The novel “Lord of the Flies” was written by William Golding prior to World War II. Ideally, the novel outlines a story of 12 boys who got stranded in uninhabited Island when their airplane crashed. This assignment focuses on symbolism that the author applies to reveal or bring out his message in the novel. The story involves several characters. The characters described on this assignment include Ralph (democratic and civilized leader), Jackson (dictatorial leader), Piggy (a vulnerable character), Simon (a saint and a Christ-like character), and Samneric (identical twins most referred to as ‘bigguns’). Typically, the thesis is divided into four main parts which include the introduction, literature review, analysis, and conclusion. Noticeably, the objective of this assignment is to describe the extent to which William Golding applies symbolism in the novel “Lord of the Flies”. Towards this end, the paper focuses on five inanimate objects or symbols that Golding uses to bring his message to the readers. The five main symbols discussed include the conch shell which a symbol of power and authority, the lord of the flies which is the most valuable symbol in the novel, and the beast which is a symbol for instinct of aggressiveness and violence among humankind. The two other symbols include the signal fire which signifies the call for ships to come to the rescue of the stranded boys, and Piggy glasses which symbolize human intellect and innovations due to the development of science. However, some themes come up while analyzing symbolism in this novel. These themes include loss of innocence, civilization versus violence, and pessimism. Nevertheless, symbolism is used in several instances but this assignment concentrates only on the five inanimate objects aforementioned.

The characters in Lord of the Flies possess recognizable symbolic significance, which make them as the sort of people around us. Ralph stands for civilization and democracy; Piggy represents intellect and rationalism; Jack signifies savagery and dictatorship; Simon is the incarnation of goodness and saintliness. All of these efficiently portray the microcosm of that society.

This paper is a literary analysis of Golding's novel Lord of the Flies using Paul De Man's approach to deconstruction which is a means to literary criticism. Using a Christian context, the paper examines how events and some characters in Lord of the Flies fit into the Bible.

Biblical allegories in the novel, Lord of the Flies are very prominent though accompanied by other social, psychological, and political interpretations. These allegories encompass the theme of the story together with some of the main characters and the setting in this novel. This paper touches upon the main boys of the novel while elaborating on the character of one of the boys, Simon and discusses that in spite of all the comparison which is made between Simon and Christ, he is most fitted as Simon Peter, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. In addition to Simon, the antagonist of the novel, i.e. Jack is investigated to see whether or not his character and behaviors are comparable to the Devil. Finally the setting of the novel, forest glade and its comparison to the Garden of Eden is delineated; we explore the forest glade, the lagoon, and the snake-thing and their correspondences to biblical elements.

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