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The document discusses several literary techniques used by William Golding in his novel Lord of the Flies. It describes characterization through Piggy, symbolism with the conch and fire, motifs of pigs and a potential beast, and foreshadowing with the spreading fire. Characterization is shown through Piggy's physical traits and intelligence. The conch represents authority and unity, while the fire symbolizes hope of rescue. Recurring pigs and fears of a beast are motifs. The spreading fire hints at the loss of humanity in the boys.
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- 1. Characterization Characterization is the way an author expresses the characters traits and characteristics. William Golding uses characterization to describe how the character look and describes their personality. one example is the character Piggy. He can be characterized as an intellectual boy who is chubby, wears spectacles, and has asthma. These characterizations can be inferred when the author writes, "The naked crooks of his knees were plump, caught and scratched by thorns... He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat." he is very intelligent because the author shows his ability to having facts to defend whether or not they should do certain things, such as building the fire before building shelters. His intelligence keeps up the group of boys in Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies: Literary Techniques Used By William Golding Symbolism Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. An example of the use of symbolism in Lord of the Flies is the conch that Ralph finds. It symbolizes the unity of the group and authority that Ralph has because of the rules made about using the conch. "We can use it to call others. Have a meeting...signs of life were now visible on the beach...I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking." Another symbol used is the fire built for signaling the ships. the fire symbolizes a possibility of the savages of being rescued and hope of getting out of the hell life on the island. If the fire is able to signal a ship it would come to rescue them. They can only hold on to this hope and the fire is the thing that give them this hope so William Golding uses it to represent the feeling of the characters. Motif Motif is a dominant or recurring idea expressed by the author. An example of motif use by William Golding is the pig. The pig is continuously mentioned in the story. Jack gets obsessed with hunting after he fails to kill the first pig they sighted. The pig, a good source for meat, is what Jacks priority becomes killing at least one pig before being rescued. Another motif used by William Golding is the possibly existing beastie that all the littluns are afraid of. The beastie , representing lost of innocence is a topic brought up in cases of need for protection and existence of the danger it can bring to them. they say, "maybe there is a beast.... maybe it's only us." If there is a beastie they need to be protected from it, and it dosen’t exist they have to make sure of it. The author uses it to represent their fear. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is when clues are provided by the author that help predict what might occur later in the story. Examples of foreshadowing in Lord of the Flies is when the author writes about the fire spreading. He writes, "Smoke was rising here and there among the creepers that festooned the dead or dying trees. As they watched a flash of fire appeared at the root of one wisp and then the smoke thickened. Small flame stirred at the trunk of a tree and crawled away through the leaves and brushwood, dividing and increasing..." The spread of the fire and it destroying everything in its way foreshadows the destroying of the individuals humanity at a very small time period.