Essays on Lord of The Flies

Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, twins Sam and Eric

It was written as the counterpoint to R. M. Ballantyne's youth novel The Coral Island (1857).

Innocence, Friendship, Childhood, Fear, Anger, Allegories.

"The Lord of The Flies" became a symbolic reference to civilization and the ways how easy it is to become a savage. It speaks about will to power and the abuse that comes with more power. Depicted with the help of children and the groups, this book became a symbol for failure of our social norms. It speaks about morality and immorality, emotional impact that a person has from someone’s influence. It is also a battle between good and evil, which is often referenced in the media and literature.

During a fictional war, the plane with the middle school boys is shot down as it lands upon Pacific Ocean island. As the children are left on their own, they form two groups with one of them being led by Ralph and the other one, the choirboys, are led by Jack. As the first group represents simple students with no clear leader, the choristers are led by their already existing leader. The competition begins as the events quickly unfold to terrible things one cannot change.

• William Golding has regretted writing the book, calling his novel boring and crude.
• The book has been translated to over 30 languages.
• Lord of the Flies has been rejected by publishers over 21 times.
• It is Stephen King's favorite book.
• It has been inspirational for numerous musicians from rap to metal, including Iron Maiden.
• Lord of the Flies belongs to one of the most banned books in the US.
• William Golding often said that the book would not work with the group of girls as an option.

• “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”
• “The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.”
• “Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
• “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”
• “We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.”

It is one of the best allegorical examples when you must write an essay about morals, fear, innocence, will to power, fear, and anything where civilization and society are involved. You can use the quotes from the book that speak about the anger and immoral things in us. As Simon portrays innocence, Piggy is a portrayal of wisdom, one can choose every character to depict various aspects of our daily lives.

According to the book, he is afraid of Ralph’s giving up his leadership and allowing Jack to abuse him as he would be left without protection.

How is the fear used in the book? Essentially, the Lord of the Flies is the swine head, which is shown as the symbol of fear, as the beast, which is always there.