William Golding’s novel Lord of The Flies is a story about how a utopia can turn into dystopia through savagery and breaking rules. Golding uses a range of techniques to keep the reader hooked, however his use of characters and symbols is what makes his novel unique. All of Golding’s characters have a symbol associated with them Ralph and the conch, Piggy and glasses, Simon and the beast, and Jack with his face paint. Ralph is the main character in the novel which means the other boys on the island look up to him. Ralph is very reliant on the conch because it gives him authority and power. The conch helps the boys to create a normal society such as putting hands up to speak like at school. As the novel goes on the conch begins to lose its …show more content…
We first meet Piggy when Ralph finds the conch, during this we learn about Piggy’s ass-mar and his auntie. Piggy is known for his maturity and his knowledge however the other boys make fun of him because of his physical appearance. Piggy’s glasses are a sign of hope for the boys to begin with as they are the only way the boys can produce fire; however Piggy is not happy with them taking his specs. Piggy has one of the most unfortunate and undeserved deaths in the novel. Piggy and Ralph had approached the savage boys at Castle Rock to get Piggy’s glasses back, but it wasn’t long before a boulder was pushed off the top and struck Piggy throwing him through the air landing on his back across the red rock in the sea. This marked the boys last hope of becoming civilised …show more content…
Jack treats Piggy very poorly throughout the novel such as calling him names like Fatty and stealing his specs and using them as burning glasses, he even ends up killing Piggy and Simon. As the conch begins to lose its power Jack begins to gain power through his face paint which liberates him from shame and self-consciousness. This was the beginning of the end for their paradise. Jack believes that the beast is real and is causing concern on the island. He goes to the extent of sharpening a stick on both sides to put a sow’s head on as an offering for the beast, this soon became The Lord Of The Flies. Jack begins to oppose Ralph’s rules refusing to be a part of Ralph’s lot. Jack starts his own group, the savages, who all now have painted faces