Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between Christ and the Devil, otherwise understood as good and evil. ... In addition to the boy's illustration of true human nature, Jack and his tribe fully give themselves over to evil. ... Along with the lost battle to stay good, or the rise of evil, comes the fall of Simon, who,...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The boys fall from innocence represents the loss of innocence of all mankind that Golding saw during the war. ... At the same time, it also reinforces the theme of the story, that because man is evil inside, he cannot help but release that evil. ... Golding uses the Lord of the Flies to symbolize the theme of man's inner evil. ... It is therefore not the same Satan, who tempted Christ, but rather a much more primitive, vile form of evil found inside all humans. (Dick, Bernard F. page 28) This is Golding's goal, to present mankind's evil in its primal form, in existence even befo...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

In the framework of the story, Ralph represents the initial leadership, the moral center of the story. The angel who opposes the forces of evil represented by Jack. ... The internalization of evil found in the Lord of the Flies, is also found in Golding's The Inheritors but, in a slightly different fashion. In this novel, good and evil is represented in two different groups as the Neanderthals and the new people. ...

• Word Count: 2518
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

At the opening of the Lord of the Flies, a plane, transporting a group of boys from England is attacked and crashes in the jungle. Two boys, Ralph and Piggy, meet and make their way to the beach. Upon their arrival, they discover a conch shell near the water. Using the shell as a trumpet, Ralph s...

• Word Count: 7266
• Approx Pages: 29
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School