Evil In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis
Everyone will face evil at some point in their lives but the way that evil is embraced or deflected will differ among every man. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies symbolism is used to communicate the theme of Understanding the Inhumanity/Inherent Evil of Man as represented through the spear, the fire, and Lord of the Flies. The spear represents the evil inside of humankind and the perception that killing and hurting each other out of anger is acceptable. Fire symbolizes the evil act of stealing to achieve a human wants. Lastly, Lord of the Flies is the symbolizes the Inherent Evil of Man through a boy understanding that the evil is within them, and is not something that could be killed or hunted. The Inherent Evil of Man is firstly embraced
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This is another example of the evil displayed in Lord of the Flies. In chapter 8, the fire symbolizes how wanting something, hope, turns into evilness. The boys refer to the fire as being a sign of hope to be rescued. The quote “The fire’s the most important thing. Without the fire we can’t be rescued” (Golding 162) expresses how important the fire is to be rescued. The phrases “Fire’s the most important thing” and “we can’t be rescued” expresses how hopeful the boys are and how they intend to keep the fire going. Later on in the book Lord of the Flies discloses to how wanting something so badly (the fire) changes a humankind into doing something evil. In chapter 10, the boys break up into two groups. Jack and the hunters create the first group, and Ralph, Piggy, and the other boys create the second group. The text states that Jack and the hunters need Piggy’s glasses to start the fire and will do anything to get them. For example, “He made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.” (Golding 194). Jack and the hunters have taken Piggy’s glasses and this gives them the ability to start a fire. Stealing is another example of evil expressed when Piggy’s glasses are taken. The action of Jack “Stabbing” is important because it expresses how proud he was of his evil act. Having the glasses will allow Jack and the hunters to start a fire. Further, imagery is presented through the phrase “Dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.” Piggy’s glasses being broken symbolizes how Jack’s evil act leaves him permanently disabled. This shows that Jack is willing to do anything to succeed in taking Piggy’s glasses. The fire starts out as a symbol of hope and turns into a violent action that allows the boys to think it is acceptable to steal, demonstrating the theme Inherent Evil of Man. In
This is another example of the evil displayed in Lord of the Flies. In chapter 8, the fire symbolizes how wanting something, hope, turns into evilness. The boys refer to the fire as being a sign of hope to be rescued. The quote “The fire’s the most important thing. Without the fire we can’t be rescued” (Golding 162) expresses how important the fire is to be rescued. The phrases “Fire’s the most important thing” and “we can’t be rescued” expresses how hopeful the boys are and how they intend to keep the fire going. Later on in the book Lord of the Flies discloses to how wanting something so badly (the fire) changes a humankind into doing something evil. In chapter 10, the boys break up into two groups. Jack and the hunters create the first group, and Ralph, Piggy, and the other boys create the second group. The text states that Jack and the hunters need Piggy’s glasses to start the fire and will do anything to get them. For example, “He made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.” (Golding 194). Jack and the hunters have taken Piggy’s glasses and this gives them the ability to start a fire. Stealing is another example of evil expressed when Piggy’s glasses are taken. The action of Jack “Stabbing” is important because it expresses how proud he was of his evil act. Having the glasses will allow Jack and the hunters to start a fire. Further, imagery is presented through the phrase “Dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.” Piggy’s glasses being broken symbolizes how Jack’s evil act leaves him permanently disabled. This shows that Jack is willing to do anything to succeed in taking Piggy’s glasses. The fire starts out as a symbol of hope and turns into a violent action that allows the boys to think it is acceptable to steal, demonstrating the theme Inherent Evil of Man. In