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Symbolism in Lord of the Flies

There are many examples of symbolism in the book, Lord of the Flies. I will explore several examples of symbolism.

The first symbol is the island. The island represents isolation. It means isolation, because they are alone on the island in the middle of an ocean without other people or human amenities.

The second symbol is Piggy's glasses. His glasses make fire. This stands for power because fire is an extremely useful, but dangerous force. The glasses represent power because they have the ability to save them and get them off the island.

The third symbol is fire. The bon fire they maintain represents ...

Posted by: John Mayes

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