Nam$T.$(1101)$
Five%Paragraph%Essay%Outline%
Argument:%The$novel$Lord$of$the$Flies$illustrates$truth$to$be$a$reminder,$one’s$
hopelessness$leading$to$his$spirit$by$using$a$flashback.!
Supporting%Idea1:$Flashback$shows$the$truth$in$the$past$of$the$character$and$
recognizes$him$his$real$self.
%Supporting%Details:%%Based$on$the$novel,$Ralph’s$flashback$has$shown$up$
in$his$mind$which$makes$he$knows$who$truly$he$is$and$does$not$change$
the$way$he$is;$unlike$Jack,$his$past$has$never$appeared$in$his$mind$and$
finally$he$changes$himself—not$his$real$self.$
Supporting%Idea2:%Flashback$represents$hopelessness$of$the$character$due$to$
the$situation$when$the$flashback$comes$up$in$his$mind$
%Supporting%Details:%Flashback$illustrates$who$he$is,$how$he$is$and$what$
he$is$doing$during$his$happy$time.$Ralph$always$misses$his$old$days$when$
he$is$disappointed$or$hopeless$because$he$had$got$what$he$wanted—he$
had$all$he$wanted.$
Supporting%Idea3:%It$also$energizes$Ralph$and$gives$him$spirit$when$seeing$his$
past.
%Supporting%Details:%Many$good$and$happy$things$happened$before$he$
got$stuck$on$the$island,$so$when$he$sees$his$flashback,$it$makes$him$
wants$to$go$back$to$where$he$left.$It$inspires$him$to$try$finding$the$way$
back$home.
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Symbolism%of%Lord%of%the%Flies%
According$to$Beverly$Engel,$“…Once$remembered,$the$memory$can$help$you$to$
face$more$of$the$truth.$You$can$then$express$your$pentSup$feelings$about$the$
memory$and$continue$on$your$path$to$recovery…”$means$flashback$is$not$a$sudden$
memory$that$only$shows$up$in$one’s$mind$when$he$is$reliving$to$his$past$as$most$
people$may$think.$Also,$they$are$the$truth$that$reminds$one$what$had$happened,$and$
are$his$issue$to$deal$with$them,$too.$In$Lord%of%the%Flies,$the$author$illustrates$one’s$
flashback$as$one’s$hopelessness,$which$is$due$to$a$dissatisfying$situation,$that$he$can$
turn$this$feeling$of$disappointment$to$energize$himself$to$continue$on$his$path;$
furthermore,$it$reminds$one’s$real$self$who$he$truly$is.$
