Theme Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies
Lord of the Flies Essay
Doing something really risky and making a bad decision can lead one to the loss of their innocence. In William Golding’s book “Lord of the Flies” one can see that the loss of innocence is the major theme throughout the book of these little boys in the island. This theme contributes when they find out what they're capable of and what they’re not capable of. The conch in “Lord of the Flies” is one out of the three that represents the loss of innocence. It can symbolize equality and justice, so everyone has the right to speak. “He can hold it when he is speaking and will not be interrupted says Ralph.” (Ch2.33) The conch governs the meetings of these boys and the boy who has it, has the right to speak the rest must remain silent. This shows that the conch has so much power that whenever one has it one can seize anyone or anything and no one can take the power away from one as long as one …show more content…
When Simon confronts the pig's head it starts to speak to him and tells him that evil is in every human in the heart and promises to have some fun with him. Later on, this was stating Simons death approaching. The sow on the stick shows how in every human a Satan figure rises. The Lord of the Flies becomes both stating evil and a Satan figure. Simon thought the beast was “something you could hunt and kill!" “You knew, did not you? I’m a part of you? Close, close close! I’m the reason why it is not go?” (Ch8) The Lord of Flies is trying to tell these little boys that he is a part of them. Also, the Lord of Flies tells Simon that no one wants him on the island because he is representing the soul and spirit of a man. Simon predicts that the little boys will kill him and later on they do, his prediction was true. In my visual I have drawn the sows head on a stick which represents the Lord of the Flies also in the broken pair of glasses to represent the evil it
Doing something really risky and making a bad decision can lead one to the loss of their innocence. In William Golding’s book “Lord of the Flies” one can see that the loss of innocence is the major theme throughout the book of these little boys in the island. This theme contributes when they find out what they're capable of and what they’re not capable of. The conch in “Lord of the Flies” is one out of the three that represents the loss of innocence. It can symbolize equality and justice, so everyone has the right to speak. “He can hold it when he is speaking and will not be interrupted says Ralph.” (Ch2.33) The conch governs the meetings of these boys and the boy who has it, has the right to speak the rest must remain silent. This shows that the conch has so much power that whenever one has it one can seize anyone or anything and no one can take the power away from one as long as one …show more content…
When Simon confronts the pig's head it starts to speak to him and tells him that evil is in every human in the heart and promises to have some fun with him. Later on, this was stating Simons death approaching. The sow on the stick shows how in every human a Satan figure rises. The Lord of the Flies becomes both stating evil and a Satan figure. Simon thought the beast was “something you could hunt and kill!" “You knew, did not you? I’m a part of you? Close, close close! I’m the reason why it is not go?” (Ch8) The Lord of Flies is trying to tell these little boys that he is a part of them. Also, the Lord of Flies tells Simon that no one wants him on the island because he is representing the soul and spirit of a man. Simon predicts that the little boys will kill him and later on they do, his prediction was true. In my visual I have drawn the sows head on a stick which represents the Lord of the Flies also in the broken pair of glasses to represent the evil it