A Fragile Civilization in The Lord of the Flies by William...

The lord of the flies is a novel by William Golding author published in 1954 that shows fragility of civilization. It describes the regressive course of children themselves. After a plane crash, a group of children found alone without adults on a deserted island. Quickly the group organized in a democratic pattern: they choose by-election a leader, Ralph, and decide the role of each. Meetings organized, privileged moments lyrics. Various incidents and life which looks tougher as they thought initially will gradually switch the group into savagery and tyranny, symbolized by another character lighthouse, Jack. The wild pig hunt reveals youth from the primitive impulses. And the fire, show their presence from the sea, goes one day because†¦show more content†¦He is big, strong and dark and wants to impose by force. contradictory, he brings the food to the group by hunting. He awakens in others and he urges of violence. And he manipulates others of terror, by establishing ritual and beliefs. It symbolizes the brutality, tyranny. Piggy, the intellectual to the ungrateful physical and makes asthma heckled for his weakness but respected for intelligence and usefulness. His glasses that symbolize knowledge have enabled the group to have fire, essential for survival. He is the guarantor of the values of the civilization. He knows think, analyses the situation is Seer. It symbolizes wisdom and civilization. Simon, the martyr, seeking truth is one that symbolizes wisdom and will be the first victim of the madness that will gradually win the group to him. It was he who discovers the truth about the monster of the island (it is a dead paratrooper). Wanting to warn others of their mistake and gets killed (know the truth to go into the unknown). Ralph is the one who brings together all children from the island by the calling with the conch (shell). He became Chief and establishes rules of life. It symbolizes the civilisation and the democracy. From the perspective of a political vision, this novel shows the failure of civilization and democracy. This island novel is an ideal laboratory for the analysis of the human species. It is a testing ground for new forms of life in society, by destruction of the pre-established frameworksShow MoreRelatedLord Of The Flies : Representation Of Violence And War1611 Words   |  7 PagesLord Of The Flies: Representation Of Violence and War Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, states that â€Å" The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.† In William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies, societal topics run rampant throughout the text with Golding’s use of individuals to represent different aspects of society. Many writers view the Lord Of The Flies as an allegory, as societal topics such as politics make appearances throughout the text. 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