... , facing them." This is the youngsters very first time looking at what is to be later named as "Castle Rock", it is explained in the book to be parallel from "their beach". The boys have taken title to the naturally occurring structures on the island, (beach, reefs, rocks, etc.). Golding portrays this by taking the beach into ... believes that to "blow the conch" is a reasonable idea to determine who will listen and who has "had it". The conch shell signifies law, order, and structure. Separate from the boys, the signal fire and the "beast" also carry symbolic meaning. The conch shell it...

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... into the garden and island. The Lord of the Flies is seen as a symbol of the devil and is the antagonist of evil among the children. Simon also lives a life parallel to that of Jesus Christ; he arrives at the moral truth of the novel and is killed sacrificially as a result of discovering the truth. Symbols are objects, characters, or anything ... rescued. Golding has a style all of his own; not many other authors use a style much like his. In Lord of the Flies he uses two completely different styles of sentence structure. The narrative parts of the novel are written in an informal Engli...

• Word Count: 916
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• Grade Level: High School