One of the main characters in the novel is Ralph and the symbol, which he is associated, is the conch. The conch is a large shell which Piggy, another main character of the novel, finds and explains that it can be used as a horn if a small hole is made in the side of it. With the conch, Ralph blows it and everyone stranded on the island comes around towards the sound of the horn. With everyone crowded around, Ralph and Piggy tell everyone what the situation is and that the conch is used to show who can talk and only the person with the conch can speak. The kids on the island want a leader and Ralph gets voted to be leader and starts talking to the other kids about what they are going to do. Already rules have been made and the conch symbolizes civilization as there are rules and laws in our civilizat

Although Ralph and Piggy seem like they do not want to do anything wrong, they are not as saintly as Simon is. Simon is a Jesus like character and has a very positive outlook towards the island, definitely more than the rest of them. Simon is a very good boy and always insists to the rest of them that they will be rescued even though everyone else doubts the idea. Simon only goes around with the other boys when he is helping with work or building shelter and fires. The rest of the time he stays in his own little tranquil spot away in the middle of the jungle. When the other boys kill the pig, they cut off its head and place it on a stick, which is staked in the ground. The pig's head gets known as the Lord of the Flies. Simon goes looking for the “beast” in the cave but meets the Lord of the Flies and realizes that there is no beast and runs down to the camp where the rest of them are. When he arrives, running across the beach, the boys are having a savage dance and they see him thinking he is the beast and kill him with their pointed sticks. When the boys realize who they just killed they do not care and this is the ending point of civilization.

After writing this essay I can conclude that William Golding uses symbolism to reveal the main themes of his novel. The conch, Piggy’s glasses, the island, the beast, the Lord of the Flies and the main characters are symbols for aspects of the real world and human behaviour and to illustrate the dangers of anarchy. Lord of the Flies tries t

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