Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
SYMBOLISM
Lord of the Flies Literal translation of Beelzebub, the name of a
devil in the bible
The head of the saw stands for the evil of
unreason, the state of savagery and its flies
buzzing around, the primitive impulses
Simon´s conversation with the Lord of the Man´s inner conflict, highest abd lowest
Flies aspirations
Simon´s death • The discovery of the truth and the
difficulty to accept it because they had
chosen barbarism and savagery
• Ralph and piggy´s participation in the
murder represents the universality of
guilt
Conch-Shell Order and stability identified with democracy
and the right to free speech
The Beast The capacity of evil in all human beings
The fire Reason and the hope of humanity