Symbolism in LOTF
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Symbolism in
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies is an Allegory
The boys as a whole can represent humanity as a whole. The island is then the entire world, the boys’ rules become the world’s varying governments, two tribes are two countries, and so on. The boys’ fighting is then equivalent to a war.
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The Island
A symbol of paradise
It is like a Garden of Eden in which the boys can try to create the perfect society from scratch
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The Conch Shell
A symbol of law, order and authority
It is an actual vessel of political legitimacy and democratic power. When the power of this object is lost, a sense of sadness and impending doom descends on the reader.
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Piggy's Glasses
A symbol of reason, logic and technology
They are used to focus sunlight and start a fire. They are later broken, symbolizing the boys walking away from intellect and common sense.
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Surrounding Ocean
Symbol of isolation, also subconscious thought
The sea is what separates the boys from their home.
Maurice announces that his father claims that "they haven't found all the animals in the sea yet,” making it a source of danger and mystery.
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Signal Fire
Symbol of hope for rescue and an attachment to civilization
When this burns low or goes out, we realize the boys have lost sight of their desire to be rescued and have accepted their savage lives on the island
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Other Fires
Symbol of careless destruction
When the boys first try to make a fire, it ends up consuming at least one of the littluns, the boy with the mulberry birthmark on his face.
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The "Scar"
Symbol of man's tendency to destroy paradise
When it crashed, the plan ripped through the forest on the island, leaving an ugly streak of fallen trees and dirt. Even before the boys united and formed a civilization, human contact contaminated and damaged the island.
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The Beast
Symbol of humankind's instinct of savagery and evil, fear and superstition
The boys are afraid of this creature and try to find and destroy it, but Simon realizes it is not an imaginary beast they have need to fear.
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Parachutist
This symbolizes adult evil
This object appears as a sign from the adult world. Above the beauty of the island, adults are waging a violent, savage war. The boys first recognize this object as “the beast” – Golding’s way of reminding us that evil exists in adults and children alike.
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Masks and Face Paint
These symbolize the loss of civilization and savagery within
Jack is the first to paint his face, but the other boys follow. This symbolizes their transition from civilized youth – choirboys, students, siblings – to savages. The boys more easily abandon their old selves when they realize they can hide behind a mask.
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Simon's Sanctuary
This symbolizes a cathedral
Simon finds solitude, peace and the truth about the best while at his secret jungle sanctuary. Here the trees form a high, domed roof and candle-like flowers abound. The place was filled with light.
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Ralph
This character symbolizes democracy
Ralph “sought ways to maintain parliamentary procedures, to respect freedom of speech, to rule through persuasion, with the consent of the governed” (Spitz 173). He emerged as a leader at the beginning of the story, indicating that democracy originally inhabited the boys’ civilization.
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Jack
This character symbolizes authoritarian rule
Jack has been compared to dictators like Hitler and Mussolini. His red hair and black cape give him a “satanic” appearance (Spitz 173). He is not receptive to the input of others and rules by fear.
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Simon
This character is a Christ figure and symbolizes the voice of revelation
Simon “found for [the littluns] the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to endless outstretched hands” (Golding 55), as Christ fed the hungry masses.
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Piggy
This character symbolizes the voice of reason
An example of this character being the voice of reason occurs when he says, “The first thing we ought to have made was shelters on the beach… How can you expect to be rescued if you don’t put first things first and act proper?” (Golding 44).
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“If Jack was chief, he’d have all hunting and no fire” (Golding 93).
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Lord of the Flies
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