Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis

What causes some leaders to be successful and others to fail?  It's a question that has caused debate among politicians and historians alike for centuries.  Leadership is easy to see, but harder to explain.  Considering what you know about leadership, we'll apply your thinking to Lord of the Flies.

In a five paragraph essay, evaluate and analyze how the novel helps us to answer your chosen key question.  Using text as support, explain how the novel sheds light on lessons related to power and leadership.  DO NOT summarize the story.  Instead, work to analyze what is happening in the story and how it helps us to see the answers to the question in a new way.

Your essay must be in MLA Format:  See this guide from Purdue University regarding setting up your paper in MLA Format.  

Your outline of the paper should look something like this:

Introduction

• Hook
• Context
• Thesis

Body Paragraph 1

• Main idea/Topic Sentence
• Example(s)
• Analysis

Body Paragraph 2

• Transition > Main idea/Topic Sentence
• Example(s)
• Analysis

Body Paragraph 3

• Transition > Main idea/Topic Sentence
• Example(s)
• Analysis

Conclusion

• Restate Thesis
• Summarize Main Points
• Clincher

Point Value:  100