Tuesday Write #7 Lord of the Flies Analytical Paragraph

  In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Lord of the Flies represents the devil and evil. When Simon “talks” to it, it tries to convince him to do bad things and not care. One example of this is when the Lord of the Flies tells Simon to give up his efforts to be civilized, and just have fun on the island.“You’re not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island” (144). The Lord of the Flies tries to make Simon feel unwanted in its hope that he will give up his efforts to be civilized and just have fun. While Simon is the pure, Christ like figure, the Lord of the Flies is an evil, tempting  devil figure. It is always trying to tempt Simon to do what he knows is not right until he can’t take it anymore. Another way the Lord of the Flies torments Simon is by convincing him there is no escape from it or from the island. It taunts him, saying “You know perfectly well you’ll only meet me down there- so don’t try to escape!” (143). The Lord of the Flies is telling Simon how he cannot escape it, and that when he dies he will go to hell and be tormented by the Lord of the Flies forever. This gives Simon fear, knowing he will never be able to get away from his tormentor. Torturing Simon until he can’t take it anymore and blacks out, the Lord of the Flies is a symbol representing the devil.