How Does Golding Use Biblical Allusions In Lord Of The Flies
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“Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket” William Golding believes. In Golding’s book Lord of the Flies language and communication is the key to survival for the boys that crash land on a deserted island. At the beginning several English boys crash land on a deserted island, then with a central symbol found, the conch, they elect a leader for the group. Jack and Ralph want different things so the group splits into two later, in the novel. Jacks group hunts while Ralph’s group is hunted. Several boys die, and when Ralph is the last good-hearted one on the island a navy ship comes and reluctantly rescues the boys. Lord of the Flies depicts savagery and destruction of marooned British boys. Golding wrote this book as a post-war humanistic, allegorical book with analogy to the Bible. Through biblical references in settings, symbolism, and overall meaning, Lord of the Flies becomes a religious allegory. …show more content…
A way the two stories connect is the enjoyment of being unclothed. When the boys are first on the island Ralph strips off his clothes and runs to the sea, “He became conscious of the weight of clothes, kicked his shoes off fiercely and ripped off each stocking with its elastic (…) Then he leapt back on the terrace (…) He undid the snake-clasp of his belt, lugged off his shorts and pants, and stood there naked, looking at the dazzling beach and water (10). Both show immense enjoyment of being naked and viewing the beautiful scenes they have been dropped into. According to the Bible Adam and Eve were naked until Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit of knowledge. The boys were almost newly born into a society just beginning on the island, like Adam and Eve, they started their new journey’s naked. This paints the picture of freedom a newborn society can have. In the novel Lord of the Flies Golding uses his characters to make a biblical
“Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket” William Golding believes. In Golding’s book Lord of the Flies language and communication is the key to survival for the boys that crash land on a deserted island. At the beginning several English boys crash land on a deserted island, then with a central symbol found, the conch, they elect a leader for the group. Jack and Ralph want different things so the group splits into two later, in the novel. Jacks group hunts while Ralph’s group is hunted. Several boys die, and when Ralph is the last good-hearted one on the island a navy ship comes and reluctantly rescues the boys. Lord of the Flies depicts savagery and destruction of marooned British boys. Golding wrote this book as a post-war humanistic, allegorical book with analogy to the Bible. Through biblical references in settings, symbolism, and overall meaning, Lord of the Flies becomes a religious allegory. …show more content…
A way the two stories connect is the enjoyment of being unclothed. When the boys are first on the island Ralph strips off his clothes and runs to the sea, “He became conscious of the weight of clothes, kicked his shoes off fiercely and ripped off each stocking with its elastic (…) Then he leapt back on the terrace (…) He undid the snake-clasp of his belt, lugged off his shorts and pants, and stood there naked, looking at the dazzling beach and water (10). Both show immense enjoyment of being naked and viewing the beautiful scenes they have been dropped into. According to the Bible Adam and Eve were naked until Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit of knowledge. The boys were almost newly born into a society just beginning on the island, like Adam and Eve, they started their new journey’s naked. This paints the picture of freedom a newborn society can have. In the novel Lord of the Flies Golding uses his characters to make a biblical