Personification In Lord Of The Flies

People rarely in their childhood are forced to make decisions or to worry about things you can't control. Individuals never realize what they had until it’s gone. Lord of the Flies is about the crash landing of a plane containing a group of British children and a power struggle arises. In chapter 9 Simon is killed in a frenzy whilst trying to inform the boys about the beast. Chapter 9 is the epitome of what Lord of the Flies embodies. The true nature of of the book is unfold and paints a bold image of what’s to come. In Lord of the Flies the theme of loss of innocence through making decisions is shown through repetition of situations, foreshadowing, symbolism, and the stark contrast of young boys doing savage and adult but inhuman things to

Personification is used to capitalize high intensity or powerful moments during or directly following a conflict. A perfect example is after the horrific death of simon and the chilling calm after. “ Toward midnight the rain ceased and the clouds drifted away, so that the sky was scattered once more with the incredible lamps of stars. Then the breeze died too and there was no noise save the drip and trickle of water that ran out of clefts and spilled down, leaf by leaf, to the brown earth of the island. The air was cool, moist, and clear; and presently even the sound of the water was still. The beast lay huddled on the pale beach and the stains spread, inch by inch ( 119 )”. The vivid imagery also stands to give you an almost lifelike visualization. “Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with fiery eyes. Here and there a larger pebble clung to its own air and was covered with a coat of pearls. The tide swelled in over the rain-pitted sand and smoothed everything with a layer of silver. Now it touched the first of the stains that seeped from the broken body and the creatures made a moving patch of light as they gathered towards the edge ( 119