What Is The Irony In Lord Of The Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a fictional story about a group of boys who crash land on an island with no adult supervision. The entire plot surrounds them as they try to survive on the island while maintaining an equal balance between the savagery of surviving and keeping a modern civil society. The boys eventually split into two different tribes one savagery and the other civil. This book is Allegorical story meaning that it conveys two different stories one literal and the other by using literary devices such as symbolism to convey a story more relevant to the world. The island, the conch and the beast are an important part of both the literal and allegorical stories.
The island is an example of an allegorical element; in the …show more content…
In the story the boys split into two groups the civil and the savages. “They didn't take the conch. They came for something else.” (168) This part of the story shows how the conch represents law and order because Jack did not take it. Nevertheless breaking the conch would combine both literal and allegorical stories. “The breaking of the conch and the deaths of piggy and simon lay over the island like a vapor. These painted savages would go further and further.” (184) “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Samneric were savages like the rest; Piggy was dead and the conch was smashed to powder.” (186) Almost immediately after the conch was broken the boys turned to savages fully resorting to violence. Another allegorical element in the story of Lord of the Flies is the fire. In the story it is a destructive force that burns the forest, cooks the meat and serves as a source of rescue. It’s most important value that it pertains in the story is being a sign of being rescued. “A flame, seemingly detached, swung like acrobat and licked up the palm heads on the platforms. The sky was black. The officer grinned cheerfully at Ralph. We saw your smoke” (201) In the allegorical story the fire is what rescues them but also eventually separates them from the life of savagery. And it can be described as a sign of
The island is an example of an allegorical element; in the …show more content…
In the story the boys split into two groups the civil and the savages. “They didn't take the conch. They came for something else.” (168) This part of the story shows how the conch represents law and order because Jack did not take it. Nevertheless breaking the conch would combine both literal and allegorical stories. “The breaking of the conch and the deaths of piggy and simon lay over the island like a vapor. These painted savages would go further and further.” (184) “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Samneric were savages like the rest; Piggy was dead and the conch was smashed to powder.” (186) Almost immediately after the conch was broken the boys turned to savages fully resorting to violence. Another allegorical element in the story of Lord of the Flies is the fire. In the story it is a destructive force that burns the forest, cooks the meat and serves as a source of rescue. It’s most important value that it pertains in the story is being a sign of being rescued. “A flame, seemingly detached, swung like acrobat and licked up the palm heads on the platforms. The sky was black. The officer grinned cheerfully at Ralph. We saw your smoke” (201) In the allegorical story the fire is what rescues them but also eventually separates them from the life of savagery. And it can be described as a sign of