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How Does Golding Use Symbols In Lord Of The Flies

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Many authors use symbolism to signify ideas and give a deeper symbolic meaning to an object. Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the survival of a group of boys. The boys are stranded on an island due to a plane crash. Their plane was shot down during their escape of World War ll. William Golding demonstrates symbolism throughout the novel by showing how crisis forms throughout society.
In chapter six, while the boys are sleeping military airplanes battle and none of the boys see the explosions. Golding states “but a sign came down from the world of grownups, though at the time there was no child awake to read it. There was a sudden bright explosion and corkscrew trail across the sky; then darkness again and stars.” The war that

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