The author of LOTF wrote the book during the time period of the Cold War, a time period of nuclear threats and irrational people. The Cold War included two very different sides with different opinions, the U.S and the Soviet Union.The U.S and Soviet Union were allies during World War ll, but the tension grew overtime and they started to make threats of nuclear attacks. People began to build bomb shelters and practice attack drills just incase the tension broke, they were terrified of what could happen so the citizens began to prepare themselves. Golding used his life experience to help the readers understand what was going through Ralph and Jack’s head, by putting it into perspective. The allegory with Jack and Ralph, is that Ralph resembles America and Jack represents The Soviet Union. They are both afraid of each other but doesn't want to show their weaknesses so they
The author of LOTF wrote the book during the time period of the Cold War, a time period of nuclear threats and irrational people. The Cold War included two very different sides with different opinions, the U.S and the Soviet Union.The U.S and Soviet Union were allies during World War ll, but the tension grew overtime and they started to make threats of nuclear attacks. People began to build bomb shelters and practice attack drills just incase the tension broke, they were terrified of what could happen so the citizens began to prepare themselves. Golding used his life experience to help the readers understand what was going through Ralph and Jack’s head, by putting it into perspective. The allegory with Jack and Ralph, is that Ralph resembles America and Jack represents The Soviet Union. They are both afraid of each other but doesn't want to show their weaknesses so they