1. Allegory and Symbolism in Lord of the Flies
... caution about maintaining a well- organized government and to show that there will always be a struggle for power, even in the civilized world. The novel uses the island's society as an allegory for the society of the adult world. The conch is another allegory having to do with the government, it symbolizes democracy because it was first professed as something that allowed everyone to speak if they were in ... and physical ability or appearance which is an allegory to the boys' values on the island. Once again William Golding uses allegory to make the island a microcosm of the adult wor...
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