"<span>The imaginary beast that frightens all the
boys stands for the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all
human beings. The boys are afraid of the beast, but only Simon reaches
the realization that they fear the beast because it exists within each of them."
My source is: </span> <span>https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies/Symbolism</span>
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The name, “Lord of the Flies” is a translation (although many think it
is a mistranslation) of the word Beelzebub which itself refers to the
devil and evil. The relationship between the Lord of the Flies and the
Beast is that they are the same. The physical Beast and the Lord of the
Flies are both made up, but not nonexistent. Simon finds out that the
Beast exists in the personality of everyone, and it drives the boys to
rely on their instincts and become savages. http://nwnann.edublogs.org/2011/12/09/lo...
2 Piggy, his glasses and the conch are symbols of civilization, order
and common sense; each represents something different. For instance,
Piggy represents common sense on the island; through out the book Piggy
is the one to offer sensible and civil ideas, like the conch. Without
Piggy having noticed the conch the boys on the island would have
dwindled away quicker than they did. This leads to the conch; which
represents orders. Having had the conch the boys were able to decide who
was chief and when to speak in their assemblies. The conch provided
government and order to the boys. Without it the boys would not have
figured:
a way to be rescued
division of work such as hunters, fire worker, and chief
or place to build a smoke signal fire.
Then you have Piggy's glasses, the symbol of civilization. The glasses
were used to create fire; which is something that numerous civilizations
use to cook stay warm and clean. To have fire the boys cling to their
former selves as best they can. Yet when the fire is gone so is the boys
civil mind.
In conclusion, all these things and beings was like a strand of the boys
civilization that held them to their former lives and state of mind. AS
the story continued though the boys were losing that strand to the
savagery to par-took in.
3 When the boys started hurting each other. They were acting like uncivilized, brutal, cruel, barbaric animals. </span>
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