Lord of the Flies

Evils are what drive all of the negative things in society. Characteristics of evil are all around us in our everyday lives. political leaders, celebrities, People we idolize show characteristics of evil. Even small insignificant roles in society hold certain evils in their motives. Throughout this story these evils were for once boldly stated for all to understand. The games the boys play,the fire they set, and their rescue, in the Lord of the flies shows the theme that evil is inside every man.

In Lord Of The Flies by William Golding the conch has hidden meanings. There are so many others that could be talked about, but there is not enough time in this essay. I chose three that are major here they are Power, authority,and worthless. These are only a few examples of the conch.

William Golding utilizes Lord of the Flies to prove that the inherent nature of man is truly savage and cannot be contained by any form of civil government. Characters, setting, atmosphere, and other elements are all used by Golding in the novel as metaphors and symbols to ultimately reveal the natural intention of man. In Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, John Locke’s Concerning Civil Government , and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract, they share their own personal interpretations on man’s inherent nature, with the closest to Golding being Hobbes. Although both Golding and Hobbes state that man’s true nature is evil and selfish, Hobbes advocates for an absolutist government as capable of controlling man through fear of punishment, as opposed to Golding’s belief that no form of government is sufficient to control man. Conversely, Rousseau argues that men are born with morality and inalienable freedom, and John Locke believes that man is free but is neither inherently reputable nor immoral but a blank slate. Both want the people to be in control to prevent corruption from changing man, although Rousseau insists that a direct democracy to completely give power to the people would be more effective rather than only a representative democracy where the people would have individuals represent them which Locke suggests.

As Donald J. Trump said, “The Theatre must always be a safe and special place”, and for once he is right, the Theatre is a special place place, where people and objects transform in front of our eyes. One element that helps make a play great, is if it effectively uses its sacred space. The definition of sacred space according to our lecture is, “A physical space that feels almost magical, sometimes it may transform or appear before our eyes.” Sacred space is not required to incorporate the entire stage either, it can just be certain parts of the play. I remember in reading the book The Lord of the Flies, that one of the boys when the world would get too intense for him, he would hide in a hole in a tree and calm down; that was his sacred space. Sacred spaces are used effectively throughout all forms of art. One item that is used frequently in safe spaces in the act of rituals. Our lecture definition of Ritual is, “Something that repeats. Each repetition feels the same and different at the same time”, kind of like how Star Wars The Force Awakens was basically just A New Hope. Joking aside Rituals are very important in literature, like for example in Lord of the Flies again, the kids would participate in ritual when they would kill a kid or a pig and chant “Kill the Pig, cut its throat, bash her in, drink its blood.” Throughout the four plays we watch the themes of Rituals and Sacred Space flowing through the veins of these stories, that carry the meaning of the works.

Symbols in literature are like the Earth, there are multiple layers until you get to the core meaning. In the novel, The Lord of the Flies, William Golding, utilizes symbols in order to get his deeper meaning across. In a novel about boys isolated on an island during the time period of World War II, Golding shows the outcomes of what isolation can have on a group of people. While trying to get these messages across, the author uses symbols as an aid These symbols range from strength, hope, and fear. One of the most important symbols in the book is Jack’s mask. The mask starts out as a way to help Jack hunt and grows from there. Therefore, Jack’s mask begins as protection from Jack’s own identity, evolves to his strength, and

Many people have their own views on humanity. They can either be that humans are essentially good but can become corrupt or that people are just essentially evil. They have their own opinions, some people can tell their perspective on humans in other fashions. If people are essentially good, they how do they become corrupt? Or if are truly evil, then why do some people seem like they are kind people and they can never do such things? To take both of these into account, a person may saw that people are good but deep down have evil within them. People may ask how does the evil within a person come out, the answer to that is that it is thanks to their environment. The environment around a person can undoubtedly draw out the evil within them

William Golding, the creator of the book Lord of the Flies describes evil as a trait we are born with and learn to control it, while another man by the name of Jean-Jacques Rousseau thought of the opposite whereas we are born good, but the world and society around us change us to doing evil things, but what is considered evil? The one who decides what is evil and what is not is not just one man or women alone, it is decided as a community, and this description of evil seems to fit Rousseau’s beliefs more than William Golding and it is what I believe in with stronger feelings.

The Lord of The Flies, an amazing and controversial book written by William Golding does have some interesting views on society. If you look on the surface you see some kids who are doing what kids do and that is to be crazy and have fun. However, if you look deeper you'll find the roots of Golding's beliefs on society and humanity as a whole. It's more of a pessimistic view. There's also the view of Jean Jacques Rousseau, the author of "Dissertation on the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality of Mankind". They're complete opposites but both have some interesting points on the nature of mankind.

The conch shell is a very important symbol in the book Lord of the Flies. The shell symbolizes order, civilization, and power. The conch shell was an attempt at keeping everything in order and making a civilized program to run the island. The rule of the conch was that when they had meetings, whoever was holding the shell was the only one that could speak. This makes whoever was holding the conch powerful. The conch was well respected by everyone and worked for a while. Soon as time past all the boys became far too savage to be controlled by a conch shell. All the civilization that they ever had was gone. Another symbol in the Lord of the Flies was the face paint. It was first brought up when Jack wanted to hunt for pigs but they could see his pink face in-between the trees. He had a good idea of painting his face so he could camouflage. Once he puts on the paint he doesn’t just look different, he begins to act different. It’s almost as if the face paint brought out his inner savage.

A symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. In the book, “ Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, there are many symbols such as the pig’s head, fire, painted faces, and Piggy’s glasses. However one symbol stands out more than the others, the conch. The conch symbolizes order, government, savagery, and even one of the characters called Piggy.

The rock symbolizes the violence and power which unfortunately is displayed when Roger brings Piggy to his death. As a typical example, in both fictional and nonfictional books, a rock can symbolize strength and power. Since this rock is red this colour is known to represent blood and violence. Roger feels powerful as he stands on the ledge with Piggy. "High overhead, Roger, with a sense of delirium abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever" (Golding, 180). When the rock lands it not only hit Piggy but it also broke the conch shell. Up until that point, Piggy and the conch had been two of the few representations of civilization and life on the island. However, when the rock causes both of these living things to seize to exist, all order

A symbol is something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. Symbols in novels represent ties in real life. The symbols in Lord of the Flies by William Golding represent the themes and the significance of the objects throughout the book. Some of the symbols were Piggy’s glasses, the conch and the fire. All these symbols represent how much the things helped throughout the novel to rescue the children.

Piggy is an important character in William Golding 's Lord of The Flies. The novel follows a group of boys who crash land on a deserted island. At first, the boys believe that they will be rescued and will soon return to their normal lives. The reality of the situation, is that the world outside of the island is in war. The island becomes their new home. Using Piggy 's physical features, mental state, and emotional level, Golding makes Piggy a symbol of security, and civilization. Piggy 's character plays a major role because he serves as Golding 's personification of intelligence, and critical thinking. Piggy is very important in the story, he is the character that gives the story kind of a

Symbolism: A symbol is a concept, object, image, ect. It is used in a piece or throughout literature itself to represent another concept, object, image, ect. Symbols also support the theme of the story and add depth to the writing by adjoining more complex and exterior ideas. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies the ever present conch shell is a symbol used to support the theme of human consciousness and reasoning in contrast to human nature. The conch shell represents structure and order, and throughout the story its state of well being mirror how much the boys value these concepts.

Set during the second world war, Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of boys stranded on an island full of only pigs, fruit, and quite possibly a beast. The story begins with two boys on a beach. The first boy is described to have fair hair and tells the other boy his name is Ralph. The second boy is much fatter than Ralph and becomes known as Piggy.