Political Symbols in William Golding's "Lord of the Flies". In this essay, The conch, Jack, and Ralph are used as symbols of politics.

William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" is filled with numerous symbols. The literary definition of a symbol is a person, place or object that represents more than what it is physically. The author uses a variety of these to assist the reader in relating aspects of the narrative to places or ideas in modern day society, as well as infusing the story with greater depth and meaning. Throughout the novel, Golding effectively implements three distinct …showed first 75 words of 773 total…

…showed last 75 words of 773 total…ideologies were very present in the world and Golding skillfully extracts political symbols from his personal observations at the time. Influenced by the events of World War II, Golding's view is a pessimistic one. He believes that there is no hope for mankind and society is doomed. From the moment one takes their first breath of oxygen as a newborn, they are burdened with the evil of "Original Sin", never to be free from it.