Fire Symbolism
The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is renowned for having unique symbolism within the text. Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire all have a deeper meaning than what is displayed on page. As the book continues, and the boys descend into savagery, the context of Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire are changed into symbols of things the boys once had.
Piggy’s glasses are one of the most important items on the island. Piggy’s glasses allow the creation of fire, which grants the creation of the rescue fire on the mountain. The glasses also enable Piggy to comprehend what he is seeing, which is important because is the most intelligent boy on the island. Piggy’s glasses are symbolic with intelligence and innovation, but when …show more content…
No fire, no rescue. As the book continues, the boys overall lose interests in maintaining the fire and being recuse. Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric are the only boys left in the end maintaining the fire. The fire symbolizes the connection the boys have with civilization. Early in the book, the boys work hard to maintain the fire signal to return to their normal lives. Later on in the book the boys have rejected civilization by not maintaining the fire and have accepted the savagery life. On page 70 Jack states,”We had to have them in the hunt,’ he said, ‘or there wouldn't have been enough for a ring...’The fire’s only been out an hour or two. We can light up again-” Jack and his followers would rather hunt than hope to be recused on the island. The connection to civilization thins as the boys rejects civilization. The smoke trail of hope will soon disappear, and recuse will become impossible.
The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is renowned for having unique symbolism within the text. Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire all have a deeper meaning than what is displayed on page. As the book continues, and the boys descend into savagery, the context of Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire are changed into symbols of things the boys once had. Piggy’s glasses became a symbol for intelligence and innovation on the island, the conch was a symbol of order and unity, and the signal fire was symbolic for the boys’ connection with
Piggy’s glasses are one of the most important items on the island. Piggy’s glasses allow the creation of fire, which grants the creation of the rescue fire on the mountain. The glasses also enable Piggy to comprehend what he is seeing, which is important because is the most intelligent boy on the island. Piggy’s glasses are symbolic with intelligence and innovation, but when …show more content…
No fire, no rescue. As the book continues, the boys overall lose interests in maintaining the fire and being recuse. Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric are the only boys left in the end maintaining the fire. The fire symbolizes the connection the boys have with civilization. Early in the book, the boys work hard to maintain the fire signal to return to their normal lives. Later on in the book the boys have rejected civilization by not maintaining the fire and have accepted the savagery life. On page 70 Jack states,”We had to have them in the hunt,’ he said, ‘or there wouldn't have been enough for a ring...’The fire’s only been out an hour or two. We can light up again-” Jack and his followers would rather hunt than hope to be recused on the island. The connection to civilization thins as the boys rejects civilization. The smoke trail of hope will soon disappear, and recuse will become impossible.
The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is renowned for having unique symbolism within the text. Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire all have a deeper meaning than what is displayed on page. As the book continues, and the boys descend into savagery, the context of Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire are changed into symbols of things the boys once had. Piggy’s glasses became a symbol for intelligence and innovation on the island, the conch was a symbol of order and unity, and the signal fire was symbolic for the boys’ connection with