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Lord of the Flies: Evil Through Imagery
It has been said for a long time that the only thing to fear is fear itself. It is easy to see that the boys become subject to their own illogical fears. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, imagery is used to describe the island and the characters themselves in dark and mysterious ways. Imagery is also used as a way for the boys to create the beast and make it external as well as internal. There are several instances in the novel where people are described using ominous language. When Jack and his choir are seen for the first time they are described as a “creature... from throat to ankle, hidden by black cloaks” (19). The choir's first impression suggests that their purpose in the novel is antagonistic in nature. Golding's imagery automatically identifies the characters in story that are associated with the more evil aspects of human nature such as fear and violence. Later in the novel, it seems that the older boys only become worse, with fear growing in them like an uncontrollable weed. It is noticeable when Jack starts disguising himself “[looking] in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger... the face of red and white and black” (63-64). In his slow submission to fear, Jack is becoming another person entirely from the boy who initially crashed on the island and it is shown literally here by him painting his face and changing his identity. The fear created on the island, in the form of the beast, is exposing Jack for what he really is, which is demonic and wicked in nature. Golding uses imagery often to describe the malicious intent of characters throughout the novel, but he does not only describe characters in this way. The island on which the boys are stranded on is meticulously described in the book and most of the words used to illustrate it are grim at best. When Golding describes where Piggy and Ralph first find themselves, he describes the ground as “covered with coarse
It has been said for a long time that the only thing to fear is fear itself. It is easy to see that the boys become subject to their own illogical fears. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, imagery is used to describe the island and the characters themselves in dark and mysterious ways. Imagery is also used as a way for the boys to create the beast and make it external as well as internal. There are several instances in the novel where people are described using ominous language. When Jack and his choir are seen for the first time they are described as a “creature... from throat to ankle, hidden by black cloaks” (19). The choir's first impression suggests that their purpose in the novel is antagonistic in nature. Golding's imagery automatically identifies the characters in story that are associated with the more evil aspects of human nature such as fear and violence. Later in the novel, it seems that the older boys only become worse, with fear growing in them like an uncontrollable weed. It is noticeable when Jack starts disguising himself “[looking] in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger... the face of red and white and black” (63-64). In his slow submission to fear, Jack is becoming another person entirely from the boy who initially crashed on the island and it is shown literally here by him painting his face and changing his identity. The fear created on the island, in the form of the beast, is exposing Jack for what he really is, which is demonic and wicked in nature. Golding uses imagery often to describe the malicious intent of characters throughout the novel, but he does not only describe characters in this way. The island on which the boys are stranded on is meticulously described in the book and most of the words used to illustrate it are grim at best. When Golding describes where Piggy and Ralph first find themselves, he describes the ground as “covered with coarse