Symbolism in Lord of the Flies

Symbolism in Lord of The Flies, by William Golding Schizophrenics. According to William Golding all humans are, to some degree, schizophrenic. This is the image he tries to present in his bleak novel, Lord of The Flies, in an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. In order to complete this task, he uses fire to symbolize the id, and superego in humans. Fire, in this thought-provoking novel, …

…human nature. As many psychologists and thinkers have and still do believe, we are all inherently evil in nature and have a tendency to be savage and depraved. It is clear that William Golding's intention was to illustrate his agreement by crafting a story in which a group of polished young boys are left with nothing but time and space, and ultimately they do in fact regress and allow their true evil natures to emerge.