A lot of literature uses symbolism to express a deeper meaning of an object, person or place. In William Golding's Novel, Lord of the Flies he uses many things to communicate a greater purpose to simple things. Specifically William Golding uses the beast and Piggy’s glasses to express the destruction of society that takes place on the island. Golding uses The beast as a symbol to show the fear the boys have of being alone, and Piggy’s glasses to represent civilization and how it slowly breaks apart.
The beast is a simply figment of the boys imagination and is a factor of which their society falls apart. At the beginning of the story the boys become scared that there is a so called beast on the island. “You littluns started all this with …show more content…
Near the start of the novel after the boys decide they are going to create a signal fire, they learn Piggy’s specs are technology that can easily create fire. “His specs use them as burning glass” (Chapter 2) This is the beginning in which piggy’s glasses show the destruction of society and at this point in the story the boys are still connected to civilization, they haven't lost it yet and it's there vital resource to be able to create fire. Jack breaks their connection to civilization. In chapter 4, Jack slaps Piggy breaking his glasses. This stops Piggy from being able to see and the boys have now destroyed their theoretical connection to society and the beginning of when they become savages. Later on in the novel after the tribe formed they realized they need something to to make fire. “He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear from his left hand dangled Piggy’s glasses” (Chapter 10). At this point in the story the boys have split apart Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric together and then the tribe so there government system is breaking apart and they're trying to survive as two groups. Throughout the story the glasses evolve as much as the boys showing how much being on an isolated island has destroyed the order they put in place at the start of the
The beast is a simply figment of the boys imagination and is a factor of which their society falls apart. At the beginning of the story the boys become scared that there is a so called beast on the island. “You littluns started all this with …show more content…
Near the start of the novel after the boys decide they are going to create a signal fire, they learn Piggy’s specs are technology that can easily create fire. “His specs use them as burning glass” (Chapter 2) This is the beginning in which piggy’s glasses show the destruction of society and at this point in the story the boys are still connected to civilization, they haven't lost it yet and it's there vital resource to be able to create fire. Jack breaks their connection to civilization. In chapter 4, Jack slaps Piggy breaking his glasses. This stops Piggy from being able to see and the boys have now destroyed their theoretical connection to society and the beginning of when they become savages. Later on in the novel after the tribe formed they realized they need something to to make fire. “He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear from his left hand dangled Piggy’s glasses” (Chapter 10). At this point in the story the boys have split apart Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric together and then the tribe so there government system is breaking apart and they're trying to survive as two groups. Throughout the story the glasses evolve as much as the boys showing how much being on an isolated island has destroyed the order they put in place at the start of the