Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies Symbolism Essay
our society and its significance to us. Sir Golding, the author of this novel had many motives society to savage murders, referring to World War one and two. He has described practices in society or other related aspects of life are Simon’s character, the fire and Piggy’s glasses. situation and says “ Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands” us” Pg 111. Simon is a person who likes to meditate and appreciate Mother Nature’s describes its importance in the start of the novel when all the boys say “A Fire, let’s make a proved when Jack says “That’s a cooking fire. Now you’ll eat and they’ll be no smoke” Island says “We saw your smoke” Pg 248 proving what Ralph’s prediction to their rescue. keep away “night things”, and to cook food, it was also used for their rescue. His glasses represent his character, as his eyesight is very weak and also he himself is a physically delicate character, Piggy himself tells Ralph “And I’ve been wearing specs since I was three” Pg 14. Although he is courageous, smart and wise, he is never understood but mocked about throughout the novel, the significance of his glasses is also never understood by the savage boys. His glasses represent knowledge, Intellect and a source of rescue. His glasses played a key role in keeping all the boys civilized and organized, once they were broken the boys on the Island changed their personality and became savages, Jack is the first one to bring the idea of breaking Piggy’s specs, he says “His specs-use them as burning glasses” Pg 52. the source to their rescue and a connection to history. As we all know these symbols were keys throughout the novel, the story would have been completely different if these symbols were not used or interpreted correctly.