The Lord of the Flies has two significant
meanings:
First, it is a direct allusion to the Devil,
which we could argue represents evil. This object represents evil creeping into each of
the boys. When Simon confronts it and seems to have a hallucination, we see a physical
dilemma Simon encounters as a result of having been enlightened by the dead man whose
parachute hangs in the trees. The more Simon knows the truth, the more evil tries to
destroy him. The power of evil becomes greater throughout the story as this object seems
to have more power over the boys.
Next, the Lord of the
Flies is literally a pig's head that attracts a bunch of flies. This is much like the
boys are attracted to a life of savagery, and then, like flies they go all over the
place and feel a little crazy.
There are so many parallels
to evil and levels of the depth of understanding the symbolism that it can certainly be
taken too far. Take a look at the description at the link below for
symbolism.
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