Lord of the Flies Allegory: Civilization vs. Savagery Every human has a primal instinct lying within them. It is not a question of how close to the actual surface it dwells‚ but rather how well an individual controls and copes with it. In a state of prolonged anguish and panic‚ what is one truly capable of? Can one remain sophisticated or will the temptation of their dark subconscious take over‚ bringing out the barbarianism which exists in us all? William Golding’s Lord of the Flies explores
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Lord of The Flies: Jack and Roger Jack and Roger are two allegorical characters in the story: "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. They are both characterized as killers but they are very different from one another. The two young boys start off with the same intentions but as the story progresses we begin to see the differences in their personalities. While Jack’s power hunger grows‚ Roger’s sadistic nature also grows as well. The character of Jack is an obvious id‚ he is a power
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The biggest theme in Lord Of The Flies is power. In the Oxford dictionary‚ power has several definitions‚ but the most relevant was “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or a course of events”. In Lord of the Flies‚ the power theme manifests itself in symbols and characters. Three very central examples of this are Jack‚ Ralph and the conch. The conch has authority from the very beginning of the book‚ when Ralph blows it to call everyone together on the island
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Lord of the Flies‚ a novel by William Golding‚ depicts the atrocities that occur when a marooned group of English preadolescent boys succumb to the innate savagery within them. Having allegorical qualities‚ the novel demonstrates how the boys each represent a characteristic of human society‚ each with his own strengths and shortcomings. The novel’s uncanny‚ yet realistic‚ representation of children shapes its overall meaning by demonstrating the mercilessness of nature itself as well as conveying
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Jack Merridew in the book Lord of the Flies‚ is symbolic to a real life figure by the name of Hitler. Just like how Hitler tried to take over and eliminate one race‚ Jack was doing the same thing to the boys on the island. Hitler persuaded the German race that they were superior and they could do whatever they wanted if they got rid of the Jews. In the story Lord of the Flies‚ there were five characters that symbolized people or things in the time frame of World War II. Piggy‚ was considered the
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William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of English school boys who crashed-landed on a deserted island and have to survive on their own. There are many characters who change throughout the course of the story‚ for example‚ characters like Simon and Piggy continued to gain confidence throughout the novel. Although all the boys go through character changes as a result of being taken away from the strict structure of English society‚ the character of Jack changes most through
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The novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ depicts the story of a group of boys who get stranded on an island after their plane gets shot down. They are rather young with their ages ranging from six to approximately thirteen. To survive on the island they must mature and come together as a group. They elect Ralph‚ one of the older boys‚ to become chief. They chose him because he is the one that blew the conch. The conch acts as a symbol of unity and togetherness because it brought them
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to the brink of their morality. William Golding expresses this theme in his book Lord of the Flies. In this novel‚ a group of English boys are thrown into a whirlwind of independence and survival‚ while deciphering what is essential in their fight for life: remaining civil‚ or resorting to savagery. Golding uses two of his main characters‚ Ralph and Jack‚ to symbolize a sense of civilness and savagery. Ralph represents civilization in the
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decline in society is Jack. Jack broke Piggy’s lens‚ and now Jack who has power‚ represented by the conch‚ does not know how to blow it properly. This tells us that Jack is an inept leader who misuses power and destroys knowledge. To become an expert at something‚ such as blowing a conch or leading a society takes time‚ so this is also significant because it shows that Jack has just recently come to power. Because the conch and Piggy’s glasses are crippled‚ knowledge and power are crippled‚ but not
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Jack is the symbol of evil. Being determined may not sound evil‚ but the actions of Jacks ambitious persona has had malicious outcomes. As Jack and Ralph are coming up with expectations for the group‚ Jack says‚ "we’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all‚ we’re not savages. We’re English‚ and the English are best at everything. So we’ve got to do the right things.” (42). Jack is determined to enforce rules‚ but after a while‚ he becomes rebellious and starts doing whatever he wants which is
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