Althaus


 * SOURCE:** ALTHAUS, B. //Lord of the Flies - Parallels and Differences Between Golding's Novel and Hook's Cinematic Adaption.// GRIN Verlag, 2007. 28p. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 23 de out. 2011.

Narrative aspects. The symbolism in the novel. Philosophical and political aspects in Lord of the Flies.
 * a) List important ideas.**

Symbol, Symbolism, Symbolic.
 * b) Identify the key terms and the relationship between them.**

"Ralph and Piggy blow the conch to gather the boys at the beach and hold an assembly. Thus the conch is introduced as a symbol for union, order, and democracy. Everybody is allowed to hold the conch but only the one who holds it is entitled to speak. The conch is the 'vessel of political legitimacy and democratic power."
 * c) Summarize important quotes taking the key term into account.**

"When Piggy is violently killed the conch is also destroyed and "ceased to exist" (LF 2000). This is symbolic of the death of democracy on the island."

"The beast is symbolic of the beast in themselves. It is the desire in man to live savagely and behave violently towards others. The more the boys bestialize the more they are convinced that there really is a beast."

"Lord of the Flies" is the literal translation of 'Ba'al Zebûb' (Beelzebub), the Hebrew name of devil in the bible. The devil is seen as the embodiment of evil and sin. This evil, according to Golding, is not an external, transcendent power but lies within human nature."

"The fire is thus intended as a link to world of grown-ups and a symbol of civilization."

"It is particularly Jack's increasing indifference towards the fire, which indicates his growing forbear from civilization. Piggy's glasses on the other side represente the power of science and intellectual endeavour."

"Ralph uses the glasses to start the symbolical fire of civilization."

The author explains the symbolism present in Lord of the Flies in relation to the characters (Ralph, Jack, and Piggy), and the objects inside the plot (the conch, the fire, and the island, for example).
 * d) What are their positions in relation to the topic?**