In Chapter 8 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the spectator finally finds the connection between the title of the novel to the actual plot. Simon, on his quest to really find out what the other seen was actually the beast, encounters the head of a pig at his holy spot in the jungle. Feeling a bit weak, the head of the pig covered in flies comes to life and confronts Simon. Simon can not take the psychological attacks from the head that he faints. The excerpt to the left was said by the head which is named the Lord of flies. I chose this quote because this is the climax of the plot. The excerpt contains a lot of rhetorical questions and is a literal example of personification. The head of a pig can not function if it's cut off from its body, let alone talk so the fact the head is talking, Golding has given the head of the pig human characteristics. 

Analysis: The confrontation of the head with Simon is a Biblical allusion to the confrontation in the forest between Jesus and satan. Like explained before, Simon resembles holy figures and the head of the beast, which represented the devil, not only has a manipulative diction but refers to Simon as if he was under control of this evil force, like satan's power. The dialogue is very intense and demonic but regardless of how twisted it is, Simon was the first character to actually acknowledge the beast is not physical but is meant to be understood in a internal metaphorical way. The savagery lies within every human and constantly fights your morals so it can be free and do harm. 

Towards the end of Chapter 7 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the fans of the book can find the quote to the left. The narrator states the quote after Ralph decides to go with Jack on a mission to find if this "beast" the twins say to have seen is true or not. Jack manipulates Ralph into doing what he wants him to do by pressuring him and questioning his authority. I chose this quote because it reveals the human side of Ralph. The quote makes his character more believable, universal, and most importantly young. The quote contains a metaphor which has the symbolic meaning which implies Ralph is not a good leader. 

Analysis: The questioning of Ralph's leadership skills by the narrator brings our attention to the lack of control and consistency Ralph has over the whole situation. Golding has reveal deep insight into Ralph's character and has made it more real, since a young child would not be a great leader anyway. It showcases his young innocence and immaturity. Also the metaphor of Ralph never becoming a chess player brings out the level of complexity being the leader of this kids has been for Ralph. A chess players have a lot of concentration and intelligence, which are two traits that come with age so Ralph's lack of these characteristic is understandable. 

The quote to the right was taken from the beginning of Chapter 6 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. After feeling a bit depressed of the lack of discipline, both Piggy and Ralph wish they could someone have a sign from the adult world. After they completed their wish and fell to sleep, an airplane is bombed above the island and a dead parachutists drift dead and lands on the island. I chose this quote because this was the even that peak the fears of the boys towards the beast through the roof. The quote contains dramatic irony. While staying true to his style, Golding circumlocutously let's the audience know that it is a dead parachutists and not the beast, which the boys believe it is later. 

Analysis: The dramatic irony of this event is suspenseful and adds a level of drama at the point where their conflicts were getting a bit dull and repetitive  Those who look further although, can find another type of irony on top of this one. The fact the kids wished for adult intervention and a dead person lands on their island creates an example of situational irony, as neither the reader or the boys would expect and accept that, and is also symbolic of how the enforcement of morals adults enforce are dead, therefore a dead adult is given by the sky.

The excerpt dialogue is taken from Chapter 5 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. Still struggling to solve the "beast" problem, the boys have an assembly to discuss the lack of discipline the boys been showing. At the meeting, Jack takes the conch and enforces in  a dictatorial manner that if the beast existed, which he doubted, his hunters and him would kill it. Piggy is outraged by the lack of reasoning the group has that makes them believe in the existence of this beast. The dialogue happens at that meeting starting with Piggy. I chose this dialogue because it foreshadows Piggy's final destiny. 

Analysis: The dialogue is ironic. Not only is the beast not real but one finds the similar connection between Piggy's name to the actual pig. By saying the beast eats Piggy, it is referring to the consumption savagery did on the boys who ended up killing Piggy, therefore the beast ate Piggy. That was a symbolic meaning but if we consider a literal perspective, one will find this book addresses the topic of bullying, both psychologically (Jack's satisfaction of putting someone down) and physically (the violence the older kids show). 

Chapter 4 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding starts with a short narration of what the older boys do for fun at the island. While the boys are still trying to establish themselves on this island, Roger, a malevolent choir member, throws rocks at Henry, a little boy, while making sure he does not hurt him. I chose this quote because while reading the story, I found it very interesting how Golding decided to address through the narrator the psychological aspect of savagery and what actually tames it. I found Roger's behavior completely repulsive. The quote contains a major motif, the struggle to maintain your morals. There is also the metaphor of the parent's and official's protection which is meant to pronounce the aspects of civilization. 

Analysis: By taking into account Julian B. Rotter's Locus of Control theory, Roger is slowly loosing his locus of control to his urges to kill, one of the seven deadly sins. Golding, although, provides the limitation Roger has that prevents him from killing Henry is the morals that his family and society taught him previous the air place clash. Golding therefore implies that savagery can only be tamed with constantly exercising your morals, which parent's and authority figures help to do. 

The quote to the left can be found at the end of Chapter 3 of the book The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. Simon, a kindhearted young boy in the group of lost boys, decides to take a walk into the jungle by himself. On his way there, he is amazed by the jungle's beauty. The narrator states the quote as a way of expressing how Simon was feeling. I chose this quote because it reveals Simon's natural connection to nature. Simon is the only character who tone and mood changes whenever he is talked about. Simon is my favorite character and I give mad props to Golding for making him a character who you grow to love a lot. The quote contains examples of imagery of sight, as you can picture the sun setting  metaphors, which emphasizes the visuals, and hyperboles, which adorn, brightens, and soften the tone for Simon. 

Analysis: Golding has given the character of Simon a quality that makes nature welcoming to him. Compared to the other characters, who relationship to nature is forced and harsh, the narrator's diction of Simon and nature allow those who look deeper to safely conclude he has free spirited and is the only one who is clean at heart. Simon although has many similarities with personas from the Bible. Not only does Simon have the same helping characteristic and name as Simon the Apostle who helped Jesus carried his cross, but resembles Jesus himself since just like Jesus, Simon wondered into the woods and seen nature through a unique perspective. Analyzers should also notice he is the ending of Chapter 3, a number closely related to Jesus representing The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost.

At the start of Chapter 2 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, Ralph is faced with a huge problem of convincing the other kids that no monster exists on the island they crashed upon. During one of Ralph's assembly, a young boy with a mark on his face steps forward and asks Ralph what the big kids were going to do about the "beastie". Ralph tries to explain the group of the logical reasons why a monster could and does not exist on the island. The narrator than states the uncertainty in the minds of the young. The excerpt shows it. I chose this quote because this is the first moment that the beast is introduced into the plot. The beast in the story is both a biblical allusion to the devil, both in the book of Revelations and the snake in Genesis, and symbolic of how our innate savagery is similar to an untamed beast. Both interpretation clearly highlights how scared one should be.

Analysis:  In this quote, the dilemma of convincing the group of their security is analogous to how security is a major demand in a society. The boys on the island replicated every single aspect of civilization, which includes the need of feeling secured, but because the fear they have to the beast, which undermines their feeling of security, represents the fear we have of not having control of our nature. At any moment we can forget our morals and act upon our evil instincts. 

In the middle of Chapter 1 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the antagonist is established. The quote given here was said by the narrator, which reports the story though a third person-omniscient point of view. When Ralph and Piggy attempt to have an assembly with their dispersed school-acquaintances, an all-male choir is introduced. Their entrance is detailed by the quote. I chose this excerpt from the book because the mood for the introduction of the antagonist, Jack Merridew, is set. Within this quote, there are multiple examples of imagery. We have a lot of descriptive words that depicts Jack and his choir in a sinister, evil way. The mood and connotation of these words foreshadows what roles both Jack and his choir will take within the boys. The fact that Jack is member of a choir and it's introduced as evil and an animal adds a hint of situational irony as choirs are closely associated with Religion, like angels, which always have a positive bright mood and tone.

Analysis: The animalistic entrance of Jack is referring to Jack's metamorphosis to a complete savage later on in the story. This quote gives the audience a taste of the concept of the dual nature inside of humans that Golding based his novel upon.  Humans can be either civil or savage. The ending of the mystery the quote ends with, "mostly clothing", is symbolic of how savagery is disguised within civilization, making them easy to confuse with each other just like Jack was easily confused with a creature in the darkness.