Allusions In Lord Of The Flies

Ignorance is the lack of knowledge or information; as humans are always lacking knowledge, humans are often afraid of the unknown. Lord of the Flies by William Golding has many symbols and events that represent things and real events in our world, such as various religious allegories. Many of the events in Lord of the Flies are related to the stories in the Bible. The stories about the Garden of Eden, Cain and Abel, and the temptation of Jesus are similar to certain events in Lord of the Flies. Through religious allegory of Bible stories related to paranoia, Golding proves his message that when people are paranoid they tend to make poor decisions and act hastily which leads to negative effects on them. William Golding uses the story of the “Garden of Eden” to show that carelessness leads to negative consequences. The Garden of Eden was a paradise where God created the first man, Adam, and
In the story of Cain and Abel, Cain murders his brother Abel without much thought because Cain is jealous of him. Before Cain murders Abel he speaks to God and says “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” Cain was not accepted by God, and he committed murder which is one of the worst sins. Jack from Lord of the Flies is similar to Cain from the Bible because he was jealous of Ralph and tried to murder him too just like Cain. In the end of the novel Jack starts to cry just like Cain: “The tears began to flow and sobs shook him.” (202) Jack has been trying to emulate a tough attitude throughout the story and has not shown much sign of emotion thus far. When “The tears began to flow” we see that he knows he acted inexcusably. Jack acted too hastily and made wrong decisions just like how Cain acted without care and obtained