... machina (an improbable or unexpected device or character that suddenly appears to resolve a situation) appears, at the last possible moment, in the form of the naval officer who brings the boys back to the world of law, order, and society. Golding's use of irony in the last chapter blurs the boundary between civilization and savagery and implies that the two are more closely connected than the ... speak to him, telling him that evil lies within every human heart and promising to have some "fun" with him. (This "fun" foreshadows Simon's death in the following chapter.) In this way, the L...

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... , endorsed by its mock Resurrection as it bow[ed] forward, sighing, bares reflection to the crucifixion of Jesus on the hill of Calvary, whilst the sulphurous explosion' has suggestions of the explosion of Heaven to expose a hell, which discharges devils as faceless littluns. William Golding uses implied irony in the way that the saintly Simon brings news to free his companion's bestial fear, but is mistaken ... that the obscene darkness within his heart will not lord itself over him. In his epiphany of self-discovery, the end of innocence, Ralph found himself understanding the wearisome...

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... nature would show, leading only to total destruction. Golding decided to strongly demonstrate his purpose through Piggy by utilizing his glasses, intellect, and sense of reality or civilization. One key element for the characters' survival on the island indirectly depended on Piggy's glasses for fire, which gave the boys ... "Piggy came and stood outside the triangle. This indicated that he wished to listen, but would not speak; and Piggy intended it as a gesture of disapproval." On the island, "The boys looked at the white shell with affectionate respect." (p. 155) and this is why Piggy...

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