Lord of the Flies

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   High School - 9th Grade

   “The others nodded. They understood only too well the liberation into savagery that the concealing paint brought.” Eric again suggests painting themselves and Ralph yells “No paint!” He screams at them that they need smoke." (pg 206)

   Samneric are afraid of what the savages in warpaint will do to them. They are afraid of the evil which has taken over the boys in Jack's tribe. Ralph refuses the paint because it does stand for savagery and he wants to try and keep the "civilized" order that he has tried to create through the whole story.

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   http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-11-summary-analysis

   http://www.enotes.com/flies/character-analysis

   http://www.enotes.com/flies/themes

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