Lord of the Flies - Symbols and Themes
- Created by: Ozzydoodle
- Created on: 11-03-17 13:51
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- Lord of the Flies
- Symbols
- The Island
- Paradise- a garden of Eden
- It wasn't the island that causes the revelation of savagery, it was the boys
- The Lord of the Flies (The Beast)
- Pig head staked into the ground
- The Beast is a concept of the mind, not a physical being like the pig head
- The Conch
- Symbolises the rule of law and civilisation
- When it is broken it shows the destruction and corruption caused by humanity
- Piggy's Glasses
- Represent mans power to change the Island to suit their needs
- When broken, they show civilisation fading away
- Fire
- Hope of rescue, a connection to civilisation
- Something with such value can easily be turned into a cause of destruction
- The Scar
- A rip in the forest caused by the crash
- Initial destruction that the boys cause
- The Ocean
- Separation from civilisation
- Symbolises the unconscious, desires buried deep within humans
- The Island
- Symbols
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