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Biblical Symbols In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

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In his Novel, Lord of the Flies William Golding tells a story of group of boys who are evaluated on a desert island with no grownups to guide their behavior. In the novel, there are 7 main characters: Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Roger , Sam, and Eric, in which they all try to find their way to survival on the paradise like island. In reality, this island is full of many challenges. Throughout their time on the island they discover that there might be an evil “snake like “ beast living on the island. While the boys try to find the beast, some of them get aggressive and savage-like, trying to take leadership. Golding clearly gives this novel a religious allegory. He uses biblical symbols and characters to add to the novel. He knew it would make the novel more interesting instead of just a few boys stranded on an island. …show more content…

For example, the island the beast: the island resembles the Garden of Eden. Golding describes the island to be a place full of paradise and beauty. “The beautiful and pristine island filled with acres of fruit trees everywhere the scent of ripeness a place full of paradise and beauty. “The beautiful and pristine island filled with acres of fruit trees everywhere the scent of ripeness.” (Golding. 11) Golding is referring to the Tree of Knowledge, which comes from the Bible. The Tree of Knowledge had a fruit- an apple- which Adam and Eve ate from. Satan is represented in the novel as the beast. The boys describe the beast as a “snake thing,” and in the Garden of Eden Satan is disguised as a snake who convinces Adam and Eve to eat the

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