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SOURCE: DICKINSON, L. L. The modern allegories of Wiliam Golding. University Press of Florida, 1990. 163p. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 23 out. 2011.

a) List important ideas. This text discusses the symbols in Lord of the Flies, including those related to the notion of evil as a part of man.

b) Identify the key terms and the relationship between them. Allegory

c) Summarize important quotes taking the key term into account. "Of Golding's nine novels, Lord Of The Flies is most clearly an allegory." "The isolated island provides an appropriate stage for the survival story of the deserted boys, but also suggests an universal, timeless backdrop for symbolic action. Golding creates a microcosm" "The dead parachutist, whom the boys mistake for the Beast, is a symbolic reminder of the human history of self-destruction; the parachutist is literally and figuratively a "fallen man"." "Obviously Piggy's name contributes to the symbolism:Piggy will become identified with a hunted pig, and eventually will be killed too, as the boys' savage hunt turns to human rather than animal victims. "In Lord of the Flies a series of hunts, for either pigs or humand, symbolically demonstrates the boys' gradual deterioration into savages. Moral order is corrupted and the end result is chaos." "Through their quest for the beast, they (or at least Simon and Ralph) discover the real beast, humanity's own predilection for evil." "Jack carries the broken spectacles - which have become symbolic of intellect, rationality, and civilization - as ritual proof of his manhood and his power over his enemies." "Four patterns of imagery reinforce the symbolism in Lord of the Flies. Images pertaining to excrement, darkness, falling and animalism help define the human capacity for evil and savagery. "By giving up all its principles, the island society of Lord of the Flies demonstrates the inefficacy of political organizations that attempt to check human beings' worst destructive instincts."

d) What are their positions in relation to the topic? The author presents Lord of the Flies as an allegory and uses the symbols present throughout the story to reinforce that idea.