Piggy's Sins

The phrase I will be analyzing is “Man is a fallen being. He is gripped by original sin”. There are two possible interpretations of this phrase which will apply to Lord of the Flies. Both of these are related to Abrahamic religions and the phrase is referring to “The Original Sin” or the Seven Deadly Sins. This novel took place in 1954 where the majority of England was Christian which is an Abrahamic religion so it would not be surprising that this is what the author was hinting towards.

One possible metaphor for this novel which suits the phrases application to the novel is the Original Sin. The Original Sin of mankind in Christianity was that humans ate the forbidden fruit and were then banished to Earth as a punishment. This can be found in Genesis chapter three. Also

Greed is projected when Jack wants the glasses. Regardless of the effects placed upon others, Jack goes on to steal the glasses which lead to Piggy’s death. Sloth is the laziness of the littluns. The littluns did not contribute to the fire or the hunting throughout the novel and proceeded to sloth around. Wrath is the boy’s anger. The anger they had with each other which caused the death of Simon and Piggy and numerous amounts of conflicts. Jack is envious of Piggy’s mind and proceeds to call him derogatory names, for example at the beginning of the novel he called Piggy “fatty”. The final sin is pride. Jack is arrogant and prideful. He constantly brags. During the chief elections, Jack said: “I ought to be chief because I am chapter chorister and head boy”. Jack’s arrogance knows no bounds and perfectly portrays the final sin. “Man is a fallen being. He is gripped by original sin”. The fall will be the vulnerability and commitment of the boys to the sin. The gripping would be portrayed by how they are consumed in these sins and have forgotten their