Orange = Theme and Argument Supported Through Allegory
Blue = 1st Symbolic Supportive Topic
Green = 2nd Symbolic Supportive Topic
Red = 3rd Symbolic Supportive Topic
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding presents an eerie allegory of how an innate wickedness lies within each person, and that this sinister nature can destroy humanity. The symbolism of Jack’s decay from a respectful, disciplined English boy into a diabolical savage conveys this. The symbolism of Piggy’s death, because he represents wisdom and intellect, also creates this allegory. Golding ends the novel with the boys, savages at that point, pursuing Ralph and burning the island in the process. The arrival of the adults, who are also symbolically pursuing fellow human beings and burning the world via nuclear war, interrupt this manhunt. William Golding utilizes the iniquitous character of Jack, the symbolic destruction of reason and intellect with the death of Piggy, and the symbolic correlation between the manhunt for Ralph and the cruiser’s hunt for enemy submarines amidst world war three to convey the idea that mankind’s fear and inherent malevolence will lead to his own destruction.
One way Golding suggests that people’s depravity can destroy them is through the deconstruction of Jack’s character.
PARAGRAPH ABOUT JACK
In addition to Jack’s malice Golding also utilizes symbolism in the loss of Piggy.
Piggy symbolizes the voice of reason and rational in the microcosm of the island, and with his murder Golding furthers the theme that humanity will destroy itself because of its own innate iniquity.
PARAGRAPH ABOUT PIGGY
Piggy’s death leaves Ralph isolated and prone to the savage’s attack; subsequently, Golding completes his masterpiece with the obliteration of the island.
The boys destroy the island they inhabit just to get to Ralph, symbolizing the adult’s destruction of the planet earth in the course of fighting each other; consequently, The Lord of the Flies’ final symbolic event solidifies the theme that humanity is indispensably execrable and will destroy itself.
PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE END OF THE BOOK
Conclusion
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