Lord of the Flies: Symbolism Analysis Essay -- power, piggy, jack, ral

Characters are used in literature as symbols to array mankinds different faces. Everyone in both fictional and real societies have civil clean sides, as wellspring as an instinctual hunger for power. Both of these traits together make us human, but imbalance of these traits in some people can extrapolate our being. These traits are necessary for our survival, but too much can create toxic environments. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses symbols to tell the reader more closely human traits and provides a platform that shows the interactions between people with different balances of traits Golding then shows the possible outcome of the conflict these traits create. Three main regions that stand out and represent the civility and hunger for power of humans are Piggy, Jack, and Ralph. Each can be seen as a symbol for different behaviors and traits that humans show, as well as the different mixes of civil and instinctual. The characters symbolize the different tr aits, instinctual power and calming civil nature, and how the different balances can affect a persons actions, behaviors, and interactions with others.The first main character and by far the boldest is Jack. He represents mankinds imbalance with instinctual nature. Jack comes into the story as the leader of a group of choir boys. Golding uses Jack to show mans constant battle to be the best and control all of the power. When all the boys meet up with Ralph and Piggy, the first thing the boys do is have a suffrage for a leader. After the vote is tallied and Ralph is declared the leader, The circle of boys broke into applause. Even the choir applauded and the freckles on Jacks face disappeared under a peak of mortification.(23 Golding). Jack shows jealousy a... ...n then Ralph seems to change after that as to try and make up for a lapse in his judgement.William Golding uses symbols as a course to tell his readers about human nature through their interactions, conversations, and act ions. Each character was set up to show a different side of mankinds faces. Each imbalance of human nature can be toxic but it is up to the individual to decide for change or against it. Although this is just a story, it outlines a voltaic pile of what is in society today. Leaders are corrupt or too distanced to know what our lives are like to lead properly. A leader who is in the akin situation as Ralph has great potential in becoming a great leader. From age to age, symbols in literary work tell us more about who we are, and answer some of the what ifs in life. Works CitedGolding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York Penguin Group,2006. Print.