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Published in 1954

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1] PERSPECTIVE
The story is told from third-person. This gives the story an even focus on all the boys as well as the environment. This gives the reader a overview of all characters and events.

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2] LANGUAGE AND SETTING

The setting is established through adjectives describing the conditions of the island.

Lagoon, raindrops, reef, foliage, palm tree, coconut, etc.

This gives the book a tropical feel and gives a clue on what kind of island it is set on. Although the boys are stranded, they still stay relaxed.

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3] CHARACTERS

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The leader type. A young boy, almost turned 13. Makes remarks about Piggy.

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A young boy who experienced bullying in school. Anxious and worried.

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The novel is centered around more primitive thoughts. It shows how civilization is built, and the problems with managing who is in power.

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An older boy also stranded on the island. The only contestant to Ralph for the leadership position. Also leader of the choir group.

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2) How do we approach texts from different times and cultures to our own?
- We usually dont need any information about the time the text was written, but grasping the mindset the author was in while writing will give a better understanding og why and how.

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1) How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a text?
- Cultural and historical context provides a new side of a story. Telling a story from the perspective of someone who experienced it will make the story come to life and have more value.

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A pair of twins.

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3) To what extent do texts offer insight into another culture?
- Text provide a lot of insight. The mindset of the author will say a lot about how their environment or society affects them.

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Historical
The book has been inspired by events happening in Nazi Europe.

Political

Social

Literary

Personal (life and experiences of the author)

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A young timid boy stuck on the island.

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4) How does the meaning and impact of a text change over time?

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1)What did the characters learn?

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2)How did they grow and change?

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3)Why did the characters act the way they acted?

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4) What is different at the end of the story?

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5)What stays with you after the story is over?

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To show your understanding, re-write the following quote in your own words: Stories are a platform to contemplate scenarios of alternative realities and how humans act within them. They help us evaluate options and prepare decisions. In this way, they expand and improve our framing skills.
Stories can be used to explore different realities and how we interact with them. By exploring these we use our deduction skills.

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What do you think the author means by ‘framing skills/capabilities’?
I think the author means our ability to use the material were reading to figure out the context.

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As we experience and manipulate alternative realities—evaluating the universe of counterfactuals that we mentally construct—we ponder options and perhaps improve our judgment. - Write about something in your book that has improved your judgement of real, unimagined situations.
The concept in Lord of the Flies that improved my judgement is the one about respect. I realized through Piggy's experiences that intelligence has no effect without respect.

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How are stories used in educational settings nowadays?
Stories are mostly used in educational settings to help students learn how to find deeper meanings in texts.

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What is “causal determinism”?
Causal determinism is, roughly speaking, the idea that every event is necessitated by antecedent events and conditions together with the laws of nature. The idea is ancient, but first became subject to clarification and mathematical analysis in the eighteenth century.

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How are do stories help us to act as a counterbalance to “causal determinism”?
The stories we read can help influence us as people, at the same level as past experiences can.

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How did JFK use stories to improve his strategy related to the Cuban missile crisis?
JFK explored a lot of different ways he could approach the crisis, beyond just the initial move. He tried to see what the best solution was using this method borrowed from stories.