William Golding's Lord Of The Flies: Paragraph Analysis

Lord of the Flies Paragraphs Responses

William Golding, author of “Lord Of The Flies”, utilizes a novel set during World War II in order to symbolize man’s role in societal norms and standards. Golding writes his final words of the novel through Ralph 's perception. A naval officer rescues the boys from the island. Ralph comes to terms with the loss of his friend Piggy: “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man 's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (Golding, 202). Ralph is a depiction of man being corrupted and realizing the error of his ways. Ralph cared for Piggy and now he can never see him again. He pains for the loss of the boy 's innocence, including his own. Piggy’s death represents the “fall” in society. Once corruption takes over what is pure, man is left with nothing but the regret and sorrow he now faces for his own actions.

Jack and Ralph portray the loss of innocence and gain of savagery as man’s need for corruption overules sanity. Jack and the others strike a plan to hunt Ralph, as they see no other option being that Ralph chooses to stand against them: “Roger sharpened a stick at both ends. Ralph tried to attach a meaning to this but couldn’t” (Golding, 190). Jack and the boys no longer have

The ship appears on the island and the naval officer is ready to take the boys but gives them time to “get in order”: “The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little embarrassed. He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance” (Golding, 202). Living in such uncontrolled conditions as the boys did, the officer was taken aback. Him looking onto the ship shows his longing for freedom and a life without order. Proving mans want for no social reforms, in order to gain power causing society to become