Lord Of The Flies
Lord Of The Flies
'Lord Of The Flies' is a novel written by William Golding following World War II in a tropical island where a group of English boys survive a plane crash. The boys start off as innocent and normal school boys you would expect them to be. The novel tells us how a normal person can turn into a civilised human being into savages. There are many significant symbols in the novel which cause savages like their fear from the beast, their young age and hunger but the main cause of the boys turning into savages is Jack Merridew. The whole story is about what happens during their stay on the Island. In the first chapter the boys are all introduced, they are absolutely different to what they are like at the end of the novel.
William Golding uses the Island symbolically making it a microcosm. The first sign of things going astray is in chapter 1 when Ralph starts to make fun of Piggy's name and then tells the rest of the group of boys the name “Piggy” when he clearly told him not too. Already they break a simple rule in the ordinary world. By doing this he makes a close group of friends with all the boys apart from piggy “The boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside” When the conch was first found it represented something powerful and fragile. Piggy quotes “It's ever so valuable” and “careful, you'll break it”. When Ralph, Jack and Simon return from the mountain, they hold another meeting, but this time there was peace and order along with respect for each others thoughts. It became “silent” as Ralph “lifted the pink shell to his knees”. He “cleared his throat” and “all at once he found he could fluently and explain what he had to say.” This shows the great power the shell gave to Ralph giving him confidence to become a leader and make the boys listen to him. “He can hold it when he's speaking” This quote explains how, whoever is holding the conch has a right to speak and it shows a sense of civilisation and means that the conch is an
'Lord Of The Flies' is a novel written by William Golding following World War II in a tropical island where a group of English boys survive a plane crash. The boys start off as innocent and normal school boys you would expect them to be. The novel tells us how a normal person can turn into a civilised human being into savages. There are many significant symbols in the novel which cause savages like their fear from the beast, their young age and hunger but the main cause of the boys turning into savages is Jack Merridew. The whole story is about what happens during their stay on the Island. In the first chapter the boys are all introduced, they are absolutely different to what they are like at the end of the novel.
William Golding uses the Island symbolically making it a microcosm. The first sign of things going astray is in chapter 1 when Ralph starts to make fun of Piggy's name and then tells the rest of the group of boys the name “Piggy” when he clearly told him not too. Already they break a simple rule in the ordinary world. By doing this he makes a close group of friends with all the boys apart from piggy “The boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside” When the conch was first found it represented something powerful and fragile. Piggy quotes “It's ever so valuable” and “careful, you'll break it”. When Ralph, Jack and Simon return from the mountain, they hold another meeting, but this time there was peace and order along with respect for each others thoughts. It became “silent” as Ralph “lifted the pink shell to his knees”. He “cleared his throat” and “all at once he found he could fluently and explain what he had to say.” This shows the great power the shell gave to Ralph giving him confidence to become a leader and make the boys listen to him. “He can hold it when he's speaking” This quote explains how, whoever is holding the conch has a right to speak and it shows a sense of civilisation and means that the conch is an