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Chapters 7-10

Chapters 7-10. Literary Devices. Allegory: narrative where characters and setting have multiple meanings . Superficial plot: Boys are stuck on an island and become savages

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Chapters 7-10

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  1. Chapters 7-10 Literary Devices

  2. Allegory: narrative where characters and setting have multiple meanings • Superficial plot: Boys are stuck on an island and become savages • Theological allegory: The boys (who represent all of humanity) are in the Garden of Eden. But their sinful nature (the Beast) destroys paradise and thus they are exiled (kicked out). • Historical allegory: The boys represent the political unrest during the time period (WWII), with Jack representing a dictator, Ralph representing democracy, and the rest of the boys representing the population of the world.

  3. The Beast: Historical Allegory • Symbol of the fear used by leaders to gain political power. Leaders say that they will protect their citizens from whatever danger they fear. • Jack uses the boy’s fear of the Beast in order to gain power over Ralph, saying that he will protect the boys from the Beast.

  4. Jack is a political dictator (Hitler) • Symbol of a totalitarian society that eventually descend into anarchy. • Jack at first created a militaristic government, but then his government descended into savagery. • Jack watched him inscrutably through his paint. Ralph glanced up at the pinnacles, then towards the group of savages (Golding 197).

  5. Ralph (Churchill, Roosevelt) • Symbol of democracy in the terms of everybody having a voice. He also shows how hard it is to maintain a democracy. • At the beginning of the story, Ralph had a strong democratic system, until Jack created a new group which attracted the other boys and led to the destruction of his tribe (and therefore democracy).

  6. Piggy: Jewish Person • Prior to and during WWII, Jews were often mocked in cartoon form, on the radio, and on film as being cowardly, overweight and not manly (no physical strength). During this time period, the Jewish culture stressed education, which is why some of the world’s foremost scientists and entrepreneurs were Jews. • Piggy can be compared to many young Jews at the time; bullied and persecuted for things beyond his control.

  7. Choir Boys: General population • Symbol of blind followers who follow a leader wherever they go. • The choir boys follow Jack and do whatever he tells them, even if his orders are not rational. • Ex: With a storm approaching, Jack tells them to dance instead of building shelter.

  8. The Beast: Theological View • The beast is the devil. It is the darkness that is in mankind’s heart, that scares us and leads us to act out of fear.

  9. Simon as a Christ-like Figure • Completes selfless acts (building huts, helping Ralph, going back alone at night to watch the littluns). • He is innocent and pure; he has no interest in hunting or killing. • He has no fear; he is not afraid to wander the island by himself. He is NOT afraid of the Beast. • He dies at the hands of people who are sinful and afraid. He has done nothing wrong.

  10. Climax: The highest point of action in the story Simon’s death is the climax because it marks the moment when the boys have become savages, so violent and afraid that they tear Simon apart with their bare hands and teeth.

  11. Imagery: Descriptive Language to create a visual for the reader • Golding uses very imagery-heavy passages to describe the island, particularly Castle Rock (Chapter 6) and the glade where Simon finds the “Lord of the Flies” in Chapter 8. • He also uses a lot of imagery when describing Jack hunting in the jungle in Chapter 3 • What is the purpose of this imagery? To give you an idea of what the island looks like, the appearance and the behaviors of the boys, and their eventual descent into savages.

  12. Moral: Lesson learned from the story • The moral of Lord of the Flies can be found in Chapter 8 when Simon is “talking” to the sow’s head on a stick. • “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!...You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?” • We all have a “Beast” inside of us, but just because we are met with terrifying or challenging circumstances does not mean we have to give into the “Beast”

  13. Resolution: The wrapping up of the conflict • What will happen to the boys? Even if they are rescued, will they ever be the same?

  14. Symbols • Lord of the Flies: sacrifice to the “Beast” which symbolizes that the boys have completely lost the ability of rational thought and turned into savages. • Face paint: mask that hides their sinful action, we no longer recognize them as children. Golding begins to solely refer to Jack as “the Chief” and the hunters as “savages” • The Dead Parachutist: Rules and civilization are dead to the boys

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