The Lord Of The Flies: A Complex Web Of Symbolism
Beginning of paper
“The whole book is symbolic in nature except the rescue in the end
where adult life appears, dignified and capable, but in reality enmeshed in
the same evil as the symbolic life of the children on the island.” William
Golding summed up the complex novel he had written not as a simple
adventur ....
Middle of paper
.... place of the
crashed plane, Golding purposefully picked an island because of isolation
from the rest of the world. He designed the island to his symbolic
purposes, giving it a beach, platform, jungle, mountain, and cliffs, each
of which can be used to represent human abilities and dreams. According to
historic documents, the boat shape of the island is an ancient symbol of
civilization. The boys were forced to look to themselves to solve the
problems of their own little society. “Nobo ....
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Word count: 1362
Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
