The theme of Lord of the flies is savagery versus civilization. Throughout the story, the boy’s face many challenges. While stranded, the boys have to learn how to survive. During this, some boys rose to the occasion while others became ruthless. When learning how to hunt, some of the boys get so into it, it is all they can think about. The need to kill the pig is their main desire. While the other boys try to find a way off the island. Ralph, Simon, and Piggy want to escape the madness and return to civilization. In William Golding’s book Lord of the flies, many symbols are used to represent the theme.
The first symbol in the novel is Ralph. Ralph represents order. When the boys are stranded, Ralph decides that the boys need a leader. He thinks they need to establish rules so they can maintain order. When on the island, all the boys shout and argue. As a result, Ralph finds a conch shell; he blows into it to get the boys’ attention. He then makes a rule …show more content…
Simon represents kindness. He is a shy, sensitive boy. Throughout the story, Simon is very kind towards the younger boys unlike Jack. Simon is the only one who truly looks out for the littluns. He helps the littluns pick fruit and cares for them. Simon is also one of the only ones besides piggy and Ralph, who does not become a savage. Simon never wanted to go around and kill animals. Simon also helps Piggy. After Jack punches Piggy, Simon finds his glasses for him. Simon is naturally good. He would help anybody. In William Golding’s book Lord of the flies, symbolism helped support the theme savagery versus civilization. Each character played an important role. Ralph represented order, Jack represented savagery, and Simon represented kindness. Throughout the story, some of the characters changed for the worse and some changed for the better. Ralph became the leader who tried to maintain order and Simon was kind to everyone. While, Jack became a power hungry