Loss Of Symbolism In Lord Of The Flies

Coral Island is a novel written before Lord of the Flies; it depicts a group of three boys stranded on an island who form a utopian society. Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is the exact opposite. In Golding’s story, a young group of schoolboys, stranded on an island, face the challenge of creating a society amidst power struggles, beasts, and loss of innocence. This struggle is most apparent in the events of chapter nine, after Simon wakes up from a fainting episode. He struggles his way to the top of the mountain and sees the paratrooper, recently thought to be the beast, and realizes that the beast isn’t real. At Jack’s tribe’s party, the boys begin a dance on the beach. This leads to Simon’s death as they mistake him for the beast coming down from the mountain. In Chapter 9, the boys, at the start of a storm, begin a dance on the beach which leads to them taking one step closer to evil. In Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies, William Golding employs symbolism, animal imagery, and diction to convey the …show more content…
The author uses Simon not being able to speak after he woke up from fainting and when Ralph and Piggy stay with Jack tribe instead of heading back to their tribe to symbolize the boy’s steps toward evil. “He mouthed words that did not reach the air” (Golding 146) and “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat.” This shows how humans how power in language but now Simon’s, who represents innocence and good nature, words have been taken away. The second quote shows how Piggy who's the voice of reason was ignored and it lead them to killing Simon and taking a step towards savagery. These quotes connect to the theme because they show how innocence and reason have officially been abandoned by the group of boys. This shows how when it came to being afraid of being left out to good nature, the group took the wrong