Lord of the Flies Comparing the Symbols Importance
In Lord of the Flies, symbolism describes the environment of the island, and how it changes from time to time; there are numerous ways to express beliefs, thought, and many other. Symbols may appeal to a reader's emotions and can offer a way to express a thought, communicate a message, or explain the meaning in depth. In this book, it is described that most of the symbols’ value decreases as Jack starts to take over the group, therefore, it represents that it is easier to be evil than it is to be good . The conch, Piggy’s glasses and the beast represent the symbolic of the destruction and savagery that grows on the island.
The conch is a symbol that builds up civilization on the island, law and order. At the beginning, when Ralph found the conch on the beach shore, he blew it. This call, ordered all the boys to the beach shore. The conch governs the boys’ meetings; establishing the rule of the right to speak when holding the conch, which worked well in the beginning. However, after the fire had been let out by the hunters, they started to disrespect the conch and what it stood for. This was the beginning of the decrease in power of the conch, which now represents the savagery on the island, then eventually ending it when Roger rolls the boulder on Piggy who was also clutching the conch. This was also the beginning of the end of Ralph.
Piggy’s glasses expresses reason and logic; this symbol is clear from the start of the novel, when the boys use the lenses of Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and start a fire. Losing part of a lens of the glasses is likewise as losing part of Piggy’s common sense. In the novel Piggy is the one who acts rationally and helps the group with his brilliant ideas in a critical situation. Later in the book, the rebelling tribe (Jack’s Side) stole the glasses, representing the theft of harmony taken from the boys. It was this event that led to Piggy’s death, and the theft of intelligence from the island. The glasses are a symbol of
The conch is a symbol that builds up civilization on the island, law and order. At the beginning, when Ralph found the conch on the beach shore, he blew it. This call, ordered all the boys to the beach shore. The conch governs the boys’ meetings; establishing the rule of the right to speak when holding the conch, which worked well in the beginning. However, after the fire had been let out by the hunters, they started to disrespect the conch and what it stood for. This was the beginning of the decrease in power of the conch, which now represents the savagery on the island, then eventually ending it when Roger rolls the boulder on Piggy who was also clutching the conch. This was also the beginning of the end of Ralph.
Piggy’s glasses expresses reason and logic; this symbol is clear from the start of the novel, when the boys use the lenses of Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and start a fire. Losing part of a lens of the glasses is likewise as losing part of Piggy’s common sense. In the novel Piggy is the one who acts rationally and helps the group with his brilliant ideas in a critical situation. Later in the book, the rebelling tribe (Jack’s Side) stole the glasses, representing the theft of harmony taken from the boys. It was this event that led to Piggy’s death, and the theft of intelligence from the island. The glasses are a symbol of