William Golding uses his novel, Lord of the Flies, to show his point of view on basic social structure and behaviors. Golding does this by having the boys act and talk in the way he perceives society to be. In chapter one, Jack says that "we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything" (Golding, William 42) which reveals one of The authors points. In the novel, Golding makes the boys start out how society expects British boys to act and turns them into savages of nature along with showing how social structure and expectations changes people and how they are affected without society.
The main difference that Golding is trying to show to the audience is the boy's mental states. In the beginning of the novel, the boys …show more content…
Some of the symbols include the conch, pig head, fire, glasses, shelters, and many more. The conch is used as a symbol of leadership and control which is a big aspect of society. The pig head is a symbol of savagery and improperness which is what wild animals are expected to be. Fire is a symbol of warmth and welcome while also being a symbol of death and hell. Piggy's glasses are a symbol of safety and hope because they start the fire and keep it going to signal. The shelters are a symbol of civilization which leads to the point of the book. In the beginning, the boys had shelters; they were united and still acted like what society expected them to. Near the middle of Lord of the Flies, Jack leaves Ralph's group and starts his own without any shelters. By not making Jack's group have shelters, Golding deprives Them of civilization and magically, they become "a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief" (179)!
In conclusion, author William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies as a social commentary of his point of view on how the boys would act if they were put on an island alone and how society affects their choices. Golding showed how the boys mental states changed and how their physical appearance changed. The biggest role in this was symbols; showing how without civilization (shelters), there is no way to act or any expectation or rules to follow which makes
The main difference that Golding is trying to show to the audience is the boy's mental states. In the beginning of the novel, the boys …show more content…
Some of the symbols include the conch, pig head, fire, glasses, shelters, and many more. The conch is used as a symbol of leadership and control which is a big aspect of society. The pig head is a symbol of savagery and improperness which is what wild animals are expected to be. Fire is a symbol of warmth and welcome while also being a symbol of death and hell. Piggy's glasses are a symbol of safety and hope because they start the fire and keep it going to signal. The shelters are a symbol of civilization which leads to the point of the book. In the beginning, the boys had shelters; they were united and still acted like what society expected them to. Near the middle of Lord of the Flies, Jack leaves Ralph's group and starts his own without any shelters. By not making Jack's group have shelters, Golding deprives Them of civilization and magically, they become "a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief" (179)!
In conclusion, author William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies as a social commentary of his point of view on how the boys would act if they were put on an island alone and how society affects their choices. Golding showed how the boys mental states changed and how their physical appearance changed. The biggest role in this was symbols; showing how without civilization (shelters), there is no way to act or any expectation or rules to follow which makes