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Symbols In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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Symbols have deeper meaning many unnoticed objects in novels and movies. For example, the Lord of the Flies has many symbolic objects it has to show. Lord of the Flies is about a group of schoolboys that were shot down by a war plane and crash on the island. Everyone on the plane survived except for the pilot. As the story goes on some of the schoolboys start to turn into savages. Most of the boys are saved but some of them didn’t make because of the savageness of the schoolboys. Some of the symbols that I think are the most important are Piggy’s glasses, the conch shell, and the signal fire. The first symbol want to talk about is Piggy’s glasses. In the novel Lord of the Flies, there is a character named Piggy that is a intelligent obese boy. Piggy wears glass and they represent the power on the island. For example, “His specs, use them as a burning …show more content…

The signal fire was an enormous fire that was to cause a lot of smoke for any passing planes or ships. What the fire represents is the hope for the boys. For example, “We can help them find us. If a ship comes near the may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire.” This quote showed the leadership of Ralph and how great of a leader he is. The fire give the boys hope of being saved of the island. For example, “ You got your small fire all right.” This is Piggy telling Jack after using his glasses to start the fire. Jacks bullied Piggy for the glasses because of the desperation of having hope to leave the island. In conclusion, the most important symbols in the Lord of the Flies are the signal fire, Piggy’s glasses, and the conch shell. The conch represents civilization, the fire represents the hope, and Piggy’s glasses represent the power of the island. I personally think these are the most important because of the relationship they have to the real world and showing the humans are naturally

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Piggy's glasses, which were used to keep the fire going and to help Piggy see. Taking it a step further, though this symbol is very simple, Piggy’s spectacles were meant to show a vision. That vision that was shown between the hunters and littluns. The spectacles are intended

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Timothy Liu: The significance of Piggy's glasses in Lord of the Flies. The Piggy's glasses represent a escape from times where he doesn't want to be notice. On pg 16, "Piggy outside: he went very pinik, bowed his head and clean his glasses again." Another example is on pg 15, He shrank to the otherside of Ralph and busied himself with his glasses."

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In William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, the reader comprehends symbols that go throughout the book. These symbols are key factors which determine the importance of the novel. The symbols are a very important part of the literary content. In order to really follow along and understand the story, the reader must understand these symbols for what they mean as well as how they are used. Some of the symbols include the conch, the island itself, and fire.

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The Lord of the Flies by William Golding has many symbols within it, but the strongest and biggest symbol is Piggy’s glasses because them being stolen from him marked a significant change in their behaviors from civil to savage and they were the reason the fire was made that led to their rescue. Towards the end of the book, Jack and a few others stole Piggy’s glasses from him with brute force. Not only did this action make Piggy useless, but it gave the most powerful thing on the island to the most corrupt and savage boy. When Jack attacked the shelter, “Ralph and Piggy’s corner became a complication of snarls and crashes and flying limbs,” (Golding 167) proving that Jack was far from civil in his way of obtaining the glasses. This moment

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Ralph and Jack were trying to start a fire on the mountain when Jack had the idea of using Piggy’s glasses. “His specs-use them as burning glasses” (Golding 40) Piggy’s glasses symbolizes power and a connection to humanity. The boys used his glasses several times throughout the book to start signal fires. The glasses signified humanity and a connection to the real world.

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These glasses serve as not only a fire starter, but as a reminder of who they were and the life they lived before the crash. It helps them keep in touch with their roots to insure that their past didnt burn up in the plane. Piggy finds a conch on the island and teaches Ralph how to use it. Piggy, because of his asthma, is unable to use the conch. The conch represents law.

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"(page 38) The signal fire is a sign of hope of the for  boys' return to civilization. Keeping the fire going gave them hope that the smoke would attract the attention of a passing boat or aircraft. The fires connection with the boys' return to home, becomes an touchstone of the boys’ connection to the ways of civilization back home.

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In Lord of The Flies by William Golding, dozens of british schoolboys find themselves stranded on an island after an horrific plane crash. As the boys get more accustomed to life on the island, they lose their grasps on civilization and even result to savage tendencies such as murder. Right before the barbarous boys, who were deceived by their power-crazed peer, (Jack) were about to kill their former chief, a navy general arrived to the island and brought them back to civilization. Golding uses an abundance of symbolism throughout the novel to give characters complex and deeper attributes. For example, hair is a major symbol and is used frequently throughout the novel to give us insight on characters and the setting.

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Piggy’s glasses are also used to symbolize his weakness that allows the boys to pick on him so frequently. Also since they used his glasses as the primary means of making fire on the island they were also a symbol of power. The boys used fire to stay warm, to keep away "night things", and to cook food, so it was very important. Whomever controlled fire had the power. Which leads to when Jack takes them from Piggy to light the fire for his own tribe of boys.

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While the objects seemed harmless, their symbolism (usually depicted in a negative manner) was a major influence to the children and overall outcome of the novel. Betwixt the relationship of power and symbols found within the Lord of the Flies one could use these attributes to manipulate and conquer. The use of power and symbolism create a magnificent tale of a group of children who descend into savagery as they can no longer tell what is logical and the price of this dire

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Golding says “The boys broke into shrill, exciting cheering” (41) in the beginning of the novel, then at the end of the novel says, “A great clamor rose among the savages” (164). William Golding who wrote The Lord of the Flies changes his word choice from “boys” to “savages” to emphasize the fact that the boys change into savage creatures. Three symbols represent civilization and change into chaos over the course of the novel. The three symbols representing change are Piggy’s glasses, The fire, and the conch. These figures demonstrate the important theme that the calm civilization will soon break out into disorder.

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