Beelzebub

Symbolism and Government Influence in William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies Humanity is inherently sinful, structured society and government are expected to suppress the dark side of human nature through the imposition of rules, and morals. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores how easily morality can be thrown aside when a person is separated from the constructs of society. The topics that will be explored in this paper are symbolism, the formation of government and its effect on…

Angels, satan, demons. All creatures questioned through scripture and throughout all of time. Questions of their true essence and origin grip the minds of those around us, seeing answer to the unknown. As one follows them through scripture, outside cultures influenced the writings of the Old Testament, and the knowledge that Christ had of these beings, were present within the New Testament. Along with the understanding of angels, satan, and demons through scripture, came the process of…

peace which Simon valued so much and it ultimately marks the final descent of the island into total savagery, just as Eve introducing sin into the Garden is what causes the downfall of humans. Additionally, he name “Lord of the Flies” translates to Beelzebub, which is another name for the devil. The Lord of the Flies is also a symbol of the primal instinct of humans to know what is right and deliberately do wrong, and of the natural fear of that ability. “‘And I’m the Beast…Fancy thinking the…

My experience in hell felt ridiculously timeless, therefore, I knew this couldn’t have been a schizophrenic episode. I often wondered if perhaps I hadn’t passed through time for that long at all and if time remained nothing but a vague feeling. If that was so, that was the worst episode ever. Nevertheless, I’m doubtful. The burns, the slashes, the bites are hardly memorable, but I've always remembered the words. Various victims of hell existed other than myself, but everybody was engulfed with…

A porter walks the halls mockingly answering the knocks naming himself 'Beelzebub' than discuss with Macduff and Lennox who appear the effects of alcohol. Macbeth shows up and is asked by Macduff if the King still sleeps. Macbeth then leads Macduff to the Kings chambers where Macduff finds the King dead and returns crying out…

In the Cold War’s passing, the idea of historians bringing to light the truth of what happened during it without the influence of political barriers setup. This brought the hope that a more open study of the period may bring about a new comprehension, with the new evidence available. In 1945: The War That Never Ended, Gregor Dallas takes a new approach to the view of World War II and the Cold War that followed, starting from the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939 to the end of the 1950s.…

In chapter four of Paradise Lost, shame plays a major role in Satan’s characterization not only because it brings attention to his disfigured shape, but also to the readers’ pathos. That is, although shame makes Satan and the readers aware of his vileness, it also reminds them both of the alleged-mistreatment by God. For instance, in Satan’s soliloquy, he states, “but other Powers as great [as I]/ Fell not, but stand unshak’n” (Book IV, 63-4). Satan strategically compares himself to other…

William Golding was a Christian, and this fact is evident throughout the course of his novel Lord of the Flies. The novel centers around the journey of a group of schoolboys that find themselves resulting to savagery after being stranded on a desert island following a plane crash. Golding touches on the Christian aspect by having the boys worship a devil instead of a God, and eventually the devil controls the boys so much that they are unable to foresee a hope for rescue or redemption. In…

William Golding’s Development of the Theme of Lord of the Flies Through Plot and Characters “The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable. The whole book is symbolic in nature except the rescue in the end where adult life appears, dignified and capable, but in reality enmeshed in the…

Daniel Defoe came up with one of the most original and outstanding ideas for a story and decided to write it down. Little did he know that Robinson Crusoe was going to be an inspiration for other writers centuries after his death and even the precursor of a whole new genre – the robinsonade. William Golding created a great novel, full of symbolism and the truth about human nature following the archetype of robinsonade, which shares some similarities to Defoe’s story. A typical robinsonade tells…