i have to write a essay on the allegories in "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
my essay is on the character of Jack
if anyone can explain to me what Jack is an allegory of in Lord of the flies
or if anyone can give me a good explanation/example of what an allegory is that would be great
please help<3
oh! and i have to connect all my evidence/quotes back to the allegory of Jack.
can anyone help me? please?
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Help! Lord Of The Flies/allegories if u now about either one, please help me
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Posted 05 April 2009 - 11:40 AM
Hi! We did a unit on Lord Of The Flies recently, and while I'm still online I'll try to be of some service.
And by the way, here's a Pro-Tip: Google up some of the information you want to find.
An allegory is an extended metaphor, or a symbolic narrative. Note that in LoTF, there are heaps of symbols in it!
Politically, Jack would be the dictator, representing an autocracy. Ralph represents a democracy, not quite sure on the others.
Psychologically, Jack would be the ego, Ralph represents the ego, and Piggy represents the Super-Ego.
Religiously, Jack would represent Pontius Pilate, Simon represents Jesus Christ.
I would expound on these, but it's up to you to come up with the reasons why. After all, it's better to develop your own ideas through your own critical thinking, because this would result in an easy to understand essay!
And by the way, here's a Pro-Tip: Google up some of the information you want to find.
An allegory is an extended metaphor, or a symbolic narrative. Note that in LoTF, there are heaps of symbols in it!
Politically, Jack would be the dictator, representing an autocracy. Ralph represents a democracy, not quite sure on the others.
Psychologically, Jack would be the ego, Ralph represents the ego, and Piggy represents the Super-Ego.
Religiously, Jack would represent Pontius Pilate, Simon represents Jesus Christ.
I would expound on these, but it's up to you to come up with the reasons why. After all, it's better to develop your own ideas through your own critical thinking, because this would result in an easy to understand essay!
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