Literary Devices In Lord Of The Flies

In the book lord of the flies by William Golding where kids are all alone on an island some of them die and the lucky ones get saved. The book takes place in the 1950s when a plane crashes and only the boys on the plane survive and now they have to figure out how to survive on the island all alone. First thing the boys did was name Ralph the leader of the group but that soon changed when jack made his own group and killed a boar. Without order from jack's group people start going crazy, people start dying, and people get hunted. Thought the book the author uses many types of writing elements to develop the theme without society's rigid rules, anarchy and savagery can come to light.

The book took place in the 1950s and we know this because Ralph's father was a commander in the navy and we know that his father was a commander in the navy because Ralph was talking to everyone and he said “I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me. He's a commander in the Navy.” (Ch.1 pg.17) Also we know that is was in the 1950s because a it talk of an atomic war and that's during the WWII era. By having this era be the setting of the book it helps relate to the theme by showing how an anarchy being made in the groups of the kids and also during World War Two and anarchy was established which started war like the boys went through.

For example when we read about Simon and the sow's head and how the head talks to him and says things like “I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?" (8.337) this is all in Simon's head though. we realize that people on the island are losing their minds which is one of the reason why savagery became into play on the