Symbolism in The Lord Of The Flies.

He shows that he enjoys releasing the rock that killed Piggy showing that indeed he had developed into an evil monster under the chaotic environment. The events of the death of Piggy clearly demonstrates that with the abandonment of civilisation the boys decent into anarchy. In the end, Golding uses the dark and gruesome events leading to the death of Simon and Piggy as well as the savagery developing in the character of Jack to prove that when civilisation falls away and individuals are left to their own immediate desires, anarchy ensues in its most evil form. However, though Lord of the Flies displays the problems of humanity, there are plenty of pieces of literature that depicts the bright side of humanity, which hopefully outnumbers the negatives.

His first words were… ‘I’m call... ... middle of paper ... ... faints he looks into the mouth of the pig and sees the “blackness within, a blackness that spread” (Golding, 159). When Simon wakes and makes his way down the mountain to tell the other boys there is no beast, they mistake him for a monster, and consumed by their rampant savage nature, murder him. Therefore, William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies is allegorical. The laws of civilization as well as democracy are represented through a conch shell. The signal fire signifies the boys’ connection to civilization and their desire to return to it.

The pig’s head is a huge symbol, showing that the boys believe in a power of evil. In this book the main theme is civilization vs. savagery. The boys lose their civilized being and innocence ways as they become savages and kill Simon and Piggy. In The Lord of The Flies, Golding analyzes characters, ... ... middle of paper ... ...Cathy Falk. Vol.

Piggy’ s name suggests that he will be a victim of the beast. Not the beast the boys on the island fear, but the beast within each of them. The author is saying through Piggy that because they kill and eat the pigs they become the beast. Ralph prays to the adult world to send them something grownup, a sign or something. His prayer is answered by a dead parachuter, a casualty of war from the fighting going on in civilized society.

Significance: While Jack's first attempt to kill the pig failed, his quote "next time..." foreshadowed his future of savage hunting. Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Ralph calls another assembly, and reminds everyone that they are completely alone on the island, and there are no adults. Jack recounts his failure in killing the pig, and reiterates the need for skilled hunters. Several rules are made up, such as "whoever holds the conch gets to speak." Unexpectedly, an unnamed littl'un with a birthmark on his face tells about a "beastie" that he saw somewhere on the island.

Upon Piggy’s death the boys then hunt for Ralph, hunting him down as if he was a pig. The book talks about a group of boys who are left stranded on an island without any parental supervision. The boys face numerous problems from setting up a fire to being scared from the thought of a “beast”. The elected leader of the group Ralph, is constantly challenged by another boy called Jack; however when jack leaves the group to make his own group it’s a war between civilisation and savagery. The boys kill Simon mistaking him for the “beast” then moments later Roger without any real motive kills Piggy in cold blood.

William Golding uses the "beast" to return the boys of the island to their primal instincts, contributing to his commentary on human nature. The beast symbolizes the growing fear that lies dormant, deep in the children’s souls and turns the boys into uncivilized beings. William Golding uses the beast to instill fear in the souls of the boys. While everyone is scared of the beast and questioning what it exactly is, Simon suggests something else. He agrees with everyone that the beast might just exist.

Simon begins to realize this even befor... ... middle of paper ... ... allow evil to dominate them when they become free of society’s rules. Throughout the novel, Golding uses many different objects as symbols to illustrate this theme. The first symbol was the pig’s head, which insinuates how evil is actually inside the boys. The second symbol was the beast, which in reality represents internal evil away from society, rather than an external source of evil such as the beast. The last symbol is the clay mask, which transforms the hunters into completely different people who act like bloodthirsty savages.

Piggy is killed by Roger who levered a huge rock on top of him. Jack and his gang hunt Ralph; they burn the bushes to flush him out on... ... middle of paper ... ... the presentation changes to make it more interesting and gripping to read. This is a significant chapter because this is when the characters find out how evil is within them, and when they lose their childish innocence. In the middle of the book Golding uses the description of the hunters as 'savages', but when the adult appears at the end of the novel he calls them all little 'boys'. This is clearly noticeable when an adult is placed in the picture with them, showing that children aren't thought of as old enough to deal with the trauma of 3 people dying, survival, and how they were lucky to have survived for this long.

By the end of the novel, Ralph becomes the prey of Jack's bloodthirsty group, and at the very end of the novel ‘"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy"(Golding 225) to show that he will never change, he has found the evil that lurks within all human beings. Jack on the other hand, became more of a savage person as the book progressed. For example, the first time he encounters a pig, he is unable to bring himself to kill it. But Jack soon becomes obsessed with hunting and devotes himself to the task, painting his face like a barbarian and giving himself over to bloodlust. After he first kills a pig "His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away it's life like a long satis... ... middle of paper ... ...eat battle of wills between Ralph and Jack culminating in Jack and his tribe hunting down and smoking Ralph out of the forest, which ultimately led to their rescue.