Allegory Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

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In the story Lord of the Flies, the author William Golding shows a darker more sinister side of humanity. Golding shows this dark side of human nature in his use of the characters, which are all children. He conveys his point across to the reader with an allegory. An allegory is a story in which the use of more than one symbol stands for an idea, of the symbols can be characters. In the Lord of the Flies many of the characters represent a trait of human nature. Lord of the Flies demonstrates the dark traits of humanity in the characters Jack, Ralph and Roger, each one stands as their own symbol.
Jack defines the savagery and what too much power will do to a person. In the story Jack is very bossy and pushy. Ralph assigns Jack the positions as leader of the hunters. As the story unfolds Jack becomes more fierce and greedy, he is a representation of humanities dark pleasures and savagery. Jack grows a slight obsession with the hunt, he takes the roe very serious. On page 33, the boys are in a meeting, Jack did not successfully hunt. He says “Before I could it-but-next- time!” He later on slammed his knife in the nearby trunk and looks around to the other boys as if he challenges them to second guess him. Jack does not to like fail, this scene is …show more content…

Jack symbolizes power and greed, Ralph represents insecurity and envy. Piggy conveys the fear that all human have, because we are all afraid of something or someone. The use of an allegory in Lord of the Flies ties all three symbols to show the reader how there is darkness in everyone. His idea on the use of children expresses how someone as innocent as a child is capable of such savage acts. William Golding reveals how humans are not perfect, humanity as a whole is not perfect. The line that separates good and evil does not pass through states or political parties either, but shows through evert human heart and

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