The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding has a ironic ending. The quote to the left was said by a naval officer at end of Chapter 12. During this part of the book, Ralph has been trying to outrun a fire that Jack started, wishing it would kill Ralph in the forest. Luckily, Ralph is quick enough to escape and run into the naval officer who seen the smoke, as the fire consumed most of the island. I chose this quote because the irony is too good to be ignored. It's almost comical. 

Analysis: Fire through out this book is both an enormous motif and symbol. Fire was the start of civilization, which cavemen discovered, and has been Ralph's mission to motivate the boys to keep a fire going but constantly he failed. Jack, who did not care for the fire at all, is the character who started the fire that actually was large enough to be seen from a distance. Jack, or in other words savagery, is the reason why Ralph gets rescued. The ironic twist underlines the never ending cycle of civility fighting savagery. 

The quote is found at the end of Chapter 12 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. In the conclusion of the plot, an officer from a boat stops at the island after seeing a huge fire that created a lot of smoke. Ralph, trying to escape his death, falls to the officer's feet and the narrator states this was how Ralph felt after realizing he was saved. I chose this quote because it gives the loyal readers a closure to Ralph and Piggy's relationship even though Piggy was killed by a huge rock and Ralph kind of ignored Piggy at the beginning. The quote has metaphors that connect the two forces of civilization and savagery. 

Analysis: The quote above shows the ironic ending of the novel. Even though Ralph should be happy that he is saved, he runs into this remorse of loosing his friend Piggy to the savagery of men and his sanity. By killing, fighting, and attacking people he no longer feels a civilized member of the world. The ending is very twisted as Ralph and Piggy are symbolic of how civilization with scientifical knowledge by its side cannot tame the savagery in the world.  

At the end of Chapter 11, William Golding in The Lord Of The Flies states the quote to the left. At this point in the story, Piggy has gained enough courage to stand up to his bully Jack and demand his glasses. Ralph decided to go along with Piggy to Jack's part of the island during the last real meeting they had. In this quote, analysts can find the Golding's caring diction when describing the conch, and foreshadowing. By choosing words like "talisman", "shining" and "fragile"; the conch's delicacy is highlighted and this caresssness the author meant the conch to have is symbolic of the caressness we should have to all the aspects of civilization. The foreshadowing given by Roger's "hatred" and "weight on the lever" foretells Piggy's death and creates a dramatic irony. 

Analysis: This suspenseful part of the plot, Piggy is killed by Roger when he was trying to restore order and with it the conch. The conch is symbolic of the morals and rules we, as a society, have to follow. By crushing Piggy, the scientifical aspect of society, and the conch, the morals and rules, the last bits of hope are destroyed. The conch has lost its authority is now simple another inanimate object. The battle of civilization and savagery is shown again and this spirals Ralph into a deep internal conflict with his morals.  

At the end of Chapter 10 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the symbols of civilization start to have physical damage. While Piggy and Ralph try to sleep through the remorse they had for Simon's death, Jack and his savages attacks their camp and takes Piggy's glasses and breaks them. The narrator stated the quote as he reported what had happened. I chose this quote because it's very symbolic. The glasses were the reason why the boys were able to start a fire. They are symbolic of the strength science has in a society and by breaking them, it implies science has left the island and left only barbarian forces behind. 

Analysis: By breaking the glasses, Piggy's inability to see clearly is analogous to the foggy vision of the boys. The boys can not see the horrible transformation they are making and depicts how the boys have lost their locus of control. At this point of the plot, the hopes of keeping civilization alive are gone. 

Chapter 9 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding holds Simon's death, part of the climax. After realizing the beast is actually the cadaver of a parachutists, Simon eagerly runs to the others to warn them but the others mistakenly confuse Simon with the "beast." Scared out of their minds, the boys attack and kill Simon. The quote was said by the narrator when the boys first see Simon coming towards them in the dark. I chose this quote because Simon's death successfully awoken the audience's attention to how serious and dark human savagery is. The quote is contains dramatic irony, as we the audience know who they are attacking is Simon and not a beast, and a metaphor of teeth and claws, which refer to the immorality the boys posses. 

Analysis: The way Golding chose Simon's death to be is yet another similarity between him and Jesus Christ. They both were killed by people with unhuman behavior because they knew things because of a supernatural power about civilization. The metaphor stating the boys tore teeth and claws basically implies the killers were actually animals, causing this act to be an example of situational irony since the "humans" were trying to kill the "beast" but it resulted to be the other way around.