Part one of term paper
The Lord of the Flies is a gripping tale in which William Golding, the author, traces the problems of society back to those of human nature. Throughout this novel, Golding uses symbolism by implying a deep message through objects in the story. The pig’s head on a stick, the masks, and the conch are all important symbols in the novel that ...

Part two of term paper
... but in all actuality, the “beast” was the negativity which was inside of them the whole time. As Simon Tried to explain at one of the boys’ meetings, “What I mean is…maybe it’s only us” (pg.89). I think the pig’s head stated it best when he said, “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could kill!”…” I’m The reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?” (pg.143). The evil of the pig’s head was inside them all and this evil was reflected in the way ...