Personification In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Every human being has things that are not perfect within them. Almost all of these things we can not control. Even with these traits, people have learned to live together in peace and harmony with each other. There are so many different faults that a person can have. This does not mean faults on the outside, those do not matter, but on the inside, rather. One may want to put something off, not help when it is needed, or say ‘I’ll do it later.’ Someone else might be scared, fearful of what is ahead, or timid. Or, any other person might be thinking their way is the only way, and anyone who does it wrong is incorrect. All of these traits are faults of our own human nature, and there is nothing we can do about it. Fear, judgement, and procrastination--all are faults that we can not control as human beings.

Power was abused in the book, Lord of the Flies, by the two older boys, Ralph and Jack. They both thought that they knew what was best to do for their tribe since they were the oldest, and were disagreeing with each other on decisions that needed to be made in order to survive on the island. Ralph was voted to be in charge which made Jack embarrassed and jealous. Jack overpowered him by creating a new tribe from the group of boys and leading them to turn against Ralph in the end. Jack abuses his power of being the leader of his tribe by sending everyone out to hunt for Ralph and kill him. In the beginning of the book, Ralph finds a conch shells and makes a rule for all the boys that only the person holding the conch shell has the ability to speak. Power was abused in this scenario because Ralph and Jack let Simon and a few other boys speak without holding the conch shell. Simon also got to go out and explore the island in the beginning because he was one of the favorites.

The power-hungry will often feel the need for absolute control, hardly ever getting what they desire, they will often be portrayed as crazy and vicious. The same can be said for Jack; all he wants is to be the leader and make the decisions, but Ralph is the one in control. Jack’s desire for power is ruining his own image, and the well being of the other boys. Without the supervision of adults his morals and values took a turn for the worst.

Ralph: We need an assembly. Not for fun. Not for laughing and falling off the log.

Golding uses personification to paint a picture of an out of control fire. The fire starts out small and quickly spread from tree to tree, burning a large portion of the mountainside. The “squirrel like” movement of the fire appeals to the reader’s sense of sight because it helps the reader see how swiftly and quickly the fire

Power can be beneficial to a society but it can also be poison. In Golding’s Lord of the Flies a plane full of schoolboys crashes on a deserted island with no civilization and no adults. The boys, left the manage themselves, vote on a leader, create a plan to maintain a fire, and build shelter. Theoretically the boy should be safe until they’re rescued, but with every government there is controversy. After the boys begin to adapt to the island the head of the hunters, Jack, begins to grow unhappy with this leadership. Using symbolism Golding creates a government and a place of power that is bother very desirable and very dangerous that is present in many novels like Orwell’s Animal Farm. Jack’s constant struggle for power and validation illustrates

Obstacles are part of our daily life. People experienced obstacles all the time. Using “Lord of

confide in the conch and when the conch is held up, it is a sign of

Another very well used literary device in this story is personification. Personification is when an inanimate object is given human attributes. In the specific instance

Freedom and order are one of the biggest ideas in a government. When order vanishes, freedom may lead to riots and other upheavals. When there is no freedom, order may turn into a tyranny or an autocracy without the citizens having any say in anything. Freedom and order must be balanced when building a democratic society because people can get out of control, everyone should be treated courteously and the population should be able to voice in their opinions when needed. When order or freedom is destroyed, a myriad of people turn to savagery and turn everything chaotic.

The author uses symbolism, and imagery to bring life to the story, for example, the young boy in the story has freckles, “and hair the colour of the cover of the magazine you buy at the news-stand” which gives the reader an idea on how red his hair really is, and how mischievous he must be. Other uses of imagery are also evident like in this sentence “That boy put up a fight like a welter-weight cinnamon bear; but, at last, we got him down in the bottom of the buggy and drove away.” this sentence shows the reader how much of a fight the boy put up. Another literary device that the author uses is foreshadowing, especially in the beginning when he says “It looked like a good thing: but wait till I tell you.” after it goes on to say that the kidnappers have a plan to capture a rich man's kid and get a ransom of 2,000 dollars, the reader knows that things will not go as planned from the beginning. Point-of-view is also used in the story, and it gives the reader a chance of feeling apart of the story. The story is written in third person point of view, and the narrator is Sam, one of the kidnappers, for example in this conversation '''What you getting up so soon for, Sam?" asked Bill. "Me?" says I. "Oh, I got a kind of a pain in my shoulder. I thought sitting up would rest it."' In this sentence, it is evident that the narrator is Sam, Which indicates

This quote shows that people can be different then they can be, people can ultimately change for the worst.

Figurative language is one of the literary aspects. For example: ‘’I never understood why you would ever feel the need to shoot the fish in the barrel. I mean, they're in a barrel, you've already caught them. The hard work's done, they can't escape. So if you want them dead, just drain the water out. Why bring guns into it?” Another literary example used in the book is the use of syntax. The following quote demonstrates the author’s use of the correct syntax in his writing. “I don't understand a thing about this world: about people, and why they do the things they do. The more I find out, the more I uncover, the more I know, the less I understand.” Lastly, the author explains his point of view very well so that the reader can truly understand the author’s point of view. For example: ‘’Batman doesn't have any superpowers. He's not superhuman. He's not super. So therefore he can't be a

“There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast--Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! Said the head. You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s a no go? Why things are the way they are?” (page 206)

Power is key part of the book “Lord of the Flies”, the topic of power in the book can relate to a quote by Martin Luther King, Jr., “I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right, and that is good.” In the book there are two characters that can somewhat relate to this quote, one character affirms the quote and one refutes it. Ralph is the character that affirms the quote he uses his power to help the community not use his power to command the community. Some actions that Ralph takes that shows are “If we have a signal going they'll come and take us off. And another thing. We ought to have more rules. Where the conch is, that's a meeting. The same up here as down here.” This shows how Ralph tries bring the