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Finely chop spinich and boys who are wrecked on an uninhabited island and develop a
primitive society that eventually collapses and gives way to
despotic savagery. Although these two cases seem rather
different, the boys in both situations show common
characteristics. They react to the outside environment of their
worlds in similar ways. There are also trends in the development
of the dynamic characters in each story. Each account presents
a conflict of interests between two dominant characters, a
leadership struggle, a predefined goal set by the boys, and a
mystified enemy. There are even parallel characters. For
example, Blackie in "The Destructors" resembles Ralph in Lord
of the Flies. In Graham GreeneÕs "The Destructors," the boysÕ
behaviour, thoughts, and social-development patterns parallel
those of the boys in William GoldingÕs Lord of the Flies.

One of the main characters in Lord of the Flies is the "beast."
This mythical creation is a product of the boysÕ ...

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