Symbolism In 'Lord Of The Flies' By William Golding

“Lord of the Flies” is absolutely filled with symbolism in and out, my goal is to show symbolism that appears in the book. I will feature 3 Symbols, first is the conch representing order, second is Ralph representing civilization, last is Jack representing savagery and evil. Symbolism is a very major aspect in “Lord of the Flies” and is one of the major themes appearing in the book, if you understand the symbolism in the book you will have much more understanding over the ideas of the book.

Order is represented by the conch. Piggy sees the conch, and then teaches Ralph how to blow it and therefore, call a meeting. Meetings the only place where the children discuss ideas and plans is at the meetings this singular place on the island where