Symbolism in Lord of the Flies Piggy, Jack, Simon, and Ralph can all be seen as symbolic characters in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. ... Jack's role in Lord of the Flies is to show the transition from the opposite perspective. ... His symbol is that of a Christ-like figure who sees the truth, but is killed because of ignorance. ... The change from good to evil is shown in Lord of the Flies by the shift from Ralph to Jack as the boys' choice of leaders. ... Therefore, it is easy to see that the four main characters in Lord of the Flies ...

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The idea of the loss of innocence is one of the prominent themes in Lord of the Flies. ... This quotation from Lord of the Flies shows that without rigid rules in a society, anarchy and savagery will result. ... This is the "Lord of the Flies," which represents evil in its darkest form. ... As Simon is returning from his encounter with the Lord of the Flies, the other boys are partying at a feast. ... In Burgess" critical essay, he stated that Lord of the Flies has some of the qualities of a, "dystopian fable." ...

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This is what it was like in the novel Lord of the Flies. ... In The Lord of the Flies, the beast is extremely important. ... The Lord of the Flies means a sign of the devil. ... It is now clear that all intellect of principles and civilized values have been lost by the boys, who have allowed evil to take control of them (The Beast as a symbol pg. 1). ...

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In William Golding's "Lord of The Flies" the author gives a dark and humbling description of human nature. ... As the rules and symbols of power and authority are stripped from the group they revert to savagery power struggles and murder. ... Simon who I see as a symbol of goodness, wants to respect and admire the island. ... It becomes a symbol for order and civilisation. ... It is a symbol of authority not dissimilar to that of a mace in a courtroom or parliament. ...

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• Grade Level: High School