Symbolism - Lord of the Flies
“Lord of the Flies,” by William Golding, contains many symbols, which are objects, people, or ideas that represent or stand for something else. Six of these symbols will be discussed in the following paragraphs.One of the most symbolic objects in “Lord of the Flies” was the conch. It symbolized control through reason, and also order and unity through consent. It also has a symbolic beauty, the beauty of order and justice, which is broken by savagery. The pig’s head, which symbolized the primitive religious ugliness of savagery, was also a symbol of sophisticated mockery and cynicism. It has also been compared to Beelzebub, and the Devil himself. In the end, it also gleams white like the conch, and is broken, thus both human attempts to deal with the situation are destroyed, each by the other. Piggy’s glasses were a symbol of the technical knowledge needed for fire, and hence for rescue. They have also been called a Promethean symbol of “fire from heaven.” They are fragile like reasoning power, and are easily shattered. They are like Piggy’s kind of understanding, which is based only on acquired knowledge, with little insight into emotion. The fire symbolizes good, as well as evil, almost like man. It will mak
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Approximate Word count = 1025
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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