Lord of the Flies Thematic Journal

Lord of the Flies Thematic Journal

Themes:

*Civilization vs Savagery

*Loss of innocence

*The loss of innocence

*The invariable corruption of power

*The fear of the unknown

*The influence fear has on people

*Savagery vs. Civilization

*The ideal version of an island vs. The real version of an island

*The reality of death

*The reality of betrayal

*The loss of identity

*The negative consequences of war

*The dehumanization of relationships

*An examination of Man vs. Nature

*An examination of the nature of evil

*The question of the individual vs. community

Motifs:

*Biblical Parallels

Symbols:

*Piggy’s glasses

*The conch shell

*the signal fire

*The beast

*the lord of the flies

*Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon and Roger