Color Yellow In Lord Of The Flies Quotes And Analysis

Introduction In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph applies law and order throughout the island while symbolizing the hope and restoration the boys need to get home.

Element 1 - The Color Yellow The color yellow is often aligned with happiness and joy. However, the color yellow can also symbolize wisdom and logic, and being critical and judgmental. At the beginning of the novel, Ralph and the other boys had just survived the plane crash into the island. While Ralph explores the unknown territory, Piggy follows him. As Piggy tries to talk to Ralph, Ralph tried not to look “too obviously uninterested” (page 8). Ralph is only looking on the outside of the boy and automatically makes the connection of him being the annoying ‘fat boy’. Ralph calls him Piggy because back at home, the boy is known as ‘Piggy’ because he is fat. Later in The Lord of the Flies, Ralph realizes that he “can’t think, not like Piggy” (page 78). Ralph starts to realize the importance of Piggy–that he can think.

One of the very first announcements Ralph makes is that the boys will be rescued. Ralph has hope that his dad will rescue them. But Piggy, having knowledge and intellect, replies that nobody knows where they are. Ralph then says that they “must make a fire” (page 38). The thought of having a fire going gives Ralph hope. He hopes that if a ship sails near the island, they will see the fire as a signal. Ralph is very optimistic about being rescued on the island. He believes that they will be stranded for only a couple days, however he does not realize that they could be there for a very long time. We light up a fire if we are lost so we can send a signal of to others near the area. If one person was near enough to see a signal, the boys would be rescued. But instead of looking at the world realistically, Ralph is looking very optimistically at the