Golding uses several symbols that are clearly stated throughout the novel. These symbols are easy to find and are very important to the story. One symbol is the conch, symbolising order in the cayos. “We can use [the conch] to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us.”(10). Throughout the story, no matter how uncivilized the boys become, they always come to the sound of the conch. It is not until the conch shatters where the boys reach the peak of their savagery.
The Lord of the Flies is a symbol of the illusion of a beast. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hurt and kill….You knew that, didn’t you. I’m part of you”(128). The Lord of the Flies is telling Simon that there never was a beast on the island. The only thing that the boys had been afraid of was themselves. They offer a pig, which calls itself the Lord of the …show more content…
The novel does not make the reader feel cheerful or enlightened. The theme is not uplifting, but is more of a warning to the reader on the dangers of savagery. The theme makes the reader more aware of the importance of society.
Golding uses both dialogue and narration in The Lord of the Flies. Many of the words that he uses have a negative connotation. “Simon’s mouth labored, brought forth audible words” (128). This statement does not seem very pleasing to the reader. If Golding used the the phrase “Simon began to speak” instead, the reader wouldn't feel the same negative emotions.
Whenever the novel introduces new people, places, or things, it uses long descriptive sentences. This style helps make a better image on what is going on in the novel. “The boy with the fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way to the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead”(1). The narration easily shows what the boy looks like and what he is
The Lord of the Flies is a symbol of the illusion of a beast. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hurt and kill….You knew that, didn’t you. I’m part of you”(128). The Lord of the Flies is telling Simon that there never was a beast on the island. The only thing that the boys had been afraid of was themselves. They offer a pig, which calls itself the Lord of the …show more content…
The novel does not make the reader feel cheerful or enlightened. The theme is not uplifting, but is more of a warning to the reader on the dangers of savagery. The theme makes the reader more aware of the importance of society.
Golding uses both dialogue and narration in The Lord of the Flies. Many of the words that he uses have a negative connotation. “Simon’s mouth labored, brought forth audible words” (128). This statement does not seem very pleasing to the reader. If Golding used the the phrase “Simon began to speak” instead, the reader wouldn't feel the same negative emotions.
Whenever the novel introduces new people, places, or things, it uses long descriptive sentences. This style helps make a better image on what is going on in the novel. “The boy with the fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way to the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead”(1). The narration easily shows what the boy looks like and what he is