A list of uncommon essay topics for 'Lord of the Flies'


“Lord of the Flies” is a novel that was written by William Golding. It is about a group of boys that are marooned on an island after the plane that was evacuating them in the midst of war was shot down. The main idea is how these boys go about choosing a leader and trying to survive on this deserted island. It is a very common book to have for a book essay mainly because of its many themes and symbols. Since everyone in the class will be writing a paper on the same book, finding an uncommon essay topic is key to setting your essay apart from the rest.

You would want to find an uncommon theme because it will allow you to be judged solely on your work and not as a comparison to other students work as well. There are many times when two or more students will write about the same topic. It is an unfortunate fact that you may get a better grade on a unique topic than you would on a topic that is written by other students. When two students write about the same topic, it is harder to give the same grade to two students when one has clearly done a better job with the topic. This means that you are not only getting graded on your paper individually but also how it compared to another student’s work. This is harder to do when the two are written about totally different topics.

Unique topics that you can write about

  • Compare the different main characters personalities
  • Analyze the differences and similarities of the characters and determine how these characteristics developed their role in the group
  • Compare how the boys struggled between building a democracy like structure over a dictatorship structure
  • How did the boys change from the beginning of the novel to the end? Were they the same boys that got marooned on the island?
  • Describe how the novel portrays some of its lessons to the lessons learned in the Bible.

Hopefully these topics will set your paper apart from the other students in your class. You can also try to come up with your own analysis of different situations as you read the book. Think of what message the reader was trying to send when he wrote certain events. This is a great way to find a new undiscovered essay topic.

 
 

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