Diction In Robert Frost's Nothing Gold Can Stay

A point clarified and expressed, Lord of the Flies has an active connection relating the similar innocence the paired poem written by Robert Frost entails. Not a stranger, the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost appears as a reflection to the purpose of Golding’s writing. The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost is a sight that instantly interprets a connection between the decaying innocence of the youth that is captured in this novel through the use of diction and symbolism.

Two pieces of writing fall parallel to each other through the use of interpretive diction that creates the tone of these paired pieces. Golding uses simplistic yet conveying diction that carries the intended message to the reader as he describes the attitude

The diction imbedded in this sentence allows the reader to follow the emotions and views of Jack’s character as he faces the darkness of the island. Golding effectively conveys the simple voices of the concerned youth lost in an island and chased by darkness. A character with a strong internal voice is continuously imitated through the perspective of surrounding characters that express a point of view through diction such as, “paralyzed” “immovable” and “diminishing” (Golding 155). The author sets a tone that forms the reader’s view on differentiating points through words that allow the reader to connect this novel to their perspectives on the topic. The selection of diction Golding dedicates to specific characters truly allows the reader to follow and correctly analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each character. Robert Frost depicts an environmental scene through similar diction to that of Golding’s. Frost uses a method that builds upon the evolution of tone through his

Golding thoroughly incorporates symbolism into the margins of his novel as he describes the colors and gradients that symbolize the peak of emotions in his novel, Lord of the Flies. They all feared a color, a feeling Simon expressed, “There was blackness within, a blackness that spread” (Golding 182). Golding specifically chose a color that in the modern world would represent a sense of death, loneliness, and evil. A color suitable to most except to the boys on this island, blackness was the enemy they feared. These selected hues signified the atmosphere of the canvas that was the island. Not only that, the beginning phases of these boys’ journey begins with a glimmering pink conch that later evolved into a different shade through a supposed cause stated in page ninety-five of Lord of the Flies, “Exposure to the air had bleached the yellow and pink [conch] to near white and transparency.” This conch symbolizes the unfolding characteristics of each boy who fought for rescue, and the deteriorating atmosphere around the island. There was trust, belief, and hope for a peace that would guard the island of darkness and a rescue that appeared as only luck in their eyes. Along with the beauty of the conch, the peace that wrapped the island faded away. Robert Frost creates a striking resemblance between the evolution of the signified power that was the conch and the nature’s green that sank from