Lord Of The Flies Film Analysis

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The topic of British Colonialism and the end of their ruling is not a new subject in film. Through this movie we see the fall of British rules through the Ralph’s eyes, we see how he is trying to understand the changes around him. Like the many of the British in these colonialized places. The audience sees how the character’s attempt to hang on to the life/lifestyles that they are accustomed to. In a way you are seeing Ralph’s family and the society unravel because of the ending days of British rule. Furthermore, throughout the film, we see the tendency to want to hang on to old love and ways. This tendency affects Harry the most, through his marriage to Ruby, and his professional reputation. Even though Harry has a high post job in the colonial administration, he keeps his job due to the protectiveness of the colonial system.

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So they would often drink, and have affairs with other married individuals. This is also the basis of Ralph’s family slowly disintegrating. His mother cheats on his father with a family friend and as a result the father is consumed by grief and alcohol. Harry is to wrapped up into the alcohol that he loses his second wife Ruby and in a way loses a bond with his son. This exemplifies the end of British rule do the fact that both were slow and changed the lives of everyone involved. The characters are people who treasured their titles, the unwillingness to give in to time and the perception of what they think other people's needs are. A great example of this is the fact is with Lady Riva Hardwick, she emphasizes British values, and her world holds superiority when it comes to society matters. She adjusts awkwardly to the fact that she has to accept black people and talk to them as she would her social elites. You see it in her face at the ceremony for Swaziland when they finally gain
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