The main allegory in this story is the struggle between good and evil. At the time that this novel was written the good was the democratic republic states such as Britain, The United States, and France. The evil was the fascist states of Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy. Ralph symbolizes the good democracy and democ

This whole theme really helps scholars and readers of his book to see the apparent allegory behind the story.

"The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable."(Golding 204)

The boys are first left on the island by a plane crash where only the boys survive. The island itself is boat shaped with a jungle and plenty of fruit trees almost like the garden of Eden.(29) The island itself can be thought of a mini earth. "No grownups!"(8) Ralph shouts when they first realize that they are alone. One of the first pieces of symbolism that helps create the allegory is the co

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