Lord Of The Flies Chapter 1 Literary Techniques

Golding's writing in Chapter 1 is filled with description, characterization and symbolism. Because the chapter is written in third person omniscient, it portrays the perspective of all the characters not just one. The writing style seems simple but the topic is deep. And the word choice is the main factor in making the topic deep. For example, Golding uses "skull-like coconuts, snake-clasp of his belt, and etc" as symbols which give a much deeper and a more understandable meaning to the sentences.
As a result of the understandable word choice, the plot structure of the sentences are simple and easy to understand. The plot structure of a story has six elements: Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Because

A lot of literary techniques are used in this chapter. One literary technique used by Golding is personification- "The heat hit him." (Golding 10) - this does not mean that the heat directly hit him, it means the weather was hot. Another literary technique used by Golding is allusion. In Chapter 1, there are many allusions to the Garden of Eden using the words beasts, snake- like and etc. Golding utilizes the conch as a symbol. It represented order and authority. The individual who held the conch had the power, and it made request and guidelines because when it was called, everybody needed to listen. Golding also uses irony in Chapter 1 to indicate the opposite meaning. For example, when Jack is hunting and he sees a piglet but is disturbed about the idea of killing

For example, when Golding is telling us about Jack - he says, "The boy who controlled them was dressed in the same way though his cap badge was golden." (Golding 19) This quote shows Jack was the leader because he had the gold badge, whereas the others had silver badges and were just a part of the group. Golding also uses foreshadowing in order to give us an idea of what will happen next. Foreshadowing is evident when Ralph, Simon, and Jack initially moved to the top of a hill, they roll a stone over the edge, and it tumbles into the woods, pulverizing a way. The prominent theme seen in Chapter 1 is Light vs. Dark. The beach is light, and the forest is dark. A supporting quote that shows this is "Behind the darkness of the forest...was the beach and water." Therefore, by using these literary techniques Golding can easily get his point