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Analysis of Symbols

Thematic Analysis

Key Quotations

"There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the beast... Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!... You knew, didn't you? I'm a part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's a no go? Why things are the way they are?"

- Lord of the Flies, to Simon

Fire: represents power; if it is not used properly, it can be harmful

The Conch Shell: represents law and order, civilization; Ralph's personality

The Lord of the Flies: represents the evil that lies within everyone

"Civilization/society vs. savagery/primitivism"

"I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too."

- Jack talking to all the other boys

  • the theme is that the boys are starting to split apart
  • Ralph is trying to hold their civilization, while Jack has turned to savagery, and hunting as main priority

Character Analysis

Re-Evaluation

Jack:

  • at his peak of disappointment with Ralph, leaves the group

Ralph:

  • becoming less able to hold his civilization together

Simon:

  • shows his personality more, the Lord of the Flies tries to intimidate him

Summary

Ralph

  • Jack left the group
  • Ralph is losing grip of their civilization
  • Simon was intimidated by the Lord of the Flies

  • Jack leaves Ralph and the rest of the boys
  • Simon has a hallucination of the Lord of the Flies

Jack

Simon

The group of boys are starting

to turn to savagery

Chapter 8 - "Gift for the Darkness"

By: Skyler, Mikayla, Kayla, Sam

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