In the classic novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ Golding makes use of various writing techniques throughout the plot of his novel to communicate his ideas without expressing them directly to his readers. Allegory is one of the three main literary devices Golding uses throughout his novel by utilizing themes and motifs to put together a story that allows for deeper interpretation.
Golding uses different types of allegory. One example of allegory described in ‘Lord of the Flies’ is biblical allegory. Golding’s classic novel can be associated with the Christian Bible in several ways, including the title of this novel. ‘Lord of the Flies’ which directly translates to ‘Beelzebub’, a Hebrew name for Satan. This novel can also be connected to