Lord of the Flies - Essay topic 1
1) We’ve read about Freud’s theory of our three part psyche – id, ego, and superego. Print out and take notes on details about the theory you might include in the essay.
Choose a character to analyze in depth – Jack, Ralph, or Piggy. How is each of their ego’s influenced by their superego and id? How do these influences change from the beginning, to middle, to end of the book?
After your hook, use a précis sentence about the issue at hand such as, “Freud’s theory states that everyone has a three part psyche: ego, id, and superego.”
Your thesis should make a specific claim about how the character’s psyche changes over the course of the book. “Indeed, Jack in Golding’s Lord of the Flies goes from a more balanced psyche to one dominated by his id in the course of the book.”
Organize your body paragraphs around the changes over the three stages of the book:
1) beginning,
2) middle,
3) end.
Use specific events as evidence to prove your claim.
Or you might analyze how different characters symbolize different parts of Freud’s theory.
Lord of the Flies - Essay topic 2
2) Download and take notes on the Triune Brain Theory. The theory outlines the uses of our three different and important brains. Highlight specific terms your can use in your essay.
Sometimes we are in the right brain at the right time; sometimes we are in the wrong brain at the wrong time. At what points of the book are the boys in the right brain at the right time or the wrong brain at the wrong time?
After your hook use a précis such as, “The Triune Brain Theory asserts that humans possess three brains each focusing on specific human functions.”
Your thesis should state how successful your character is in staying in the right brain at the right time over the course of the book such as “Indeed in Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Jack increasingly uses the wrong brain at the wrong time increasingly over the course of the book.”
Outline your body paragraphs around the four ideas previously mentioned:
1) in Brain 1/ 2 when they should, 1) Using Brain 3
2) in Brain 3 when they should, 2) Using Brain 2
3) in the wrong brain at the wrong time 3) Using Brain 1
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Lord of the Flies - Essay topic 3
3) We’ve discussed how Lord of the Flies can be seen as an allegory – the major images symbolic for something else.
Choose a major symbol to analyze in depth – best choices would be the glasses or the fire. As the boy’s society deteriorate, how does the meaning of the symbol change through the course of the book?
After your hook, use a précis sentence about the issue at hand such as, “In Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the fire represents the hope of the boys.”
Your thesis should make a specific claim about how the character’s psyche changes over the course of the book. “More significantly, as the boy’s society deteriorates, the fire changes from a symbol of hopefulness to a symbol of despair and destruction.”
Organize your body paragraphs around the symbol changes in meaning over the three stages of the book:
1) beginning,
2) middle,
3) end.
Use specific events as evidence to prove your claim.
Lord of the Flies - Essay topic 3
3) We’ve discussed how Lord of the Flies can be seen as an allegory – the major images symbolic for something else.
Choose a major symbol to analyze in depth – best choices would be the glasses or the fire. As the boy’s society deteriorate, how does the meaning of the symbol change through the course of the book?
After your hook, use a précis sentence about the issue at hand such as, “In Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the fire represents the hope of the boys.”
Your thesis should make a specific claim about how the character’s psyche changes over the course of the book. “More significantly, as the boy’s society deteriorates, the fire changes from a symbol of hopefulness to a symbol of despair and destruction.”
Organize your body paragraphs around the symbol changes in meaning over the three stages of the book:
1) beginning,
2) middle,
3) end.
Use specific events as evidence to prove your claim.