What Does The Fire Symbolize In Lord Of The Flies

An author named Sam Shepard once said, “Words are tools of imagery in motion.” In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding does just that. William creates a whole new world with his words, and brings the readers into the world along with him. For example the book states, “The ground beneath them was a bank covered with sparse grass, torn everywhere by the upheavals of fallen trees, scattered with decaying coconuts and palm saplings.” This gives the reader a vivid image on what the land they were seeing was like. It describes the texture of the grass, and the pile of trees.

One of the symbols that I noticed was the conch shell. The boys used it as a device to call everyone to meeting, much like a cell phone. This shell also symbolizes order and responsibility, because whoever has the shell is allowed to talk, and when the shell is blown is the signal for a group meeting. The text states, "That’s what this shell’s called. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking." Another symbol I found was the fire, they called it the Signal Fire. This symbolizes safety, they are stranded on this island, hoping to get found, but the one thing they have to signal other people is the smoke from this fire. The story quotes, “The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued

One example of this could be, “The bushes were dark evergreen and aromatic and the many buds were waxen green and folded up against the light.” He is describing the bushes, by doing so he explains the color, the smell, even the color of the flowers sprouting off the bush. He explains that the bushes sprouts are waxen green, which means the buds look they they could have been made of wax, and they were newly sprouted. His words create such a lively image that you could easily draw out what he is