Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding
While reading the book Lord of the flies by William Golding a great significance of the story relates back to the title. In the book you see a group of boys who end up having to create their own civilization to live. It starts off steadily but as time goes on you see the fight between good and evil. The title itself has great significance to the fight that is going on.”Startled, Ralph realized that the boys were falling still and silent, feeling the beginnings of awe at the power set free below them. The knowledge and awe made him savage” (Chapter 3, Page 44). The powerfulness feelings have the boys in awe and greedy for more. The more they get the worse the society they live in gets. The title Lord of the flies gives you a insight of how
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In the book, when the boys killed the pig and left the severed pig's head where they could see it since it was decaying it started to attract flies. They ended up calling the pig's head “lord of the flies”. “I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don't try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else” (Chapter 8, Page 143). The pig itself was a sort of symbol for evil and violence. It got to the point that the boys started having hallucinations and had conversations with the pig. Simon morley had the hallucinations and he represented the good in them. You can see how the good and evil started to mix which also brings back to the point of power and which side would win. Many of the actions from the boys also goes along with violence and evil. As the book progresses you see the characters gear more towards a fearful civilization. “The forest near them burst into uproar. Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling...save for the paint and a belt was Jack” (Chapter 8, Page 140). Jack uses force and fights Piggy and Ralph which causes him to gain more power. Which he wants. He is a symbol for evil and authority. The killing of animals and the use of force to gain power gives an insight on the violence that goes on between these
In the book, when the boys killed the pig and left the severed pig's head where they could see it since it was decaying it started to attract flies. They ended up calling the pig's head “lord of the flies”. “I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don't try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else” (Chapter 8, Page 143). The pig itself was a sort of symbol for evil and violence. It got to the point that the boys started having hallucinations and had conversations with the pig. Simon morley had the hallucinations and he represented the good in them. You can see how the good and evil started to mix which also brings back to the point of power and which side would win. Many of the actions from the boys also goes along with violence and evil. As the book progresses you see the characters gear more towards a fearful civilization. “The forest near them burst into uproar. Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling...save for the paint and a belt was Jack” (Chapter 8, Page 140). Jack uses force and fights Piggy and Ralph which causes him to gain more power. Which he wants. He is a symbol for evil and authority. The killing of animals and the use of force to gain power gives an insight on the violence that goes on between these