Allegory

Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding in 1954, but is set in an unknown time period. It is about a group of boys that were in a plane crash and had to find a way to survive on a deserted island long enough to be saved. The protagonist in this novel is Ralph, a young male who was elected as the initial leader of the boys when they first arrive on the island. Throughout the novel the antagonist, Jack, revolts and gets others to begin to follow him. Jack was a more successful leader…

Imagine waking up on a deserted island prior to a plane crash and learning that rescue is highly unlikely meaning that all the survivors of the crash may be living on that island forever. This was the startling reality for the boys in Lord of the Flies and the survivors in Lost after their plane crashes on a deserted island with no sign of civilization nearby. The story Lord of the Flies by William Golding tells the story of a group of young boys’ survival after they are stranded on a deserted…

Coral Island is a novel written before Lord of the Flies; it depicts a group of three boys stranded on an island who form a utopian society. Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is the exact opposite. In Golding’s story, a young group of schoolboys, stranded on an island, face the challenge of creating a society amidst power struggles, beasts, and loss of innocence. This struggle is most apparent in the events of chapter nine, after Simon wakes up from a fainting episode. He struggles…

Young Goodman Brown is a very well written short story whose journey unfolds in 1835. As the reader travels the Shadows of a dark sinful and unforgiving forest with the main character, Young Goodman, he explores his identity and its relation to the good pureness of his beliefs and of the cold truths of sin and human nature. The key Theme that strikes me in the story is good versus evil which is represented in the form of heaven, Faith and belief of Christ and the Devil himself and the effects of…

In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, there are many things to learn. He provides a great variety of outlooks on individuals and society, good and evil, right and wrong. For each of these topics, there are many examples in the book. A person could go on and on about any of those topics with similarities and differences, but for now, only one specific aspect of one of those topics will be discussed. Piggy and Simon both died in very brutal and barbaric ways, however there were some…

In addition to Piggy, Ralph was also profoundly influenced by the conch. He had an odd connection with the conch because the symbolism of power that the conch had brought came to him in the form of leadership. The conch is what gave him the power to command in the first place. A quote that demonstrated this was when Ralph blew the conch for the first time and the boys had to choose between him and Jack. “...most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that,…

In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, a group of English boys became stranded on an unknown island. Their plane was shot down during the battles of World War II. They crash landed on the island. The pilot died, but fortunately the passengers survived. The group of boys, left to their own devices, had to sustain on the island before rescue can come. Initially the boys wanted to create their own civilization, and recreate what they were used too. They elected a leader, established rules,…

Bwwwwaoaoaoaoaoah! This was the sound of the conch in The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In the scene I chose, Ralph was excited that the conch had made a sound and piggy was pleased that he had listened. As the sound of the conch reached the forest leafs and trees, boys started to appear and move towards the sound. Some were naked, other with shorts. But not all of them were here at this time. Then came a dark a group, they looked as shadows. When the light hit their faces though, you…

Annie Lennox once said, “Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.” This quote explains that humankind is capable of dark and evil thinks, like savagery and brutality, and this relates to, The Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is about a group of British schoolboys, under the age of 12, who crash land on an uninhabited island in the pacific. Later in the novel, the group of boys start…

Imilie On an island with no adults, who should rule over all? The boys chose Ralph to be Chief, but that was a mistake on the part of the boys? Piggy should be the leader over the young boys. He is smart, logical, and the one that is most determined to get back home. Piggy may not be the obvious choice, but he is the best option. Piggy is very intelligent. He is the one who suggests to Ralph that they take a list of the names of all the boys on the island. He is the one who keeps reminding…