... the novel, Golding associates the instinct of civilization with good and the instinct of savagery with evil. The conflict between the two instincts is the driving force of the novel, explored through the dissolution of the young English boys' civilized, moral, disciplined behavior as they accustom themselves to a wild, brutal, barbaric life in the jungle.Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel, which means that Golding conveys many of his main ideas and themes through ... symbolic characters and objects. He represents the conflict between civilization and savagery in the conflict bet...

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• Grade Level: High School

... is a rather depressing one. This determinism is exhibited as Marlow sits in the jungle, helpless, as he waits for rivets to come to repair his ship. This belief, that man cannot do things for himself, helps reinforce the helpless tone of the story. At the same time, it also reinforces the theme of the story, that because man is evil inside, he cannot help but release ... of the novel. Golding and Conrad were both heavily influence by contemporary trends, both political and literary. In addition to the background, both of the books' titles lend a great deal to the book's overall tone and t...

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• Grade Level: High School