Destruction In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

Nine years after history’s bloodiest and most destructive war, the devastating violence still effected most of the world. To summarize the horror witnessed by millions of civilians, William Golding wrote the highly symbolic novel, Lord of the Flies, which emulates the destructive nature of humanity. Representing the war-torn adult world, the boys carry on the same disastrous patterns. Just as the men at war destroyed entire cities with atomic warfare, the boys destroy the island with an uncontrollable fire, and just as the dictators of Italy and Germany, Jack is obsessive over power and control. The most allegorically significant moment is, however, the rescue in the final moments of the novel. When the equally destructive soldier rescues the boys from the self-inflicted chaos. Golding showcases that destruction is an inescapable part of humanity. During World War II, millions of lives, thousands of cities, and hundreds of ecosystems were the casualties to the mass bombings and nuclear warfare. Golding mimics the destructive nature of war in Lord of the Flies, when the boys ruin the island with the crash and wildfire. As an allegory for the war, the literary critic, L. L. Dickson says, “The nightmare world,

Yet humanity can easily overlook the implications of its destructive behavior, as the Naval Officer demonstrates when he denies the obvious savagery of the young boys. As an allegory for World War II, Lord of the Flies exemplifies that when society does not prioritize morality and civilization, unfit leaders such as Jack are given the potential to abuse power, just as Hitler became the dictator of Germany. Almost three-quarters of a century after World War II, Lord of the Flies still serves as a reminder of humanities destructive