In Chapter Nine of Lord of the Flies, the atmosphere on the island is very tense, and the ambiance is mirrored by the weather in Golding’s use of a thunderstorm. As the tension rises and the storm gets worse, the boys start to recite the sinister ‘dance’ they perform when they are killing pigs for…
According to Marek Edelman, a Polish political activist, “Man is evil, by nature man is a beast. People have to be educated from childhood, from kindergarten, that there should be no hatred.” On a daily basis throughout the world, innocent men and women become victims of malicious acts through the senseless hatred and hostility of…
In Lord of the Flies, William Golding characterises the boy from innocent children who have just been deserted on an island to murderous savages who have gone to a darker side. William Golding makes it seem that humans, if not controlled or looked after, can go to a darker side of themselves. Rousseau contradicts Golding’s…
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies the Conch represents power and order. Power is represented by the fact that you have to be holding it to speak, and Order is displayed by the meetings or gatherings that it’s used to call and hold. The Conch’s power is presented in the very beginning on pg…
In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Simon is the most powerful character. Although he is peaceful and shy, Simon closely resembles the role of Christ in many of his ways. He tries to show the boys there is no monster on the island except the fears that the boys have created…
Imagine a bunch of young children’s lives changed by being trapped on an island with no civilization around. William Golding shows how terrifying it can be in Lord of the Flies, the novel that brings symbolism above all to the emotions of all that read it. The symbols that bring out the meaning the best…
The character Ralph is realistic, independent and civil in this novel. In The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. Ralph must do many things for his own survival and the survival of the other boys on the island. I think the obstacles he has to overcome make up his character throughout the book. A…
Like many excellent works, William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies can be read on many different levels. It is possible to read the book literally, as a mere story about boys marooned on an island. It is also possible to read the book as an indictment of the nature of man – as…