Colin Shane
Mrs. Yoka
Hn LA 9
7 April 2016
In the book “Lord Of The Flies ,” by William Golding, the book demonstrates the theme of good versus evil often. William Golding has sneakily embedded it throughout the book with his use of symbolism as one literary literary device. There are three strong examples of symbolism showing good or evil. Those examples are Piggy's glasses, the Lord of the Flies itself and the upsetting and horrific death of Simon. Because Golding had took much care in showing his theme, it's eventually shown to the reader that the theme makes the book worth reading.
The first example of symbolism showing the fight between good and evil, Piggy’s glasses. Piggy’s glasses show order and innocence. The condition that they’re …show more content…
Simon himself was a symbolic character throughout the story. Both his physical and verbal appearance reinforce our idea of him as being pure and innocent so when he is brutally murdered his death becomes symbolic also, in two ways. First, the death of innocence and good as shown through his size “… they could see just how small a beast it was; and already its blood was staining the sand.” and through the description of his corpse: “The water rose farther and dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble.” Secondly, it is symbolic of the dominance of evil and descent into savagery among the remaining boys: “There were no words and no movement but the tearing of teeth and claws.” Ralph and Piggy, two of the boys who retained the most humanity and morality, also participated, caught up in the group mentality, stripping Simon of his own humanity, “The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face.” This shows the power of the now present evil. This section of the novel is one of the most powerful and the vivid symbolism makes it very difficult to not perceive the effect of the inherent struggle between good and
Mrs. Yoka
Hn LA 9
7 April 2016
In the book “Lord Of The Flies ,” by William Golding, the book demonstrates the theme of good versus evil often. William Golding has sneakily embedded it throughout the book with his use of symbolism as one literary literary device. There are three strong examples of symbolism showing good or evil. Those examples are Piggy's glasses, the Lord of the Flies itself and the upsetting and horrific death of Simon. Because Golding had took much care in showing his theme, it's eventually shown to the reader that the theme makes the book worth reading.
The first example of symbolism showing the fight between good and evil, Piggy’s glasses. Piggy’s glasses show order and innocence. The condition that they’re …show more content…
Simon himself was a symbolic character throughout the story. Both his physical and verbal appearance reinforce our idea of him as being pure and innocent so when he is brutally murdered his death becomes symbolic also, in two ways. First, the death of innocence and good as shown through his size “… they could see just how small a beast it was; and already its blood was staining the sand.” and through the description of his corpse: “The water rose farther and dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble.” Secondly, it is symbolic of the dominance of evil and descent into savagery among the remaining boys: “There were no words and no movement but the tearing of teeth and claws.” Ralph and Piggy, two of the boys who retained the most humanity and morality, also participated, caught up in the group mentality, stripping Simon of his own humanity, “The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face.” This shows the power of the now present evil. This section of the novel is one of the most powerful and the vivid symbolism makes it very difficult to not perceive the effect of the inherent struggle between good and