Lord Of The Flies Themes

Theme Statement: All civilized objects, activites, and souls, have inner savage which is held back by forced law, until power brings out the savage in everyone and everything.

William Goldning’s Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel where literary techniques are utilized to convey the main ideas and themes of the novel. Two important central themes of the novel includes loss of civilization and innocense which tie into the concept of innate human evil. Loss of civilization is simply the transition from civilization to savagery; order to chaos. The concept of loss of innocense is a key concept to innate human evil because childhood innocense is disrupted as the group hunted animals and even their own. Through the use of literary techniques these ideas are seen in the passage where Simon confronts the “Lord of the Flies.”

The Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding where the theme of civilization versus savagery is strongly exemplified. Throughout the novel, the theme starts to develop from the ongoing conflict between Ralph and Jack, who represent civilization and savagery. While Ralph uses his authority to establish rules and give commands that will help the boys survive and get rescued, Jack is more interested in appeasing his primal human impulses. The conflict between these two will further the theme of civilization versus savagery and affect the other boys on the island. In addition, Golding also uses symbolism and additional themes to support the overall main theme of civilization versus savagery.

A character in a novel can represent a larger idea in society. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, each character is illustrated to represent a larger idea in society. Ralph represents democracy, Jack represents savagery, and Piggy represents a scientific approach.

In William Goldman’s Lord of the Flies, a group of boys are stranded on an island after a plane crash, and must figure out how they can survive on the island. The novel mainly focuses on Ralph, who was elected chief. People have debated that the Lord of the Flies main theme is social order or power and control; however, the main theme of the book is about fearing the unknown. We can deduce that this is the main theme from the very start of the book when the boys are all on an island that they aren’t familiar with. Lord of the Flies is based around the fear of the unknown because it makes the characters unpredictable and interesting.

William Golding s novel Lord of the Flies significantly symbolizes characters, objects and the setting to represent our world as a whole. Golding uses those symbols to make the island similar to society and to show the difference between living in a civilised society and savagery. The novel takes place on an island during World War II, this is significant since the isolation forms a sort of civilization and community, a sort of microcosm to the real world and to human civilization.

This quote portrays, the loss of innocence and what horrifying effects it can do to one’s heart.

The theme of the central thematic dichotomy in lord of the flies is conveyed through many ways through out the first three chapters. The once majestic island has begun to seem as if it is only a mask for the true concealed “beastie.”

The most prominent theme of Lord of the Flies is the struggle of how easily it is to counteract the rules constructed by mankind, resulting in chaos. Throughout the book, the conflict is pronounced by the friction between Ralph, who epitomizes civilization, and Jack who epitomizes savagery. The two contradicting principles indicate how the boys view authority. Ralph uses his influence to provide rules, preserve the good of the boys, and

After reading "Lord of The Flies" for sometime now, I can slowly begin to see what the theme is that is emerging from the book. The subject of the novel, is about survival and cooperation because Ralph (the main protagonist of the story) finds himself on an island all by himself. However, later in the book we find that he and Piggy find a whole group of boys', and each of the boys' in the group have their own kind of specialties. That is why, I think that the theme of "Lord of The Flies" is "Survival of the Fittest."

In the lord of the flies the most predominate theme is conflict between the human impulse towards savagery and the rules of civilization which are designed to contain and minimize it. The main idea of this essay is to explain the theme of the lord of the flies. The first time the theme appears when the boys are stranded on an island with no adult supervision. Because the boys have no adults to tell them what to do they depend on the eldest to lead them. Secondly, when one of the boys is throwing stones at another with the intent to hit him it is clear that the boy is a sociopath.

Kyle Saito Mrs. Fox English 10 Per. 3 23, October 2014 Lord of the Flies There are many factors that decide/figure out how people conduct themselves in their daily lives. From the day we are brought in this world we are ruled by a set of laws that have influenced how we live. As children we are taught how to act by our parents and guardians, and as we become adults, society keeps us peaceful, law-obeying and productive with laws and order. In William Golding's novel,"Lords of The Flies" the setting helps develop the theme by showing that without the influence of a peaceful, law-obeying and productive society, we can go back to our primitive existence.

Almost every novel has a motif or theme. This essay will respond to to topic number one about key social issues reflected in the stories of The Lord of the Flies and The Fellowship of the Ring. Starting with a plane crash onto an uninhabited island, William Golding perfectly sets the scene perfectly to emphasise the most important detail of the book, that there are no adults, or the representation for the guidance of god. With the destructive influence of the Lord of the Flies, or the devil, the group boys become the primitive savages that they didn’t know they were inside their mind. William Golding represents this as the fall of civilisation.

As all great leaders can attest, the art of inspiration is one which plays a crucial role in the success of any state. Throughout his esteemed novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores this artform through the eyes of young boys in extreme situations. On a deserted island, the boys appoint a charismatic boy named Ralph to the position of chief. However, due to his inability to motivate, Ralph ultimately fails; his poor explanations and criticism bringing both the downfall of his position and, eventually, his community.

Many things such as social and political environments can impact literature. British involvement in WWII directly influenced Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies. As all authors use their life and times as reference points in their works, Golding drew heavily on sociological, cultural, and military events. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical parallel to the world, as Golding perceived it. The island, the boys, and many other objects and events described in his work represent Golding's view of the world and humankind in general. He specifically incorporates characteristics and values reflective of the British culture.