How Does Golding Use Symbols In Lord Of The Flies

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the boys who are stranded on the island come in contact with many unique elements that ideas or concept. Through the use of symbols such as beast, the pig's head, and even Piggy's glasses, Golding demonstrates that humans, when liberated from society's rules and taboos, allow their natural capacity for evil to determine their existence. This study is an attempt to analyze the use of symbolism in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. It aims at shedding light on the motives behind the use of symbolism in this novel. This work is divided into three chapters. The first chapter defines Golding overuses symbols in the novel in order to dress his language up and this allows him to implicitly express his views on human nature. All in all, this inquiry shows that this device has a specific function in enriching the language of any literary work.

Glasses are intended to use to have a good vision, but it also symbolizes as human intelligence. The glasses also symbolizes Piggy's impaired ability, and he was the most intelligent and rational boy in the group, his glasses represent intellectual and scientific thought. "I just take the conch to say this. I can’t see no more and I got to get my glasses back. Awful things has been done on this island. I voted for you for chief. He’s the only one who ever got anything done. So now you speak, Ralph, and tell us what. Or else –” (Golding 11. 19-21);This symbol too loses power as the boys become savages, towards the middle of the novel, they are broken, and at the end they are stolen from Piggy and Ralph. The damage to and loss of Piggy's glasses symbolizes as rational and specific