... the context of biblical parallels, the Lord of the Flies recalls the devil, just as Simon recalls Jesus. In fact, the name "Lord of the Flies" is a literal translation of the name of the biblical name Beelzebub, a powerful demon in hell sometimes thought to be the devil himself. Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, and Roger Lord of the Flies is ... ...

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... of the book, the author clarifies that the story is more about the inner evil of mankind than about the boys themselves. The Lord of the Flies is an English translation of the Hebrew term "Beelzebub-, which is the personification of evil in the Judaic and Christian traditions. (Dick, Bernard F, William Golding, Twayne Publishers, New York, 1967, page 27). Golding uses ... ...

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