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Golding's Views On Society In Lord Of The Flies

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Lord of the Flies is definitely a book I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a good read. In the novel, written after World War II, Golding portrays his views on society through symbolism and themes in the novel. Although the characters are only boys, they represent mature concepts. Ralph is the elected chief of the boys and is the image of kindness; he represents democracy. However, although his kindness is what gets him elected it is also his undoing. Jack is Ralph's opposite, using the boys' fear to govern them as a tyrannous dictator when order crumbles. Simon is quiet and spiritual; he is the one who realizes that the supposed "beast" on the island exists only in the boys' imaginations, and that the evil lies within the boys
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