Lord Of The Flies Fact Analysis

Diana Fortinper
10-4-14
Resigna Period E
Terrifying Fantasies and Realities A brutal murder occurred last month in Ferguson, Missouri, his name, Michael Brown. Darren Wilson shot Michael six times, killing an unarmed boy. As a result of this killing, many protesters took the streets, although the police assaulted them with tear gas, and rubber bullets. On the other hand, nonviolent resistance is met with no vigor by the Nonviolent Peaceforce. They believe in proactive engagement, protective accompaniment, and rumor control to assist and contain violence and keep the peace in a nonthreatening way. Golding demonstrates in Lord of the Flies, the way some boys on an island show savage human behaviors after being under no constrict of statutes.
The children are aware that this beast exists, but only Simon recognizes that it’s within them, not a physical manifestation of evil, but a spiritual and mental one. The pig’s head is simply a symbol of the real Lord of the Flies, who, taunting Simon utters “There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the Beast... Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!... You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are the way they are?” (130). The syntax of the Lord of the Flies speech incorporates telegraphic sentences, ellipsis, multiple questions and exclamations, which help explain the vital significance of each proclamation. Also, the slang term “fancy” is used in replacement of funny. Ironic, because to fancy means to like, or favor but the word in this context encompasses the opposite of its original meaning. The handling of repetition and sibilance in this dialogue conveys a vice tone, and really emphasizes the reality that the beast that they envisioned resides within them. Additionally, the Lord of the Flies confirms that indeed, it possesses full control of the island when it states to Simon, “I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don't try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else-“ (130). The beastie, or the Lord of
Although these two characters differ from each other, they resemble similarity in some ways also. Simon, wanders off into the forest desiring solitude and instead is met with the Lord of the Flies taunting “You're not wanted....on this island!...So don't try it on...or else....we shall do you. See?” (131). The usage of ellipsis in this sentence shows the insanity of the Lord of the Flies, highlighting the hesitation and intensity of each statement it makes. Also, the foreshadowing a death shows in “we shall do you”. The dialect in this speech substitutes “do” for kill, or in this case, brutally murder. In addition to the meeting between both the Lord of the Flies and Simon, often Simon acknowledges the Lord of the Flies, or human savagery as the real beast. Such as when Simon talk about how the littluns talk and seem afraid "As if, the beastie, the beastie or the snake-thing, was real.” (42). By saying this Simon recognizes the fact that the beastie does not exist. The usage of the words “beastie” and “snake-thing” exemplify imagery, which illustrate what terrifies the children. Both Simon and the Lord of the Flies control each other, in this novel, maybe not directly as their own characters, but often as good vs. evil, or sanity vs. calamity. Although, as demonstrated very clearly in Golding’s text, it seems as though one always wins over the