Napoleon Bonaparte Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Willow Pierce

Mr. Wilson

Adv English 10

10 February 2023 A Leader is a Dealer in Hope

The novel “Lord of the Flies' ' follows a group of boys through their struggles with political power, evil, and hope. As Napoleon Bonaparte believed “A leader is a dealer in hope”, Golding expresses this quote through literary devices, symbolism,imagery, and plot. Through the use of literary devices Golding conveys the theme of civility vs. savagery.

Body 1- Through Golding’s use of symbolism and foreshadowing throughout the novel, he conveys the importance of hope. When the boys first arrive on the island the first and most important rule is to always keep the signal fire going. During the boys first meeting Ralph suggested “There’s another thing.

When the boys are gathered Ralph tell’s Jack and the others that We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything” (Golding 42). The rules that Ralph created keep the boys civilized, and make sure everything is done properly and best for their survival on the island. As the boys become less civilized, the hope of rescue is starting to diminish as Jack’s hunters and more of the boys begin to neglect the rules and humanity. As the fear of the Lord of the Flies motivates the boys to evil “It is only by first recognizing these dark powers that democracy can hope to control them” (Dickson). Ralph is beginning to accept the fact that the boys have lost their civility and humanity to the Lord of the Flies, and the only way to reason with them is lost.In the final chapters of the novel, Ralph is being chased across the island by the hunters and a forest fire quickly envelops the island and surrounding area in smoke. In Ralph’s escape from the He forgot his wounds, his hunger and thirst,and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet, rushing through the forest toward the openbeach.” (Golding 156). Ralph’s hope is finally restored when he runs into a naval commander who was attracted to the island by the smoke, and promised he could take the boys off the island. When he told Ralph the news he broke into

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