Irony In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Ralph finds himself under the reign of the Lord of the Flies, Ralph who shows the tone of curiously uneasy, is stunned by the confident mockery of the Lord of the Flies.

Ralph finds the Lord of the Flies in "sick fear and rage"(Golding 185). Which leads to him hitting it and it falling, like all of the other things on the island. Including, the airplane, the parachute man, and the rock falling to kill Piggy. When the skull falls it only breaks into two pieces giving one side to Ralph and the other to Jacks tribe. Irony is shown because when the conch and order falls it breaks into a thousand pieces. When order falls it breaks easily, but when evil falls it doesn't because there is no breaking it. When Ralph swings at the thing "that bobbed like a toy"(185) he feels uneasy about the Lord of the Flies confidence. The skull is split into two pieces "its grin now six feet across"(185). This allusion references the six feet to six feet under, showing that hell is not faraway from these boys, and that it is chasing them and will catch up to them soon. This allusion had many connections to the book and has an overall meaning throughout. Including the depth of the pool where order was found. This leads to the metaphor that the evil is stalking them like how they hunted the pigs. This is

This passage shows many literary devices which make a big impact to make this passage more meaningful. These literary devices let the reader understand the book more, and Ralph. The irony and metaphor shows a good way how all of the civilization and order was lost, and how savagery emerged from this chaos. Also the allusion shows a good connection how the island is slowly turning hell. The cacophony perfectly mocks the animalistic behavior shown by Ralph. These literary devices and tone help reveal the characterization of Ralph, and how he feels about