alquin-a tale of human nature

irreversibly

permanently, unable to be changed back to what it was before

to aspire to

to have the ambition to become something or get something

atrocity

a terrible and cruel deed

to engulf

to overwhelm, to consume

Ralph

main character in lord of the flies

ignorance

a lack of knowledge

piggy

target of some bullying

ostensible

appearing or seeming to be something although the truth may be different

simon

gentle boy

jack

aggressive, charismatic

charged

filled with strong emotions, tension or excitement, often to the point where a situation feels intense or volatile

the beast

symbol

to downplay

to picture something as smaller or less important than it actually isi

culpability

guilt; responsibilty for something bad that happened

to articulate

to express clearly

sadistic

cruel, brutal

wickedness

evil, bad behaviour; actions that are cruel and seriously wrong

savagery

extreme cruelty, violence or brutal behaviour; barbarity

cynical

pessimistic or sceptical in a mocking way

to permeate

to spread throughout, to penetrate

factionalism

referring to different groups within a group; strife or animosity between groups within a group

to recount

to describe hoe something happened; to tell a story

inhabited

lived on by people

commune

a group living together, community

infighting

conflict, rivalry, or fighting within a group rather than against an external opponent

castaway

a person who is stranded on an uninhabited island

to cosign to obscurity

to cause to be forgotten

scepticism

a doubting or questioning attitude toward claims, statements or widely accepted ideas, often requiring evidence before belief

unwarranted

groundless, unjustified

to expend

to spend, to use up

empowered

being given the confidence, authority or strength to do something

to dispute

to disagree with something

fundamental

basic, elemental, essential

scaled-down

representing a smaller or simpler version of something larger, maintaining essential features but in reduced scope or size

truss

a strong framework made of beams

aftermath

the situation after a major event

to extrapolate

the guess or estimate something based on known information

dire

very serious or dangerous, miserable