... , that came away from the mountain (peak of society) and towards the ocean to kill Simon, had returned from civilization to a more primitive and savage form in doing so"(Online 1). Golding believes all life, even from the water is derived from evil; this philosophy is conveyed in his story when Jack reported to the tribe "He says the beast comes out of the sea (Golding 88)". In ... saying this it, shows death comes from the water too. Golding's symbolism of water as death is depicted when some of the young boys within the story die. ... of water. In Lord of the Flies, Simon represents t...

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... in exhaustion, then he "wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy." (p. 225) Therefore without Piggy's sense of reality or civilization by his reference to the outside world, deep concern for the conch or political order, and that all order is lost when he is killed, this book would not have a very valid point or purpose ... function without Piggy because the theme would become so distorted that the reader would not be able to relate to point that Golding is trying to demonstrate. Without civilization i...

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