Golding's Lord Of The Flies As An Allegorical Essay
Hannah Martin
Mrs. Brauckmann
English II CP
20 January 2017
How is Lord of the Flies an Allegorical Novel Lord of the Flies is an allegorical and fiction novel written by William Golding. According to the Shmoop editorial team, when a novel is allegorical it means that it is a double story; it takes place on a literal level, like the island, and under the surface, as in the characters,events, things that represent abstract ideas. This story is about a group of boys that crash onto a deserted island during World War II. They need to learn how to survive on their own and form a system of order until they can be rescued, but there are many complications leading to multiple deaths. Golding gives many underlying tones and symbols. “Symbols, …show more content…
Some more examples are the beast, Piggy’s glasses, the fire, adults, the scar on the island, and the ocean. Piggy’s glasses are vital to the plot line of the story. They are the first necessity to their civilization resulting in their fire. The fire creates conflict in the story between the characters, yet it is mandatory for their chance of rescue. Golding signifies, “Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks.” (Golding 71) Jack breaks them and it starts a spiral of unpleasant events, even Piggy’s death. Symbolism proves both sides, literal and abstract ideas, of how Lord of the Flies can be an allegorical …show more content…
Followed by the symbolic level that requires the reader to ponder and look deep within the context clues of the text. William Golding gives his novel Lord of the Flies ample symbols that can be revealed to the reader. Examples being the island, the conch, and or Piggy’s glasses. These symbols are related to metaphor, although in a larger sense. This novel is allegorical seeing as it contains the two planes of an allegory, including its symbolism and examples of foreshadowing shown by
Mrs. Brauckmann
English II CP
20 January 2017
How is Lord of the Flies an Allegorical Novel Lord of the Flies is an allegorical and fiction novel written by William Golding. According to the Shmoop editorial team, when a novel is allegorical it means that it is a double story; it takes place on a literal level, like the island, and under the surface, as in the characters,events, things that represent abstract ideas. This story is about a group of boys that crash onto a deserted island during World War II. They need to learn how to survive on their own and form a system of order until they can be rescued, but there are many complications leading to multiple deaths. Golding gives many underlying tones and symbols. “Symbols, …show more content…
Some more examples are the beast, Piggy’s glasses, the fire, adults, the scar on the island, and the ocean. Piggy’s glasses are vital to the plot line of the story. They are the first necessity to their civilization resulting in their fire. The fire creates conflict in the story between the characters, yet it is mandatory for their chance of rescue. Golding signifies, “Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks.” (Golding 71) Jack breaks them and it starts a spiral of unpleasant events, even Piggy’s death. Symbolism proves both sides, literal and abstract ideas, of how Lord of the Flies can be an allegorical …show more content…
Followed by the symbolic level that requires the reader to ponder and look deep within the context clues of the text. William Golding gives his novel Lord of the Flies ample symbols that can be revealed to the reader. Examples being the island, the conch, and or Piggy’s glasses. These symbols are related to metaphor, although in a larger sense. This novel is allegorical seeing as it contains the two planes of an allegory, including its symbolism and examples of foreshadowing shown by