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The Development of Fa in The Inheritors

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The Development Of Fa Consider a character who develops in the novel, and with detailed reference to style and themes, explain the development and its significance. 'The Inheritors' by William Golding explores the elimination of the Neanderthals by the homosapiens. The novel follows the two survivors, Lok and Fa, both pure of heart yet both led into corruption by the new world they have been lured into. While Lok cannot comprehend, Fa begins to with the progression of the novel, thus having to be relied upon to lead them to salvation. This provokes her character development; one that contrasts both to the Neanderthals and to the 'New People', and one that helps convey the novel's deeper significance. In this essay I shall explore this development and explain its significance to the novel. The initial impression of Fa conveys her simple and primitive thought patterns. Her incomprehension of 'the log has gone...

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