Lord of the Flies Terminology

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Imagined state of suffering or injustice

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Dystopia

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Most advanced stage of human development

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Civilisation

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System of government by the population

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Democracy

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Condition of being primitive or uncivilized

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Savagery

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Community or place representing larger characteristics

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Microcosm

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Story or poem with hidden meaning

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Allegory

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Use of symbols to represent ideas

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Symbolism

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Setting reflects characters' mood

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Pathetic fallacy

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Good and evil within every person

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Duality of Humankind

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State of sin since the fall of man

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Original Sin