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Lord Of The Flies Island Symbolism

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In the book Lord of the Flies the island symbolizes life and food, it appears to be similar to the Garden of Eden before the arrival of the boys. After the boys arrive it becomes corrupted and destroyed from the minute they land by the plan making a scar on the island. A scar from the the plane landing hard on the island. As they come together after hearing the conch shell they realize there are no adults on the island. They think the island is nice, they vote, they decide who will be the leader and they all think they can live together on the island until they are rescued. They begin to realize that life on the island is much different than the life they knew, but if it weren’t for the island they would all be dead. The boys continue
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