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The Lord Of The Flies: Figurative Language

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The author uses many ways to convey a message through the usage of figurative language . With several hidden implications that might indicate various things in the book that could not be as they seem to appear on the outside. Isabel Allende has used language that applies to the social context throughout the book, as well as references from other books such as “Lord of The Flies”, “Taming of The Shrew”, etc. References of books contain similarities of other works. “Lord of The Flies” just so happens to be one of the best examples to have a connection between “City of The Beast”. Sacred horns, dances, andeven chanting are used in the beast tribe’s ceremonial ritual to mark the death of a boy and a new birth of a man. “The warriors, directed by Walimai and decorated with symbols of demons…For a long time, the warriors danced and chanted around him, blowing the large sacred horns, which were so long they dragged along the ground.” (pg 202) “Lord of the Flies”. This passage notably reminded me of a scene from “lord of the flies” because the teenage boys do their first ceremonial dance while they are out hunting, this gives the boys greater …show more content…

Translation is very important especially when it is read across the globe. In addition to fulfilling its key historical function of providing us with access to literature originally written in one of the numerous languages we are unable to read, translation also shows a deeper meaning into a book. Names are extremely important and have a deeper meaning on purpose. A character or anything with a name must have a meaning similar to what the actual story is about. “Garimpeiros”(pg 211) Garimpeiros is in portuguese however it means prospector or somebody who drills into the earth or mines minerals as well as gold. “Leblanc” is another name that means “The white”. White symbolizes the image of simplicity, cleanliness and

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