Symbolism in Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is a classic novel‚ awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. The novel’s use of symbolism demonstrates that without order and law‚ people will revert to natural human behaviors to satisfy their instincts. This is shown in the development of the conch which symbolises order‚ Piggy’s specs which symbolises intelligence‚ and the beast which symbolises the savagery within the boys. Furthermore‚ the symbolism in the novel
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The Rule of the Conch In our daily life we do not think about symbolism. Most times we notice it in books or movies‚ But we can also‚ for example see symbolism in colours. The colour red‚ means for some person’s excitement‚ energy‚ or passion. Symbolism is a big subject in the novel Lord of the Flies. I am going to talk about one of these symbols. During a nuclear war‚ a plane full of schoolboys from Brittain crashed on an uninhabited island. The littluns and the bigguns need to survive on a
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The conch is a powerful symbol of society and order in the island. At the beginning‚ when Ralph found the conch on the beach shore‚ all the kids came together for an assembly. After that‚ they made a rule‚ only the person who was holding the conch would be allowed to speak at the meetings‚ this worked well at the beginning. There was a point in the novel where the savage boys began to disrespect the conch and what it stood for‚ like a rebellion. When the boulder crushed the conch shell it signified
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Lord of the Flies continuously has the conflicts of order versus chaos‚ following and maintaining connection or falling victim to one’s obsession to get authority‚ and hurting others to obtain it. There are many symbols that represent this conflict. The two major symbols that represent this conflict are the conch shell‚ symbolizing order and law‚ and the sow’s head‚ symbolizing savagery. The first of the two major symbols that will represent this conflict is the conch shell. In the book it says
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The conch perhaps is one of the most important symbols in the story. It is referred to many times in the story. It is first used when Piggy spots it and tell Ralph to blow it. It signaled the boys and they started to flood the beach and over to Ralph. Right away they establish a rule with it. Only the person with it can talk‚ right then and there it symbolizes the power of the conch. Just like in society there are rules‚ and if the group has rules it with keep their ties to society. The conch symbolizes
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William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is an influential novel which reveals the darkness of mankind and evil inside of all humans. Lord of the Flies is set in the early 20th century‚ during a time when Europe is under attack and surrounded by war. For this reason‚ a plane carrying a group of British schoolboys is flown away from the chaos in hopes of bringing the boys to safety. Suddenly‚ the airliner is mistaken for a military aircraft and taken down. After all of the pandemonium the boys soon realize
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many readers ‚ Lord of the Flies had some peculiar symbols throughout the story that advanced many readers to have a better connection with the book . Although‚ there are innumerable symbols involved in the novel ‚ it’s come to the conclusion that the biggest symbol of the novel was in fact the conch . The author‚ William Golding ‚ made this very clear because it was used throughout the whole story as if it was paramount and he wanted it to catch the reader’s attention . The conch had an important
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Symbolism of the Conch Authors frequently use a powerful literary device called symbolism to express their ideas creatively and indirectly. By definition‚ symbolism is an object or idea that represents more than what the object or idea actually is. The conch‚ just a mere pretty thing that attracted attention‚ has more meaning than that of just being a conch shell. The conch’s symbolism can be traced throughout William Golding’s entire novel‚ Lord of the Flies and is a major symbol of power and order
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would be chaos. In Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is used to maintain order‚ since it represents civilization. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ there are many symbols and the conch is one of them. Throughout the novel Golding uses the conch to symbolize civilization‚ therefore it’s destruction represents the end of civilization. In Chapter Eleven‚ the conch is destroyed which on the island ruins the little civilization the boys have since the savages only listen to conch besides Jack‚ Jack orders
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Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is thoroughly known for the loud noise it makes when it has been blown into. However‚ there are many other interpretations that people may have about it. To begin‚ one can clearly see that the conch can be deciphered as something to bring democracy at the start of the novel. For example‚ Ralph used the conch to call everyone on the island and assemble. This shows how the conch had created a democracy because after Ralph used it‚ he was soon elected
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