Lord of the Flies

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…showed last 75 words of 436 total…a passing ship will see it, and rescue them. This fire is the only hope of Ralph and his followers. An allegory is a work containing numerous symbols throughout. Lord of the Flies is certainly an allegory. The conch, specs, and fire are just three of the many symbols represented in the book. Each symbol stands for a much more complex and abstract idea. These symbols are extremely important in the flow of the story.