Analysis of Lord of the Flies

What is it like to be a leader that is bossy? In my opinion, I think the best leader in the Lord of the Flies is Ralph. Then I think Ralph would be the best leader because he knows what he is doing. A leadership has a voice to speak, taking action in a group, and stepping up to take control if no one taking control. The best leader in Lord of the Flies is Ralph on how he makes the rule. A voice to speak that a leader needs to speak with knowledge and attitude. A leader needs to what he is doing…

The rise to power is not always righteous, and some will do whatever it takes to gain that dominance to do what they please. The novel Lord of The Flies written by William Golding is an allegory between the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and the character Jack. Golding portrays Hitler through Jack’s actions and personality. The ability of both of them to gain power and the trust of the people is interpreted throughout the story. When a plane crashed onto a secluded island, Jack was quick to…

“How Innocence Shapes Lord of the Flies” Two major themes of the novel The Lord of the Flues are fear and the loss of innocence. These two themes are prevalent through the entirety of the novel because the children on the island are exactly what they are: children. They are too young, scared, and innocent to know any better. With the lack of maturity and guidance from an adult, the older kids of the island, or the “bigguns,” begin to spiral out of control. Along with that, the youngest kids…

With the crashing of the plane came the excitement and fear of the boys being all by themselves without any adults—soon, though, it was to be a situation in which life or death would be their only options. This, is Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Life was represented, for them, by the evolving symbols that benefited them tremendously throughout their journey. Those symbols being the conch shell, the fire, and Piggy’s glasses that develop and change drastically throughout the novel. The…

Chapter Two: Physical and short-term Strength “Over the next few months it was his loving attention that was to keep me alive.” Like the previous chapter explained, it was the help of others that helped to keep Joey alive. With all the evidence, we can see that without others, people are not able to survive. We can see this through how young Trooper Warren saved Joey’s life countless times, how Emilie the farm girl provided comfort to the horses while not working, and how Joey’s best war friend…

Would you be able to survive on a deserted island with all of your friends and no adults? This may sound like a perfect life, but you may want to think that idea over. In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, it is not as perfect as it sounds. A group of boys gets stranded on an island after a plane crash and they have to figure out a way to survive. It seems easy for them in the beginning, but they soon find out that they can't trust anyone and that no one is keeping their orders. This…

Earlier on in the book, the boys start to use the conch shell as a symbol of power and a way to set rules on the island but the conch has yet to become a violent influence in the democracy.Initially, as the boys settle on the island, they vote Ralph as chief because he blew the conch to gather everyone disregarding the true leader Jack, and Piggy who had originally come up with the idea of blowing the conch. The author implies,”But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out:…

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, the author, William Golding, uses one of the characters, Piggy, to represent technology. Piggy acts as a resource to the boys on the island who utilize his intelligence and material possession to their advantage. Piggy’s “breakdown” and eventual death reveals that the boys on the island cannot function properly without him. The character, Piggy, symbolizes technology and the vitality of it within society. Throughout the novel, Piggy’s intelligence and material…

with a short set of rules put forth by one authoritative figure. The term "civilization" may have different meanings to many around the world. Savagery on the other hand, usually has a universal meaning, that being uncivilized. In the book, Lord of the Flies, William Golding does a fantastic job of placing these two very different ways of life together. From the very beginning of the book, the separation of civilization versus savagery is laid out. Symbolizing civilization is the conch, which…

“Lord of the Flies depicts the transformation into savagery of a group of English schoolboys stranded on a desert island without adult supervision in the aftermath of a plane crash.” (“On Symbolic Significance of Characters in Lord of the Flies.”). In the beginning of the novel the boys were scared but they still had hope. They known that they needed a chief, food, fire, and a place to survive against the elements. When they decided who the chief was the boy realized the differences in what Jack…