‘’ Lord of the Flies as an Allegorical and Symbolic Novel’’
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This present paper discusses the symbolism and allegory in Lord of the Flies. This novel reveal what happens to civilization in isolation, so, civilization turns into savagery when rules are not followed. Symbolism, Ralph stands for democracy and civilization, while Jack stands for dictatorship and savagery. Allegorically, Ralph represents goodness and Jack represents the evil.
This study explains the significance of the allegory and the symbols by revealing elements, such as characters, setting, plot, and conflict. The symbols are associated with characters and setting, while the allegory is associated with the plot and conflict between good and evil.
This research applies theory symbol by Perrine to analyze the symbols and their significance in the story, and theory allegory by Abrams to analyze the allegory in the story. So, it consists of an introduction that talks about "Lord of the Flies” as allegorical and symbolic novel and it deals with the psychology of children.
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