In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses political allegory to illustrate that humans have a nature of evil inside of them that craves for power. Through the uses of symbols, Golding expresses how the children in Lord of the Flies release their inner savagery and turn a civilized society into utter chaos. Three symbols that represent political allegory are the conch, face paint, and Jack. The conch represents power and democracy. The face paint shows the dominance of the hunters over the rest of the group. Jack represents dictatorship and dominance over others. Through these 3 symbols, Golding proves that power and authority can lead to bad things, but it is necessary for a civilization to flourish. In Lord of the Flies, the children are
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Jack’s tribe consists of hunters. The group of hunters are so focused on killing pigs and getting meat, that they forget the importance of being rescued from the island. Face paint is another symbol that shows the evil nature in the boys. “Jack has begun to paint his face with mud and charcoal when he hunts” (“Lord of the Flies”). Jack has begun to paint his face because he wants to hide from the pigs, so it becomes easier to hunt the pigs. The inner evil is shown from this evidence. Jack and his tribe are so focused on killing pigs, that they have found a method to make killing easier. “By painting his hunters’ bodies and masking their faces” (“Lord of the Flies”) Jack turns “them into an anonymous mob of fighters who can wound and kill without fear of being singled out as guilty.” (“Lord of the Flies”). They have become so used to killing that they don’t take it seriously. Killing has become so normal, they don’t feel any guilt, in fact they are craving to kill. This inner evil takes over Jack, and now Jack feels powerful. In the book Golding even states, “He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger.” (53). After Jack applied the face paint, a whole new Jack was created. A Jack filled with joy is created because he knows he will have more power than the other kids. Now that Jack knows he has the most power, he becomes overwhelmed with
Jack’s tribe consists of hunters. The group of hunters are so focused on killing pigs and getting meat, that they forget the importance of being rescued from the island. Face paint is another symbol that shows the evil nature in the boys. “Jack has begun to paint his face with mud and charcoal when he hunts” (“Lord of the Flies”). Jack has begun to paint his face because he wants to hide from the pigs, so it becomes easier to hunt the pigs. The inner evil is shown from this evidence. Jack and his tribe are so focused on killing pigs, that they have found a method to make killing easier. “By painting his hunters’ bodies and masking their faces” (“Lord of the Flies”) Jack turns “them into an anonymous mob of fighters who can wound and kill without fear of being singled out as guilty.” (“Lord of the Flies”). They have become so used to killing that they don’t take it seriously. Killing has become so normal, they don’t feel any guilt, in fact they are craving to kill. This inner evil takes over Jack, and now Jack feels powerful. In the book Golding even states, “He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger.” (53). After Jack applied the face paint, a whole new Jack was created. A Jack filled with joy is created because he knows he will have more power than the other kids. Now that Jack knows he has the most power, he becomes overwhelmed with