lotf symbolism!

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the conch shell

fragile, like civilization
law and order - grants authority that everyone used to defer to

lord of the flies

jack’s offering to the beast
from the greek “beelzebub” - satan/the devil

symbolizes man’s inherent capacity for evil

huts

desire to preserve civilization

contrasted with how Jack lives in a cave

fire

for Ralph - civilization/rescue

for jack cooking meat

piggy’s glasses

man’s ability to think

jack smashes one of the lenses and uses the other for fire

darkness

symbol of evil - transforms Simon and the parachute guy into “beasts” (Fear)

face paint

maskes evil actions, evil people

ralph

common sense, law and order
democratic system of government (chief, election, etc)
ralph means “wolf counselor” - leader of the pack

jack

irresponsible authority, animalistic, man of action/impulse
dictatorship governemnt
jack - from Jacob meaning the “usurper” (from the Bible - stole inheritance from his brother Esau)

piggy

ineffective intellectual - outsider

simon

mystic - has insights into good and evil, but can’t relate them

outsider
Simon = simon Peter, a christ figure who dies trying to share truth and goodness

roger

evil. Roger means spear (from German)

dead parachutist

symbolizes evil developing on the island; the outside world’s evil influence.
“imagined” evil, mortality