Lord of the Flies

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   luannw Teacher
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   On a literal level, the "scar" is the mark left by the conveyance that brought the boys to the island.  It crash-landed in a skid, knocking down trees and brush leaving a mark or "scar".  On a figurative level, the scar represents the evil that mankind has wrought on the world in Golding's view.  Golding wanted to say to  the readers that the evil within mankind has left an ugly, permanent mark on the world.

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   Posted by luannw on Monday December 17, 2007 at 11:08 AM
   
   

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