Anjari Carter
Mrs. Blount
10th Honors World Lit
October 26, 2016
The Parallels between Lord of the Flies and the book of Genesis
“Everybody has good and bad forces working with them, against them, and within them.” (Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem) There are many connections between the Lord of the Flies and the book of Genesis. Hints of symbolism can be found throughout both stories. Lord of the Flies is a book written by William Golding which is about a plane of young boys that was shot down over an island. Since there was not any adult guidance or supervision they were forced to create a temporary society to survive in hope that they would soon be rescued. The plan was defective and resulted in the …show more content…
Soon after the children join the tribe, their evil ways start to show. This also can be seen as a representation of things that took place in the Holy Bible. In Lord of the Flies, Jack said, “I gave you food and my hunters will protect you from the bears. Who will join my tribe?” In the Holy Bible, Satan says, “No! You will not die. In fact, God knows that when you eat your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:4-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible) Both Jack and Satan, both with evil intent, tried to persuade others to help spread evil. Once people are persuaded by Jack in Lord of the Flies and Satan in the Holy Bible, evil, savagery, and killing begin. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph states, “Just an ordinary fire. You’d think that we could do that, wouldn’t you? Just a smoke signal so we can be rescued. Are we savages or what?” In the Holy Bible, God said, “Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach, and take from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.” (Genesis 3:22 Holman Christian Standard Bible) Both Ralph and God were trying to get people to do the righteous thing. Ralph wanted them to do the right thing so that they could all get off the island. God wanted Adam and Eve to do the right thing so that they could have life
Mrs. Blount
10th Honors World Lit
October 26, 2016
The Parallels between Lord of the Flies and the book of Genesis
“Everybody has good and bad forces working with them, against them, and within them.” (Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem) There are many connections between the Lord of the Flies and the book of Genesis. Hints of symbolism can be found throughout both stories. Lord of the Flies is a book written by William Golding which is about a plane of young boys that was shot down over an island. Since there was not any adult guidance or supervision they were forced to create a temporary society to survive in hope that they would soon be rescued. The plan was defective and resulted in the …show more content…
Soon after the children join the tribe, their evil ways start to show. This also can be seen as a representation of things that took place in the Holy Bible. In Lord of the Flies, Jack said, “I gave you food and my hunters will protect you from the bears. Who will join my tribe?” In the Holy Bible, Satan says, “No! You will not die. In fact, God knows that when you eat your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:4-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible) Both Jack and Satan, both with evil intent, tried to persuade others to help spread evil. Once people are persuaded by Jack in Lord of the Flies and Satan in the Holy Bible, evil, savagery, and killing begin. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph states, “Just an ordinary fire. You’d think that we could do that, wouldn’t you? Just a smoke signal so we can be rescued. Are we savages or what?” In the Holy Bible, God said, “Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach, and take from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.” (Genesis 3:22 Holman Christian Standard Bible) Both Ralph and God were trying to get people to do the righteous thing. Ralph wanted them to do the right thing so that they could all get off the island. God wanted Adam and Eve to do the right thing so that they could have life