Lord of the Flies: Symbolism
In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Golding shows how terrifying it could be for a bunch of young boys to be trapped on an island with no civilization around. He uses many symbols, along with the emotions and thoughts of the young boys trapped on the island to enhance the overall story. The symbols that best bring out the overall meaning of the story is the conch, Piggy¡¯s glasses, and the most important one of all, the Lord of the Flies.The conch shows the start of a civilization and rules, but the children cannot make a civilized place without order, which they do not have. The conch symbolizes the organization of the boys. ¡°We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They¡¯ll come when they hear us.¡± (16) The conch was like a trumpet that the boys were used to hearing from their leader, a grown up. ¡°Where¡¯s the man with the trumpet?¡± (16) When Ralph first blew into the conch, the scattered children from all around the island heard the sound and slowly made their way towards the platform, and had their first meeting. The conch also symbolizes order. At a meeting, the children decided that they needed rules, and one of the rules was that only whoever had the conch
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Approximate Word count = 1093
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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