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. 

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.