Symbolism in The Lord of the Flies
Piggy (and Glasses): Clear-sightedness, intelligence. Their state represents the status of social order.
Ralph, The Conch: Democracy, Order
Simon: Pure Goodness, "Christ Figure"
Roger: Evil, Satan
Jack: Savagery, Anarchy
The Island: A microcosm representing the world
The "Scar": Man's destruction, destructive forces
The Beast: The evil residing within everyone, the dark side of human nature.
Lord of the Flies: The Devil, great danger or evil
This was taken from http://www.rit.edu/%7esjg2490/lotf/analysis.html, a Lord of the Flies website. These were uses of symbolism in the book. I found them quite interesting, and when I thought about it, they seemed to be true. It explains why I liked Simon so much, and hated Roger.
Cheers.
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
The Conch
Only Those With the Conch May Speak
The Hunters
Jack Merridew
Simon & Ralph
The Boys
Ralph with Simon & Piggy behind him
The Choir
Soon to be the hunters...led by Jack
Piggy
With Specs
Simon
Samneric
The twins
Roger Allen
The Pig's Head
Scream
The Gang
Kate, Malick, & Heather --English Project
2 comments:
I wouldn't see Simon as this holy character because he doesn't really do anything insane in teh book. He just doesn't talk until he knows the truth.
Yeah... I kind of agree. What does he do that makes him the holy characater?
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