Throughout the book of “Lord of the Flies” William Golding is seen using many symbolic items such as the island to fully tell the story of the kids who crash landed on a deserted island. Symbolism is “the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.”(“Symbolism”). The island is a symbol for the Garden of Eden from the bible. As the kids crash land on the island the negative impact is seen by the scar on the island. The Garden of Eden was seen in the bible to be home to the first humans on the planet and as the perfect place to live before being destroyed by humans. The garden of Eden was full of food and non-harmful animals. After exploring the island and discovering all resources
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While living on the island the boys also witness their own temptation also said to be a serpent. After two days on the island the boys hold a meeting to determine how they will be rescued. When a little shy boy tries to explain his sighting of serpent beast on the island. “A snake-thing. Ever so big. In the woods.”(Golding, 35-36). The serpent is mentioned in both the bible to have been in the Garden of Eden and said to be in “Lord of The Flies”. The serpents are seen to corrupt and tempt Adam, Eve, and the boys. The serpent tempted Adam and Eve to take from the forbidden tree to ruin their existence in the Garden of Eden. The serpent in “Lord of the Flies” corrupts the minds of the boys and tempts their fears into thinking of a beast on the island. This temptation leads the boys into thinking that there is a beast on the island ruining their experience of the “good island”.(Golding, 34). Furthermore Adam and Eve after taking from the forbidden tree are expelled from the Garden of Eden and forced to endure difficulties and hardships of life. Similar to how humans ruined the Garden of Eden the boys are seen to be reduced to savagery after failing to build a civilization.
While living on the island the boys also witness their own temptation also said to be a serpent. After two days on the island the boys hold a meeting to determine how they will be rescued. When a little shy boy tries to explain his sighting of serpent beast on the island. “A snake-thing. Ever so big. In the woods.”(Golding, 35-36). The serpent is mentioned in both the bible to have been in the Garden of Eden and said to be in “Lord of The Flies”. The serpents are seen to corrupt and tempt Adam, Eve, and the boys. The serpent tempted Adam and Eve to take from the forbidden tree to ruin their existence in the Garden of Eden. The serpent in “Lord of the Flies” corrupts the minds of the boys and tempts their fears into thinking of a beast on the island. This temptation leads the boys into thinking that there is a beast on the island ruining their experience of the “good island”.(Golding, 34). Furthermore Adam and Eve after taking from the forbidden tree are expelled from the Garden of Eden and forced to endure difficulties and hardships of life. Similar to how humans ruined the Garden of Eden the boys are seen to be reduced to savagery after failing to build a civilization.