Lord Of The Flies Order Vs Chaos

What do boys, a conch, pigs, and no parents all have in common in Lord of the Flies? They all have to deal with the theme of internal conflict of giving into the savageness or stay within society norms. Order vs. Chaos and Irrational vs. Rational is what it is. They are young, impressionable children that do not fully understand what it means to be in charge and run a civilization. They only care about themselves and no one else at this age. Let’s start with “Piggy”, from the beginning he is treated like the scum of the earth. From reading the book more and seeing how the boys actual treat the pigs on the island, “Piggy’s” name has real symbolism. As Epstein states , “ Another feature of Golding’s work is the superb use of symbolism, a symbolism that ‘works,’....” (Epstein, 205) His nickname is a direct parallel to how humans see and treat certain animals. Pigs, in this case, are seen as idiotic and do not benefit the human race besides in food hence why we eat them and do not really …show more content…
“ You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?” ( Golding, 143). In this moment, the pig’s head is the devil and represents the savagery when in reality it’s the boys and not the head. “ … a devil whose name suggests that he is devoted to decay, destruction, demoralization, hysteria , and panic….” (Epstein, 205). Since of the biblical reference to the pig, that’s Golding represented the evil in a pig’s head. Jack is a good example of the evil since he seems to be the main antagonist in the novel and wants to be in control of everything and everyone. Roger is also a good example since he thrives to torment and hurt others in the novel. There is evil inside all the boys some just show it more than