Essay On Symbolism In Lord Of The Flies
Key symbolic concepts in Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a story woven with symbols and inner-meanings; the boys are different biblical characters or historical figures, while different inanimate objects can show many different statuses and developments. In the book, the boys are faced with survival and inner darkness, having different characters try to lead them through the events on their island. One character in specific is Piggy, a character that is chosen to reflect the famous theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, tried to use his common sense and persuade the others into being sensible. Many do not listen to his warnings and pieces of advice though. Some of the other types of symbols on the island are more …show more content…
Since Piggy is the symbol of intelligence and his glasses are that of technology, they make him use his specs to create the fire. “’So we must make smoke on the top of the mountain, we must make a fire’” (Golding 31). Golding uses the fire as a symbol of hope and strife in the society, showing how the boys react to each event, like how the fire goes out after there is a dispute between Jack and Piggy and Ralph. Even though the boys know it is a means of getting off the island, they treat it like a hassle and don’t want to maintain it, and they just want to move onto the next fun activity. Ralph says, “‘we shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued,” after he starts to stop believing in the conch and their society. The fire is being maintained by only Ralph, Piggy and Samneric at this point, but is starting to become more of a symbol of strife and their hardship. Even when Ralph tries to pitch the importance of the Fire, the other boys just shrug it off and blindly follow Jack. The boys are falling deeper and deeper into savagery with the losses of each of these symbols, showing how important each was to holding together the
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a story woven with symbols and inner-meanings; the boys are different biblical characters or historical figures, while different inanimate objects can show many different statuses and developments. In the book, the boys are faced with survival and inner darkness, having different characters try to lead them through the events on their island. One character in specific is Piggy, a character that is chosen to reflect the famous theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, tried to use his common sense and persuade the others into being sensible. Many do not listen to his warnings and pieces of advice though. Some of the other types of symbols on the island are more …show more content…
Since Piggy is the symbol of intelligence and his glasses are that of technology, they make him use his specs to create the fire. “’So we must make smoke on the top of the mountain, we must make a fire’” (Golding 31). Golding uses the fire as a symbol of hope and strife in the society, showing how the boys react to each event, like how the fire goes out after there is a dispute between Jack and Piggy and Ralph. Even though the boys know it is a means of getting off the island, they treat it like a hassle and don’t want to maintain it, and they just want to move onto the next fun activity. Ralph says, “‘we shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued,” after he starts to stop believing in the conch and their society. The fire is being maintained by only Ralph, Piggy and Samneric at this point, but is starting to become more of a symbol of strife and their hardship. Even when Ralph tries to pitch the importance of the Fire, the other boys just shrug it off and blindly follow Jack. The boys are falling deeper and deeper into savagery with the losses of each of these symbols, showing how important each was to holding together the