Lord of the Flies

Many novels written in the English language function on more than one levels. Such novels as these are called fables or allegories The aim of these narratives is moral guidance and correction. One such novel is Lord of the Flies, the first novel written by William Golding. On the outermost level Lord of the Flies appears just to be a novel about a group of boys stranded on a desert island. The first clue of …

…British ladsÓ hunt down the good leader, Ralph, to kill him. On a whole, the levels underneath the plot of Lord of the Flies make it a better novel. While the plot, taken as it is, makes an interesting (though grisly,) story, the levels underneath add a whole new set of meaning to it. With the meaning showing us the problem. we can stand back, look at society, and hopefully address some of its problems.