Onomatopoeia In Lord Of The Flies

In the sky, there was “a sudden bright explosion and a corkscrew trail across the sky.” Previously, near the end of Chapter 5, Ralph had asked for a sign of grown up and the use of imagery in the explosion implies that a grown up’s plane was shot down or malfunctioned. This allegory was written after WW2 and Golding imagined an aerial based war because all the civilians have been evacuated off the land. The author implies that there would be a potential survivor from the airplane to likely make contact with the children on the island.
Personification is used when “the trees of the forest sighed, then roared.” In addition, the use of onomatopoeia is present as the Golding used describes the sounds the trees are making. Furthermore, the forest is shown to be threatening and brings fear to Sam and Eric, especially in the darkness. The author implies that in the …show more content…
The darkness gives the boys less perception and more fear of the unknown, especially from the beast. The author implies that humans have a natural instinct to be fearful of things they do not know or understand.
The “shifting veins of the mirage” shows that the boys were almost hallucinating on the island. A mirage is an optical illusion caused by the conditions of the atmosphere. This can cause them to see the “beast” even when it is their own imagination. I believe the author implies that the time spent on the island had affected them in terms of nutrition and hydration as they commonly see mirages during the day.
Ralph noticed that “the sweat in his palm was cool now.” This tells the reader that Ralph is no longer fearful because he is now more confident and does not believe in the beast. The author implies that Ralph’s confidence of being the leader and his initiative to enter first, had given him a boost of courage and earned him respect from the other