These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. ... The symbolism and representations, having to do with religion, that illuminate the flaws of human kind justifiably make this novel an allegory. ...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that all vestiges of civilization have been stripped from the island. He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School