Symbolism

Symbolism
== == The flies- The flies symbolize the devil on the island, because when Simon saw the pig head and the flies around it he started hallucinating about the devil The mask- Jesse The mask is the camouflage Jack uses to get into his hunting mode- It symbolizes that all the order has left Jack and that he is savage and brutal.

The pig head- Jesse The pig's head in LOTF symbolizes how the boys have become savages because it was impaled

The Mountain- Jesse The mountain represents rescue, because they have their fire beacon on top of the mountain.

The vines & creepers- Jesse The vines and creepers in the jungle symbolize that the jungle can grab hold of you and that you can get lost in there, like the litlun with the mark on his face did.

The Huts- Jesse The huts symbolize the civilization and shelter that the boys had in Britain and that they may never have again.

The Island - Jesse

The island symbolizes the world as it is in Lotf. The beach would represent Britain/America, and Castle Rock would represent the U.S.S.R, and in the end of the book the

2 warring tribes stay in those 2 places.

Piggy's Specs Piggy's specs symbolize how useful Piggy is to the group. Broken specs aren't as good to use as brand new specs. Same thing with Piggy. He is fat and has asthma, which gives him a disadvantage toward helping around the island. By Nick Jaramillo

The Conch Shell represents one of the few shreds of organization and society left on the island, because it can call together the boys to assemblies and meetings. -Jesse Killinger The Beastie- The Beastie truly represents the fear of the boys that they do not admit. All though the boys have not admitted their fear, you can infer that it's there. By Kodi Lawrenc The Fire- The fire on the island represents the boys' laziness and their disorganization. It started off fine then they let it get out of control and it spread around the island. The same happened with the boys' attitudes. By Bryan Eltman