Internment Camps In Lord of the Flies Six million lives disappeared in a span of three years during the Holocaust. Lord of the Flies by William Golding can be interpreted as an allegory on the Second World War. The plot follows a group of British schoolboys, whose plane crashes on a deserted island while attempting to flee the bombings in their home country. Without any adults to maintain order, two leaders begin to emerge. Originally, Ralph had the whole of the group’s support, being voted chief. His camp on the beach represents the ghettos and concentration camps used in World War II. Jack eventually breaks off, taking most of the boys with him. The harsh treatments in his camp are a symbol for the harshness of internment camps many Jews were sent to. Characters in Lord of the Flies embody real-life Holocaust survivors. These characters are Ralph, representing the Jewish Police used in ghettos, and Samneric, twin boys who represent victims of Josef Mengele’s infamous twin experiments. The coping behavior utilized by many of the
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Internment camps and survivors are represented in the novel. Survivors had to become desensitized in order to avoid being killed themselves, and to maintain their sanity. In the killing of the sow, it is shown how seeing violence no longer affects the boys. Many survivors, such as Viktor Frankl and Victor Lewis told how desensitization is a large part of living through the Holocaust. Also, camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau were unclean and inadequately housed. This is similar to the beach camp. It is important for mankind not to forget the horrors of the Holocaust. Some members of society are prejudiced against other cultures. It is vital that the stories of Holocaust survivors are passed down, so that something like that never happens again. Author William Golding has effectively written Lord of the Flies as a representation of World War
Internment camps and survivors are represented in the novel. Survivors had to become desensitized in order to avoid being killed themselves, and to maintain their sanity. In the killing of the sow, it is shown how seeing violence no longer affects the boys. Many survivors, such as Viktor Frankl and Victor Lewis told how desensitization is a large part of living through the Holocaust. Also, camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau were unclean and inadequately housed. This is similar to the beach camp. It is important for mankind not to forget the horrors of the Holocaust. Some members of society are prejudiced against other cultures. It is vital that the stories of Holocaust survivors are passed down, so that something like that never happens again. Author William Golding has effectively written Lord of the Flies as a representation of World War