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What is the moral allegory in Lord of the Flies?
The Lord of the Flies could be looked at in a moral allegory perspective in which Ralph would represent common sense, Piggy is intellect, Jack is emotion, and Simon is the soul.
Who does Ralph represent in Lord of the Flies?
The characters in Lord of the Flies possess recognizable symbolic significance, which make them as the sort of people around us. Ralph stands for civilization and democracy; Piggy represents intellect and rationalism; Jack signifies savagery and dictatorship; Simon is the incarnation of goodness and saintliness.
How is Lord of the Flies a religious allegory?
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, can be seen as a religious allegory due to the Christ-like figure of Simon, the temptation of the beast in relation to Jesus’ temptation in the desert, and the notion of society’s rejection of faith and religion.
What do flies mean in the Bible?
In the Bible, flies have a completely different meaning. They represent everything that is bad. Some even consider them descendants of the devil. Flies represent the worst evil and personification of the worst on our planet.
What is the lesson in Lord of the Flies?
William Golding, 1983. “The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.”
What forces Ralph to run away at the end of the chapter?
What happens to Ralph? Ralph was hit with a thrown spear then had to run away, being left alone.
Why does Jack turn into a savage?
The first time he encounters a pig, he is unable to kill it. But Jack soon becomes obsessed with hunting and devotes himself to the task, painting his face like a barbarian and giving himself over to bloodlust. The more savage Jack becomes, the more he is able to control the rest of the group.