Lord of the Flies

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a very valuable piece of literature. It is told in the 3rd person point of view. Golding wrote this book to trace the many problems of society. He wrote the book to show that political systems cannot fully govern society without considering the natural defects of human nature. The setting is a very important asset to the Lord of the Flies. It symbolizes a small …

…d would be complete chaos if there were not some type of government. I did feel that the novel was very violent and brutal, with Simon and Piggy’s death. However I believe that those were two very important incidents that helped to prove Golding’s idea of savagery. I also think that the symbolism in the book was very well portrayed and very much helped with the themes of the novel.