and what do they represent?
- What is the meaning of the title?
- What events and ideas have secondary or symbolic meaning?
2. One of the major themes of ‘Lord of the flies’ is the conflict between civilization and
slavery. Discuss providing specific examples.
- Which characters symbolize the conflict?
- What is the meaning of the ‘conch’ and the ‘beast’?
- What are the results of savage behavior among the boys on the island and the
civilization in general?
- What do you believe happens after the boys leave the island?
- Which character do you admire most and why?
For the advanced students only: choose a set of questions and answer them.
1. The boys get rescued by the adults, but who will rescue the adults?
- What is the main theme of the book?
- What is the irony in the book?
- What are the allegorical relationships among the boys?
- What is the nature of evil? Is it innate or influenced by the external sources?
- What are the consequences of war?
- How is the theme still relevant nowadays?
2. William Golding says that “the theme (of the book) is an attempt to trace back the
defects of society to the defects of human nature…… the moral is that the shape of
society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political
system”. Discuss.
- What are the major conflicts in the book?
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What does the novel suggest about human nature, evil and human civilization?
How is the principle of self-interest over community expressed in the book?
Give examples of the tension between rational and emotional reactions and
between ethical and unethical behavior?
Layout and presentation of the assignment
Intermediate – 1500 words
Advanced – 2000 words
Page 1 - Title, personal information (name, A.M., year, level)
Page 2 and the following – double-spaced with 20mm margins.
All pages should be numbered, starting with the title page (which should be
counted but not numbered). The essay should not be written as a continuous
piece of writing, but with subheadings for each question discussed.
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