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Lord of the Flies is a novel by William Golding. It’s about some boys who had to get on a plane to escape
from war back at their home. When the plane crashes they are left on an island without any adults. At
first they’re happy to be alone without any adults, but when a ‘little’un’ says something about a beast,
terror starts to set in and the boys start to fight over leadership and out of fear and greed.
They have to survive the island, fear and themselves. There are multiple symbols in the book and the
two symbols I will be choosing is the Conch and The Lord of the Flies because, they are almost
opposites.
from war back at their home. When the plane crashes they are left on an island without any adults. At
first they’re happy to be alone without any adults, but when a ‘little’un’ says something about a beast,
terror starts to set in and the boys start to fight over leadership and out of fear and greed.
They have to survive the island, fear and themselves. There are multiple symbols in the book and the
two symbols I will be choosing is the Conch and The Lord of the Flies because, they are almost
opposites.
The conch shell in the story lord of the flies represents civilisation and order which is what they
tried to start at the beginning of the book.
tried to start at the beginning of the book.
The conch was used to call meetings by blowing through it. Ralph used the conch to summon all
possible survivors on the island who survived from the plane crash. Soon they started to make rules
and, Ralph says at the start of page 25 that they can’t all talk at once so, whoever held the conch would
be allowed to speak only allowed to be interrupted by Ralph. When Piggy dies and the conch is shattered
chaos explodes out and Jack and the savages try to kill Ralph, like when the conch shattered the last
bit of civilisation and order shattered along with it.
possible survivors on the island who survived from the plane crash. Soon they started to make rules
and, Ralph says at the start of page 25 that they can’t all talk at once so, whoever held the conch would
be allowed to speak only allowed to be interrupted by Ralph. When Piggy dies and the conch is shattered
chaos explodes out and Jack and the savages try to kill Ralph, like when the conch shattered the last
bit of civilisation and order shattered along with it.
The lord of the flies represents chaos and evil. It was created by Jack cutting off a pig’s head, and
then putting it on the end of a stick that was sharpened on both ends and stabbed into a crack
into rock.
then putting it on the end of a stick that was sharpened on both ends and stabbed into a crack
into rock.
The Lord of the Flies is a main part in the books and it’s linked to the beast. The Lord of the Flies is a
pig’s head that was cut off after a hunt. It was created on page 106 with Jack saying that “This head is
for the beast. It’s a gift.” Jack’s hunters then left, leaving the pig’s head impaled. At the end of page 106
Simon ‘meets’ the Lord of the Flies and talks with him a little bit. The Lord of the Flies starts to call him a
silly boy on page 111. The Lord of the Flies also tells Simon he’s not wanted and that they were going to
have fun. The pig’s head was shown again on page 144 when Ralph stumbled across it. Ralph seems
to know it represents evil and he strikes out in it out of fear and hatred destroying the skull. Soon later,
a naval officer comes along to rescue the boys and it makes it seem like when the evil was destroyed,
they would be rescued.
pig’s head that was cut off after a hunt. It was created on page 106 with Jack saying that “This head is
for the beast. It’s a gift.” Jack’s hunters then left, leaving the pig’s head impaled. At the end of page 106
Simon ‘meets’ the Lord of the Flies and talks with him a little bit. The Lord of the Flies starts to call him a
silly boy on page 111. The Lord of the Flies also tells Simon he’s not wanted and that they were going to
have fun. The pig’s head was shown again on page 144 when Ralph stumbled across it. Ralph seems
to know it represents evil and he strikes out in it out of fear and hatred destroying the skull. Soon later,
a naval officer comes along to rescue the boys and it makes it seem like when the evil was destroyed,
they would be rescued.
The conch and the Lord of the Flies are two of the many symbols hidden in the book Lord of the Flies.
While the conch represents order and civilisation the Lord of the Flies represents chaos and evil which
makes them almost complete opposites.
While the conch represents order and civilisation the Lord of the Flies represents chaos and evil which
makes them almost complete opposites.
