Is it true that “The Lord of the Flies” an allegory? If yes then how?
Yeah, you can read The Lord of the Flies as a good example of an allegorical story. As you know allegory is a narrative with symbolic meaning, where setting and character represent other things such as political systems, philosophical viewpoints and religious figures, etc. Let us find it in this novel:
- Island stands for whole world
- Ralph’s conch-led Parliament symbolizes democratic government
- Piggy is symbolizes forces of rationalism, intellect and science
- Tribalism of Jack is symbolic of autocratic government
- Simon symbolizes natural morality