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The Changes in the Boys

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Fear became the very reason that the boys changed. From the change in mind set to the change in behavior. From a civilized community to a group of savage murderers. Thus, the concept of fear underlines the plot of the Lord of the Flies . Emotions strongly influence the behavior of an individual. Golding used this information to show the readers that the emotion of fear can lead to a behavior that can defend an individual. The plot of the novel Lord of the Flies is to highlight the changes that the boys have experienced while surviving on the uninhabited island. The boys started the journey to survive on the island by setting some rules that can help them realize that they are still civilized people. As they were still living under the rules, they were having a discussion about the fear of a boy in the group. The fear of the Beastie. That discussion made the whole group question whether or not the belief of the monstrous figure is lurking on the very island that they are on...
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