Lord Of The Flies Conflict Essay

Lord of the Flies by William Golding has sold over twenty five million copies in English alone, and has won eleven awards, for sure there is a reason why. The novel takes place on a deserted island, in time of the savage World War II. After a harrowing plane crash, a group of boys are left to fend for themselves from make believe creatures, and each other. Golding has portrayed all the types of conflict in his novel. This may be why it has won its many awards and gained its fame. Surprisingly, all the conflicts fit together very well and tie the whole story line together. The most important conflicts in this story are man vs. man, man vs. the supernatural and man vs. technology.
First, man vs man is the most important conflict in this novel because two of the main characters have this conflict between them, Piggy and Jack. Piggy is the apprehensive, plump boy of the group, with round spectacles and a fiery attitude. Jack is the imperious
the supernatural is a conflict that the title is inspired from. The conflict between the sow's head, who calls himself the “Lord of the Flies”, and Simon is a big component in this novel. Simon in this story is the silent leader, he is always watching over the little children to make sure they are safe. One day Simon slips away into the wasteland to admire the tranquility. He stumbles across a dead pig’s head propped up on a stick, waste of the hunters kill. He becomes hypnotized almost with interest in the pig’s head. The dead pig’s head talks to Simon, telling him that he will never escape what haunts him. He claims the evil will always be inside him and the tribe of boys, that they are the dreaded beast they have been afraid of for so long. For example, on page 143, Golding composed a conversation between the two, “‘Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!’ said the head”. From what is written, it is undisputed that the “Lord of the Flies” and Simon have a conflict between each