Lord of the Flies is a highly symbolic novel, and many of its symbols are readily interpreted. The symbols representing the main themes and how they evolve through out the novel are: the conch shell, Piggy's glasses, the fire/signal fire, and the lord of the flies/beast. " The whole book is symbolic in nature."" ... (pg.143) The Lord of the Flies speaks these lines to Simon in Chapter 8. ... In this way, the Lord of the Flies becomes both a physical manifestation of the beast, a symbol of the power of evil, and a kind of satanic figure who evokes the beast within each human being. ... The...

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Lord of the Flies This was a very interesting book. ... They all had there own role to play and with that there own set of elements in Lord of the Flies. ... The other boys are the only symbol of sanity on the island. ... I think Lord of the Flies is a great book. ... The thing I probably liked the most about Lord of the Flies was the theme of the story. ...

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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. These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. ... Overall the tale of the British schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a tropical island goes beyond what the reader may conceive and it is evidential that "Lord Of the Flies" is an allegorical novel. ... Another biblical story that is comparable to the "Lord Of the Flies" is Jesus' confrontation w...

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The boys in "The Lord of the Flies" have in a sense taken the evolution of man in a backwards manner. ... Leaving Ralph by himself and without his leader symbol. The conch shell was the symbol of the civilized life. ...

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This is clearly illustrated in Lord of the Flies, a novel written by William Goldings. ... In the process, Roger, the symbol for the complete absence of conscience, killed Piggy, the representative of the civilized and intelligent part of humanity. ... As illustrated in the novel Lord of the Flies, a society without the enforcement of laws experience the disappearance of goodness, conscience and sanity and dominance of evil and savagery. ...

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