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. ... The most substantial point in this transformation is the first time he kills a pig. Shortly after the boys have accidentally landed on the island, Jack is reluctant to kill the pig. ... A quotation from Jack himself describes this perfectly: "I was going to [stick the pig]. ... Then, for some reason, Jack overcomes his fear and is able to slaughter the pig fiercely and brutally. ...

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In most novels, there is a need for an important character which the author is able to portray or influence his central theme through. If not for these characters the author would struggle to have a purpose for the novel and therefore have no point to send to the reader. For William Golding, he chose a character who is very intelligent and easily differentiated individual. ... Without a fire, a pig may be useless because on the deserted island there is no other method of cooking the meat of the pig. ... Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig's after it has been killed. ...

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Orwell has chosen as characters animals that exhibit similar traits to the people or organisations they are meant to represent. ... Orwell's naive use of a narrative voice allows us as readers to be aware of more information than the narrator or any other characters; and using this knowledge to relate back to the historical events of the Russian Revolution. ... Through the misleading alteration of the commandments, Orwell uses irony to demonstrate how the pigs influenced the foundations of an equal society, which further became the foundations of a totalitarian dictatorship. "Curious...

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Some notice that there are many references to the stories of the Bible, especially in the characters of Jack, the group of boys, and particularly with Simon. ... As the novel begins, and the reader learns that a group of boys have crash-landed on a deserted island during World War II, the first character, Ralph, calls everyone together and he is elected chief. ... Another way that Jack's character resembles the devil is seen in the way Jack enjoys destruction and murder. ... On the contrary, when the boys use Roger as a pig for practice, Ralph seems to enjoy the rush and idea of murder;...

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In the book, the main characters consist of big uns, little uns, Ralph, Piggy, Roger, Jack, Sam, Eric, and Simon. ... At first the painted face is a method that he uses so that pigs wouldn't be able to spot him while he was hunting them. ... An example is when he put the pigs had on a stick. ...

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Both influences, good and evil, are always trying to triumph over a character, or a group of characters. All people, whether they are characters in a story or just the people of life, must choose either good or evil. ... With the help of two smart pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, the animals were able to defeat their enemy and take over Animal Farm. ... Snowball and Napoleon can be compared to the real world characters of Trotsky and Stalin. ... Appropriately, the novel's two main characters represent the conflict between civilization and savagery. ...

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Now, when all he can do is struggle to stay alive as long as possible, a deus ex machina (an improbable or unexpected device or character that suddenly appears to resolve a situation) appears, at the last possible moment, in the form of the naval officer who brings the boys back to the world of law, order, and society. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the characters and objects in the novel are infused with symbolic significance that conveys the novel's central themes and ideas. ...

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Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. ... In this scene the pig head, or lord of the flies, plays Satan and Simon acts as Jesus. ... Simon's character traits are like Jesus' because he demonstrates true morality and selflessness and many of the things he do seem supernatural. ... Only when the reader takes a closer look at these events, they can see the similarities between the biblical stories and attributes of the characters. ... At first he...

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Lord Of The Flies by William Golding Title: Lord Of The Flies Author: The book was written by William Golding. Golding is a British writer and poet. Golding was born in 1911 and died in 1993. He won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1983. In his books, Golding often deals with evil and emerges...

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The characters in both novels have resemblances to each other, in LOTF they are all children, while in Frankenstein they are all adults, again except the odd one. ... In LOTF we get an overview of the characters as of he 3rd person narrative, which gives us a more in depth view. Yet in Frankenstein the story is narrated by Frankenstein therefore we only really get an in detail, view of him the closest to him (Family, Friends) The characters as individuals also show various similarities. ... "We had a smashing time/I cut the pigs throat" Jack, although they needed food (Meat) became obse...

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