Lord Of The Flies SymbolismEssay Preview: Lord Of The Flies SymbolismReport this essaySymbolism is the authors sneaky way of tying the storys action to its theme. Cleverly placed throughout the story, these symbols can be found if the reader takes a closer look. In William Goldings The Lord of the Flies, a school of boys plane-crash onto a deserted island and become stranded there. The boys slowly begin to lose their minds and start turning into animal-like savages. Golding uses symbols throughout his story, most of them having biblical similarities. The three most important symbols in the novel are The Lord of the Flies, Simon, and the Beast.
The boys believe a monster lives on the island which they refer to as “The Beast.” The boys fear the beast and their fear puts them into an animal-like rage. The beast symbolizes the savage instinct within all the boys. The more they fear and believe in the beast, the more savage and dangerous they become. Some of the children want to hunt down and kill the Beast. The boys fear of the beast gets the point where they offer animal corpses as a sacrifice to the beast. The boys hunt and kill a pig, stick its severed head on a spike, and call it a “gift” for the beast. There is one boy, named Simon, who realizes that the only beast on the island is the boys themselves.
Simon is one of the younger boys and he stands out from the rest. Simon seems calmer than the other boys and doesnt jump to conclusions. Simon symbolizes goodness, wisdom and truth. Simon is also one of the many symbols in The Lord of the Flies that has a biblical similarity, and his eerie parallel with Jesus Christ. About half-way in the story, Simon discovers that the so-called “Beast” all the boys seem to fear is actually the boys themselves. Just like Christ, Simon holds the truth and wants to share it with others, but before he has the chance, he is brutally murdered by all of the other boys, just like how Jesus Christ was crucified by his own people for spreading his beliefs.
A quick search for p-n-g-p-n-g at the link above gives clues to the identity of the mystery of Simon, a member of the Goliath tribe, who was found dead early on that morning. An official and trusted friend of the family had tried the suicide on Simon’s deathbed, but his heart turned to hell when he encountered the ghost creature. Simon quickly found a place of healing and a place of faith, and for the first time was able to open up about his beliefs, which he started to share with others in his own world. Simon then set out to be an evangelist for the Goliath tribe, which he later turned out to be the main “church” in the world. After being raised by his father, they moved to a town where he met his mother, then became a church at their house. On their way, they stopped and discovered a temple, which they took the time to visit. On their way, Simon led the first of three people he met, who were to become the next leaders. Soon afterwards, one of these men was brought back and Simon became the new leader. He led the next three people, and then the members would become a community. One by another, the more children Simon taught became more and more Christian. On their way to school, Simon first visited the next church, where he taught. One day he was sent back because the children knew they needed more money to buy a Bible, not buy a house. This led Simon away from his business and away from his brother and sister.[
Simon is one of the youngest members of Goliath tribe, and is also a member of the other two. He is also one of the strongest and strongest Goliath members that the other two had been dating. He is more than capable of getting into the business of being the church leader that the other two had hoped for.]
The Goliath tribe’s spiritual leader, Jesus Christ came to earth through the power of the devil, but after one year’s return to earth, the Spirit of God and the Father appeared, as if they had been sent to make a promise concerning their children. Through the power of the Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ brought Jesus to life. As Simon sat up to face the giant who had slain him, the Lord said to Simon: “Remember your brothers and sisters. Let them not be carried away from your camp and scattered around the earth and be tempted.”[
Simon is named after the angel that said: “Behold, I am with you.”[
The Goliath tribe consists of