| The Lord of the Flies contains many examples of symbolism which Golding has incorporated to show a deeper level to the main, mostly straightforward, storyline that reveals his thoughts on the nature of humanity and evil. |
Lord of the flies contains a lot of symbolism examples hat tGolding included to show a deeper level to the main plot, mainly simple, which reveals his thoughts about human nature and evil. |
| Below are some of the main symbols used in the book, but there are plenty more for you to discover yourself. |
Some of the main symbols used in the book are shown below, but there are so many more to discover |
| Among such symbols may be included such small or natural seeming events like the coral reef, (Submarine warfare, surrounding of Britain by German U-boats?) or the "great fire", which may represent the first world war, ("We shall never commit to this savagery again"). |
Apparently small or natural events can be included among these symbols as the coral reef (the submarine war, surrounded by Great Britain from german U-boat?) or "the big fire", who can represent the first world war, ("We have to never more engage you with this ferocity") |
| Blood is another symbol Golding uses extensively, although what he uses it for is open to interpretation. |
Blod is another symbol that Golding widely uses, even if the aim for which he uses it is open to interpretation |
| The different styles of leadership shown by Jack and Ralph symbolize democracy and dictatorship, much like as depicted in George Orwell's Animal Farm where he used pigs to symbolize the USSR's communist leaders. |
The different leadership styles shown by Jack and Ralph symbolize democracy and tyranny, just as shown in George Orwell animal farm, in which he used pigs to symbolize URSS communist leaders |
| The imaginary beast that frightens all the boys stands for the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all human beings. |
The imaginary beast scaring all the boys represents the barbaric primal instincts existing in every human being. |
| The boys are afraid of the beast, but only Simon reaches the realization that they fear the beast because it exists within each of them. |
The boys fear the beast, but just Simon realizes they fear the beast because it exists in every single one of them. |
| As the boys grow more savage, their belief in the beast grows stronger. |
As the boys gradually become wilder, their trust in the beast become stronger. |
| By the end of the novel, the boys are leaving it sacrifices and treating it as a totemic god. |
In the end of the novel, the boys are leaving it and treating it as a totem god |
| The boys’ behavior is what brings the beast into existence, so the more savagely the boys act, the more real the beast seems to become. |
The boys behaviour is what brings to the beast existence, so the boys wildly act as the beast becomes more real |
| The boys "become" the beast when they kill Simon. |
The boys "become" the beast when they kill Simon |
| Golding describes the savages' behavior as animal like; the savages dropped their spears (man's tool) and "screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws." |
Golding describes the wild behaviour as animal, the wild people drop their spears (man instrument) and "they screamed, hit, bited, tore. There were no words or movements except the teeth and claws pulling out". |
