Piggy Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Just about any survival experience can change a person, even for only its duration. Fears are amplified, and the simplest but also most complex things must be relied on. Regular life is impossible to sustain, and it crumbles under the new standards. In the novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding, symbolic meanings very well represent the feelings the characters experience.
One of the main symbols in the book has no particular form, and haunts the characters whatever they do. The ‘beast’ is an embodiment of fear, and personifies in particular, the unknown. Piggy explains this as irrational: “I know there isn’t no beast--not with claws and all that, i mean--but I know there isn’t no fear, either.” (William Golding, 90) as he believes there

The signal fire is a mean to two different ends. It represents both hope and destruction.The fire is a source of assurance for a selection of boys. They know that “if we have a signal going, they’ll come and take us off”. (Golding, 42) It helps them relax knowing that they will be easily spottable by any passersby and have a higher likelihood of being rescued. What hope the fire gives, it inevitably takes back in the form of physical objects, whether it is simple fuel or as implied by the book with Piggy’s quote: “That little ‘un had a mark on his--face--where is--he now?? I tell you I don’t see him.” (Golding, 47), it can also mean people. During the hunt for Ralph, both concepts, rescue and uncontrollable obliteration are both (though one is unintentionally) applied. While the enormous and carelessly started fire spreads, Ralph proclaims: “The fools! The fire must be almost at the fruit trees--what would they eat tomorrow.” (Golding, 220) Though, the flame doesn’t take without any give. The forest fire is seen by the navy: “We saw your smoke” (Golding, 223) and ends up also being the sole reason they are even found. Fire is a dangerous double-edged blade, but nonetheless is very important to the kids in this