“I began to see what people were capable of doing. Anyone who moved through those years without understanding that man produces evil as a bee produces honey, must have been blind or wrong in the head”(biography.com). This quote from William Golding’s life connects with the theme presented in his novel, Lord of the Flies. Most literary works project a theme through literary devices. For example, Haruki Murakami uses waves as symbolism for fear and resolve to strengthen his theme in “The Seventh Man.” The themes of Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, and Murakami’s short story, “The Seventh Man,” are portrayed through the use of literary devices, such as symbolism and foreshadowing, assisting the reader in understanding the themes throughout
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Throughout the novel, Golding uses symbols within his story during character realizations such as when Simon explains his thoughts on the “beast” on the island during a time when the rules were falling apart among the boys. “What I mean is...maybe it[the beast] is only us”(Golding 89). During this time, Simon notices that the group is falling apart psychologically, and with the rumors of the beast, Simon wonders if the beast is really a symbol for the evil and savagery within the boys revealing itself. Golding also uses foreshadowing within the novel when Simon hallucinates of the presence of the Lord of the Flies. “ ‘Or else [...] we shall do you? See? Jack and Roger and Maurice and Piggy and Ralph. Do you. See?’”(144). As Simon listens more to the evil entity, who foreshadows a gradual collapse of somewhat peaceful friendships and a rise of severely violent conflicts among the boys during their isolation, Simon realizes that they have become more isolated from one another, further increasing the conflicts and leading to separation. Both examples of these literary devices create a mental path for the reader to understand the theme of the
Throughout the novel, Golding uses symbols within his story during character realizations such as when Simon explains his thoughts on the “beast” on the island during a time when the rules were falling apart among the boys. “What I mean is...maybe it[the beast] is only us”(Golding 89). During this time, Simon notices that the group is falling apart psychologically, and with the rumors of the beast, Simon wonders if the beast is really a symbol for the evil and savagery within the boys revealing itself. Golding also uses foreshadowing within the novel when Simon hallucinates of the presence of the Lord of the Flies. “ ‘Or else [...] we shall do you? See? Jack and Roger and Maurice and Piggy and Ralph. Do you. See?’”(144). As Simon listens more to the evil entity, who foreshadows a gradual collapse of somewhat peaceful friendships and a rise of severely violent conflicts among the boys during their isolation, Simon realizes that they have become more isolated from one another, further increasing the conflicts and leading to separation. Both examples of these literary devices create a mental path for the reader to understand the theme of the