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The Lord of the Flies: A Complex Web of Symbolism
“The whole book is symbolic in nature except the rescue in the end
where adult life appears, dignified and capable, but in reality enmeshed in
the same evil as the symbolic life of the children on the island.” William
Golding summed up the complex novel he had written ....
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.... to the reality of isolation was
announced at an assembly. The meeting was called to report that the island
was indeed an island. The harsh reality hit the boys hard. “ The silence
was so complete that they could hear the unevenness of Piggy’s breathing.”
Without grown ups, the boys were forced to face the facts of being alone to
fend for themselves. Detachment from society is often a sign of insanity
in a person. Throughout the novel, signs of madness are unmistakable as
the boys’ time living on the island lengthens. Nightmares and
hallucinations became common among the distu ....
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