How Does Lord of the Flies reflect the Second World War

William Golding wrote " Lord of the Flies " after the Second World War was over. Many of the things that Golding wrote about can be related to aspects of war. One of the major themes in the book is the power struggle between Jack and Ralph. In war this represents the two sides, the Allies and the Axis. Many objects that are found in the book can also be related to war. For example the conch …

…the Flies" boys died from fear, panic, jealously and from being bullied. This was exactly the same in war. Everything started with organisation in a relatively civilised manner. Slowly this broke down and civilisation went in a downward spiral. This is exactly what happened in war, but instead of civilisation, which was the main key, it was organisation. Golding wanted to communicate to the reader the extent of damage and destruction that war can bring.