Lord of the Flies is a known, controversial story regarding ethics in humanity, even if it does not seem as so. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the author established another meaning behind it. Golding created a book that is more than just about a group of boys stranded on a remote island. Lord of the Flies has different ways to be interpreted as an allegory. The two authors, L.L. Dickson and Kirsten Olsen, gave their thoughts on what they believe the allegory Golding wanted readers to interpret. However, L.L. Dickson believes the Lord of the Flies is a religious allegory, while Kirsten Olsen perceives it as a moral allegory.
Dickson’s belief on the allegory is dependent on religion. Many of the situations that occurred within the novel demonstrated pias behaviors. When Ralph first explored the island, the beach was like the garden of Eden. The weather, the blue waters and the unlimited fruit, are all symbolic to the idea of the utopia, Garden of Eden. But then as the hostility began between the two groups of civilization and savageness, the island lost the Garden of Eden aspect. …show more content…
Olsen identifies the allegory as no matter how good a person is, the integrity of one cannot withstand evil. The book represents how civilization is overthrown by the desire of power, fear of people along with anger and jealousy (Olsen 2). Fear shapes a large portion of Lord of the Flies. Piggy is a physical representation of fear whereas Ralph is similar to how people react, by pushing the idea of it further away, until they made the fear into an actuality. The “beast”, which they mention many times, is their own fear of being on the island with no adult authority. The fear and the desire of power is what destroyed the island from what it once was. In Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issue, Studies and Historical Documents, Kirsten Olson
Dickson’s belief on the allegory is dependent on religion. Many of the situations that occurred within the novel demonstrated pias behaviors. When Ralph first explored the island, the beach was like the garden of Eden. The weather, the blue waters and the unlimited fruit, are all symbolic to the idea of the utopia, Garden of Eden. But then as the hostility began between the two groups of civilization and savageness, the island lost the Garden of Eden aspect. …show more content…
Olsen identifies the allegory as no matter how good a person is, the integrity of one cannot withstand evil. The book represents how civilization is overthrown by the desire of power, fear of people along with anger and jealousy (Olsen 2). Fear shapes a large portion of Lord of the Flies. Piggy is a physical representation of fear whereas Ralph is similar to how people react, by pushing the idea of it further away, until they made the fear into an actuality. The “beast”, which they mention many times, is their own fear of being on the island with no adult authority. The fear and the desire of power is what destroyed the island from what it once was. In Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issue, Studies and Historical Documents, Kirsten Olson