The Death Of Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Similar to most literary classics, William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies contains allusions to the Christian Bible and character archetypes that convey universal ideas. Golding’s story focuses on a group of British schoolboys who are stranded on an island and ultimately succumb to their innate savage tendencies. Literary analysts often compare components of Lord of the Flies to various aspects in the Christian Bible. For instance, the setting in Lord of the Flies is often linked to the Garden of Eden, and some characters are thought to have religious-inspired names. Critics believe Simon’s name originates from Jesus Christ’s disciple, Peter, whose name was originally Simon. Biblical allusions exist throughout the novel associated with

Throughout the history of humanity, humans have different behaviors that change depending on what situations they are in. Psychologist Philip Zimbardo spent many years exploring human nature and has developed many theories about human behavior. One of Zimbardo’s ideas is about situational factors that states “one’s behavior is assumed to be dependent upon their current circumstances, situation or the environment that they are in.” He concluded the concept of situational factors after his Stanford Prison Experiment, in which he gave authority to regular people and observed any changes. The experiment proved that people’s behavior will change when they are in different situations. Zimbardo also believes that evilness is the exercise of power to harm people in anyway possible, so a five year old who teases others to Adolf Hitler would be classified as perpetrators of evil.

Literary devices are techniques often used by authors to portray in-depth analyses of major characters, storylines, and central themes, which take place in a story. These analyses help readers understand a message the author is trying to convey. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses different literary devices in order to demonstrate the boys’ struggle against the lack of society and law on the island, as well as the consequences that have transpired due to this loss. This conflict is evident through the different instances of irony, foreshadowing, and symbolism that occurs throughout the novel.

Many philosophers believe that a correct government can make a strong society. However, these philosophers do not agree on what form of government is the most “correct”. English philosopher John Locke believed that Man is inherently moral and that the purpose for government is to grant the fundamental rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to its people. Another philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, however, held the belief that mankind is naturally evil and that society needs an absolute central authority to contain this evilness and grant its people with the common protection. Hobbes believes that in a state of nature, when there are no rules and everyone is granted equal power, the inherent evil impulses of Man are exposed. One

The symbols in the Lord of the Flies all change meaning throughout the novel. As the boys change and develop, the symbols change with them. Some may become more positive or more negative and some may change meaning completely. Ralph, Piggy, and Jack all adjust to being stranded on the island differently and therefore react to and treat the objects on the island differently. With Jack’s development into savagery throughout the novel, his carelessness is evident in his lack of acknowledgement of symbols that are important to Ralph and Piggy who look at this experience more logically and optimistically. One symbol that changed dramatically throughout the novel is the fire. The fire in the Lord of the Flies is introduced as a symbol for hope, develops into destruction and is finalized as a representation of salvation.

In William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies, a few dozen boys are stranded on an island after a plane crash. The six to twelve year old kids turn to savages under the lead of the older males, and ultimately cause their own deaths. However, the smaller boys, such as Piggy and Sam and Eric, are the hope and reason of the group. Golding’s purpose of writing the book was to show that the defects in society originate at the defects in human nature. Golding allows the little ones to have no identities or personalities. This is symbolically showing that in society, the ignorant and innocent children are the only hope to a humane society. Innocence is purity, and the innocent children, in which are not corrupted by the bad people and things in the

In the book “The Lord of the Flies” a group of boys are stranded on a deserted island. As a result, most of the boys want to focus all of their energy on hunting for food or simply having fun. Ralph, their elected leader, explains to the group that their main goal should be on being rescued. For this reason Ralph convinces the group they “must make smoke on top of the mountain. [They] must make a fire” (Golding, 42). Notably, before Ralph brought up the idea of

Ralph as chief in the beginning of Lord of the Flies uses fire to fuel his main goal as a leader, which is to get back home. He treats the fire as a necessity and one of the most important assets on the island. Ralph uses the smoke from the fire as a safety net that keeps him comfortable and with the hope of getting home. He says, “‘And we’ll be responsible for keeping a lookout too. If we see a ship out there...we’ll put green branches on. Then there’ll be more smoke” (Golding 43). Ralph emphasizes the need for the smoke as he sees this as one of the only ways that they will ever be rescued. Ralph is still full of hope for life and escaping. This fire will keep them safe and this fire will rescue him and all of the others. As chief, he wants others to have the same hope about being saved that he does which is

To conclude, the Lord of the flies has a great symbol in it. A fire is something that is so simple yet such a big part of the story. In the beginning

The fire symbolizes hope of rescue and getting back home. It is arguably the most important resource the boys have. As Ralph states in the beginning of the book,”If a ship comes near the island it may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire.” Golding used this statement to emphasize the symbolism relating the fire to hope. Although as the book goes on, the boys lose sight of the real importance of the fire. The first sign of this is the hunters letting the fire go out. That in itself symbolises the boys becoming more savage. As the book carries on, however, the importance of the fire degrades quickly. Often Ralph will even forget why they need it. In the end, however, the fire is used against all the boys and causes complete chaos, showing how out of hand and careless the situation is. Ironically, the fire does grab the attention of rescue and with that they are compared to society. Golding makes a strong statement that without supervision and intelligence, humans are careless and overtime will slowly degrade into savagery and madness. He demonstrates this with the timeline he set

In William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies a group of young british boys are shot out of the sky, and marooned on an uninhabited island. One of the oldest boys Ralph takes command of the group, as he was voted as chief. Jack who was also one of the older boys in the group, plus another awkward fellow named Simon, accompanied Ralph in an exploration of the island. After the exploration, Ralph ultimately decided to start a fire on top of the mountain so any passing ships could see the smoke. Ralph calls for an assembly. After he got everyone’s attention, he established a set of rules that were to be followed. Jack only agreed with the existence of the rules, because there must be punishment if the rules were broken. The boys started the fire by

Don’t play with fire. Fire is unpredictable, uncontainable, and its results are everlasting. Nonetheless, fireplaces, campfires, and birthday candles, rouse the fascination of children and adults because it is the universal symbol of human spirit. Fire has an intrinsic relationship with the spirit it represents, radiating heat and light to create an impression of power and liveliness. The vivacious flames are always dancing in different patterns, but maintain a degree of constancy. In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, fire is a prominent symbol of Ralph’s hopeful spirit as he lives on an isolated island with a group of other boys. Fire’s recurring appearances throughout the novels demonstrates that there is always hope in all situations regardless of the amount of resources, and the threat of human savagery.

To be an effective society, itś important to have a few key qualities such as teamwork or cooperation and order. These make achieving goals much easier, and in the end, it leads to success by completing the tasks needed to get towards the goal, whether that be obtaining food or conquering an entire continent. In Golding 's Lord of the Flies, a lack of mutual respect between the leaders and followers as well as the failure to unite themselves to work together for the same goals, resulted in chaos, and ultimately, the division and failure of their society on the island.

Fire, in today’s society, is used for several different reasons including warmth, cooking, and destruction while prescription glasses have mainly one purpose, to help aid in eyesight. But for Piggy, the most rational of the group, and Ralph, the leader of all the kids, fire and a pair of bifocals are solely used for survival. Jack on the other hand, who is the leader of the savages, uses fire to harm and control others around him. Lord of the Flies by William Golding acquires an elaborate way to develop deeper meanings of each of the symbols especially fire and Piggy’s glasses.

Is it better for someone to die for what they believe in, or is it better for someone to live and give up their believes? In novels, films, and even in real life, there are martyrs, those who are killed for what they think, and there are those who alter their morals to fit the status quo. These two types of people can be further characterized into two groups: those who do not change are weak, and those who do change are strong. Charles Darwin established a theory that states how what makes a person strong or weak is how they decide to deal with change. The naturalist states that even though some are vastly intelligent, kind, or dignified, they end up dying first because lack of adaptability, or refusal to do so. In William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies, Simon is an example of the sort of weakness Darwin elaborates on in his theory. While he is the most wise out of the group and tries to help the boys as much as he can, Simon is the first main character to die because he is unable to keep up with the boys in both a physical and mental sense. Simon’s untimely death was caused by his refusal to abandon his civilized