Lord Of The Flies Moral Allegory Essay

Turning point of the plot : Moral allegory

The English language has developed greatly throughout books, plays and poems. The aspect most steadily improved over time in English literature is the use of certain elements. Many authors, such as William Golding, use different and diverse allegory in their works. For example, in the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding masterfully includes several allegory, which adds to the deeper meanings of his works. In the first eight chapters of Lord of the Flies, Moral allegory is the most influential type of allegory for the plot. The element of moral allegory, emotions, is characterized by a strong emotional response to certain memories or events. In Lord of the Flies, the best example of this reaction

The main character and the common sense allegory in the first eight chapters of Lord of the Flies, is Ralph. Immediately after arrival on the island, Ralph suggests that the group needs to make a signal fire with smoke so that they can be seen more easily by boats. Ralph recognizes that he is the leader in this situation and that rescue is of the utmost importance. This need for a signal fire influences the plot by allowing them to explore the island, take responsibility and find the beast from the air. Ralph demonstrates common sense allegory a second time when he gives the choir to Jack. Everyone votes for chief and Ralph wins, however he sees “Jack’s face disappear[ing] under a blush of mortification… [Ralph announces:] “ The choir belongs to you, of course”’( Golding 23). Ralph senses the need for Jack to have power over people and to keep the peace, he offers the choir to Jack. The plot of the book changes forever as Jack can do as he sees fit with the choir such as hunting for pigs and living on the other end of the beach. Ralph’s common sense has saved the group from a power struggle early on in the book and proves that Ralph is a good leader. The element of common sense is not only influential to the plot as a whole, but so is intellect allegory as

Piggy shows multiple examples of intellect however, two decisions really stand out. A little while after landing on the island, Piggy finds a conch shell and suggests to Ralph that he should blow in it to call a meeting. So far it is only Ralph and Piggy on the island so, the idea to quickly call any other survivors is genius. Piggy says to Ralph “We can use [the conch shell] to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us”(Golding p.16). In this situation, Piggy uses his intelligence and the tools at his disposal to make the decision of having a meeting with the other survivor. He finds a solution to his problem. Throughout the next eight chapters, the conch becomes a symbol of democracy and leadership. As the chapters go on, the conch loses its meaning which demonstrates how the boys are becoming more savage. As a result, the conch shell is an important object to the plot and its discovery changes everything. The second example of Piggy’s intelligence is when he points out to the group that nobody is aware where they have landed. He contradicts the group, saying that Ralph’s dad doesn’t know where they are since they never made it to their final destination. “ Nobody don’t know we’re here. Your dad don’t know, nobody don’t know-” (Golding p.34). This brings up the importance of building a fire and gathering resources.Without his insight, the group may have held onto false hope and the plot