Could you imagine being stranded on an island, being distanced from all society? In “Lord of the Flies,” William Golding demonstrates the use of symbols and themes to show the progression of savagery and hopelessness on the abandoned island. He uses examples such as the pig’s head, Piggy’s spectacles, and the conch to represent the constant change of humans.
The pig’s head, which is also the name of the book, is one of the most important symbols in the whole story. The pig head is characterized as "dim-eyed, grinning faintly, blood blackening between the teeth," and which is enveloped with a "black blob of flies" that "tickled under his nostrils," (page 137). This lets the reader know that the vile pig head is being symbolized as a very
The pig’s head, which is also the name of the book, is one of the most important symbols in the whole story. The pig head is characterized as "dim-eyed, grinning faintly, blood blackening between the teeth," and which is enveloped with a "black blob of flies" that "tickled under his nostrils," (page 137). This lets the reader know that the vile pig head is being symbolized as a very