Lord of the Flies

A detailed Summary of Lord of the Flies

In his classic novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding utilizes

many elements of symbolism to help accomplish his motif, which is "man

is basically evil." Symbolism can be anything, a person, place or

thing, used to portray something beyond itself. It is used to

represent or foreshadow the conclusion of the story. As one reads this

novel, he or she will begin to recognize the way basic civilization is

slowly stripped away from the boys. Let us know look closer at the

ways Golding uses this form of symbolism.

From the very beginning of the story the boys inwardly strip

themselves of the remnants of the basic civilized world. This is

shown when the boys shed their clothes; their school sweaters, then

the rest of their clothes are torn off. Their hair becomes

increasingly disheveled, long, and entangled with small twigs. Since

the boys are left without any adult supervision they have to turn to

force throughout the novel, as opposed to Jack who is described as

The impression that we have of Jack is that he is a tall thin boy

with a shock of red hair at the summit of a black cloak. Jacks

Approximate Word count = 636
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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