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Lord of the flies
Title: Lord of the flies
Category: Literature
Details: Words: 464 | Pages: 2.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Lord of the flies
The Beast
The Beast is the evil that resides within man. The children were all aware that such a beast exists, but none of them realized (except Simon) that it lies within them. Manifested in three forms throughout the story, the Beast constantly plagues the littluns--the least conditioned by society.
Ralph
Ralph represents law, order, organized society and moral integrity. Throughout the novel he is constantly making commonsense rules for the boys to follow. …showed first 75 words of 464 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 464 total…figure. The following table lists many of the examples of symbolism used throughout Golding's book.
Object/CharacterRepresents
Piggy (and Glasses)
Clear-sightedness, intelligence. Their state represents the status of social order.
Ralph, The ConchDemocracy, Order
SimonPure Goodness, "Christ Figure"
RogerEvil, Satan
JackSavagery, Anarchy
The IslandA microcosm representing the world
The "Scar"Man's destruction, destructive forces
The BeastThe evil residing within everyone, the dark side of human nature.
Lord of the FliesThe Devil, great danger or evil
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