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Lord Of The Flies Cover

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Published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was author William Golding’s first attempt at writing. It would eventually go on to become one of the most successful novels of his time and helped establish him as one of the best British novelists of the twentieth century. At first it did not do very strong in sales, but later became a bestseller in the United States as well as Britain, even awarded the esteemed Nobel Prize for Literature. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a common English idiom reiterated around the world, and it means you should not judge the value of something without properly assessing it. However, that is only applied when a judgement or review is passed on the entire content of said item without studying it. In the case of the cover of Lord of the Flies, or of any literature in general, numerous amounts of information may be deduced or hinted at. The book has a cover page that is quite astonishing, is powerful enough to evoke emotions out of the audience, and provides a sneak peek into the plot itself. …show more content…

It can only be described as being gruesome when viewed, as it features the severed head of a pig, propped onto what appears to be a wooden stake, with blood spilling out of the mouth and trickling down one of it’s eyes, appearing to be shedding tears of blood. This clearly represents the brutality in the way this pig was killed, and could be a reference to the behavior and/or personality of the characters within the book. The pig itself could represent a character who suffers this fate. On an extended analysis, the cover features the colors white, black, grey, and red. Popularly, white and black have always been exact opposites of one another and in this case represent purity and evilness, respectively. Grey can be viewed as a mix between the two. Red, however, symbolizes anger and violence, which is a logical conclusion as to what was demonstrated upon the pig, creating a depressing

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