"Lord of the Flies," by William Golding is an example of a political allegory. Golding uses Jack and Ralph as metaphors for two conflicting types of government. Jack represents totalitarianism and Ralph represents Democracy. Golding chose his medium, a group of young boys stranded on a deserted island without any adult guidance, to show what a lack of a form of government does to a society and its people in a clear and ... if only for a moment. Ralph gives the rest of the boys' guidance and hope. He takes time to think things through then comes back ready to go. Ralph isn't the only symbol of...

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... that savagery finds someone is clear as crystal in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies after being in World War 2; perhaps this is the anecdote or the explanation of how someone can become a savage. Golding's book illustrates the remarkable realities that face someone stranded on an island. A group of boys stuck on an island fight to survive while turning into entirely different people than they were ... that even though a person is good as can be; they can be just as bad if the situation calls for it. By the end of the story, Jack did whatever h...

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... Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses many types of symbolism. He uses examples such as the fire, the conch and hair growth. More specifically Golding states the condition of the conch, the state of the fire and the length of the boy's hair to symbolize the savages that live within in the boys. Golding uses the length of the boy's hair to symbolize savageness in the boys. Initially, the longest hair grows on Jack, the most savage of the ... hand and the littluns, seeing the familiar symbol, started to come back" (141). Golding mentioned the bleached color of the conch at the some time...

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