The Lord Of The Flies Context Essay

Written in 1954 by Sir William Golding, a World War II veteran and Nobel prize winning novelist, The Lord of the Flies. His first and one of his greatest novels had many understandable themes attached to it and many allegorical symbols. The novel starts with a group of young men getting stranded on a deserted island, known as Coral island during the midst of escaping World War II. These lads faced many trials and tribulations along their journey throughout the novel. They also battled amongst themselves, which with proper context, says a lot about society and the paths some can lead in modern life. As well as articulating just how easily societies can become one of savagery and injustice, this is very well seen throughout the novel. This

For example, there are two main opposition in the novel, named Jack and Ralph, Jack is the envious one, the cruel one, and the dictator. Ralph, on the other hand, is more tame, acceptable to all, and in favor of democracy. Their constant battle throughout the novel shows how easily people can change over time, and how quickly people can become corrupt, especially with an unsavory demeanor to start with. The allegory through the characters is integral to the structure of what our society is, and this is why I believe the book should definitely be studied. Setting aside the author as a person, the book itself represents more than what he is accused of, and the book should not suffer due to his accusations, the novel is more than a simple writing, it is an allegorical masterpiece. Due to the fact that this novel has been studied for decades, I also believe there is deeper meaning in which I may not even know yet. What I mean by this is that the first scholars who studied this book must have done it for a valid reason or else it wouldn’t be regarded today, and if the scholars reasoning is good enough, then surely we should follow the experts'

“Then Cain said to the Lord, “I am being punished more than I can take! “(Genesis 4:13 KJV), this is what happens with every action, there is always a consequence. The time between the action and the consequence may seem short or like a lifetime, but eventually, it will catch up. This is seen when Jack's tribe ignites their island on fire to hunt and kill Ralph, the consequences they would have suffered if they had not been rescued would have been life threatening, they destroyed their homeland, and their easily accessible food source, this shows how clouded their judgment was. And another consequence of their actions are the soldiers seeing the fire and coming to their rescue, which is the exact opposite of what the tyrant chief wanted, his actions had severe consequences, and now, how are they going to explain the killing of Simon and especially Piggy. Once they land in England, are they going to be tried for their murders?, and for also abusing some of the other boys? Jack and Roger became too cocky in thinking they were the almighty ones, as if they were thinking they were gods and above the law for all eternity. This explains to us that we need to be understanding, non-judgmental, and not prideful, especially not prideful. The allegories which we see throughout the