Lord Of The Flies Symbolism Analysis
Kalynn Pitcher
LOTF Symbolism
1st Hour Reading
In every one of us, there is a savage monster. A monster, that, in our vulnerability, will silently kill off the good parts of ourselves. Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of British boys who must survive on an island after their plane crashes. From the story, it is clear that the monsters inside us can destroy the bonds we work so hard to make. This is shown through symbolism, like the fire, which represents the fear in the group, the boys, which represents how humanity has corrupted the world we live in, and the Lord of the Flies, which represents the monster inside of us and how it affects our lives. The first symbol, the fire, represents the fear in the group. Ralph explains that the fire is necessary to survive. “There’s another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire” (38). In this paragraph, we see Ralph’s fear consuming him. Rather than saying ‘could’, he says ‘must’. This shows that he is scared that he is never going to get rescued. Another example would be when Piggy says, “We could experiment. We could …show more content…
In the story, the year was about 1950, and the Cold War was still raging on. Countries were at war just because of hatred, much like the boys on the island were at war with each other. The conch is a subsymbol of this, for the boys initially respected it. ““I got the conch,” said Piggy indignantly. “You let me speak”” (42). Piggy is annoyed that a significant object like the conch suddenly has no meaning when he holds it. This is like a window of when the USSR and the U.S. lost respect over each other. The result was chaos and destruction, just like the result of the boys’ character on the island. ““We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?”
LOTF Symbolism
1st Hour Reading
In every one of us, there is a savage monster. A monster, that, in our vulnerability, will silently kill off the good parts of ourselves. Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of British boys who must survive on an island after their plane crashes. From the story, it is clear that the monsters inside us can destroy the bonds we work so hard to make. This is shown through symbolism, like the fire, which represents the fear in the group, the boys, which represents how humanity has corrupted the world we live in, and the Lord of the Flies, which represents the monster inside of us and how it affects our lives. The first symbol, the fire, represents the fear in the group. Ralph explains that the fire is necessary to survive. “There’s another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire” (38). In this paragraph, we see Ralph’s fear consuming him. Rather than saying ‘could’, he says ‘must’. This shows that he is scared that he is never going to get rescued. Another example would be when Piggy says, “We could experiment. We could …show more content…
In the story, the year was about 1950, and the Cold War was still raging on. Countries were at war just because of hatred, much like the boys on the island were at war with each other. The conch is a subsymbol of this, for the boys initially respected it. ““I got the conch,” said Piggy indignantly. “You let me speak”” (42). Piggy is annoyed that a significant object like the conch suddenly has no meaning when he holds it. This is like a window of when the USSR and the U.S. lost respect over each other. The result was chaos and destruction, just like the result of the boys’ character on the island. ““We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?”