The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding is a thorough analyzation of human evil depicted by a group of British schoolboys whose primal instincts soon unleash themselves. Golding creates a slow build-up into the collapse of society to demonstrate the horrors of mankind and the result of separation from civilization. The novel is an examination of human evil that moves beyond the borders of civilization. Golding investigates the justifications and embodiments of evil in human nature, later concluding
2015 The Gender Roles in Shakespeare Known as a fine interpreter of human thought and action, William Shakespeare often relied on gender roles and stereotypes to aid the audience in forming an opinion of a character or event. Since Elizabethan society made such great distinctions between the actions and feelings of men and women, it is only natural that the works from that era would also conform to those same great differences between the sexes as well. While I agree that Shakespeare's gender imagery
solitary ogre who dislikes all and is disliked by all. After he meets Donkey (who sort of acts like a guide for Shrek, teaching him how to be a more compassionate and amiable person and a friend) and the fairy tale characters invade his swamp, he goes to Lord Farquad who promises to give Shrek back