In 'lord of the flies' what is the representation of the lord of the flies?

Answer 1

The Lord of the Flies, a pig's head on a stick, represents the embodiment of evil and the darkness within the boys. It symbolizes the boys' descent into savagery, their loss of civilization, and the breakdown of order and morality on the island.

Answer 2

lord of the flies represent the sows head on a stick which is thrown by jack in the glade where Simon sits. nature,at first he thought nature was very good ....... but then when he saw the sows head nature betrayed him the flies were buzzing around the sows head so the lord is te sows ead which are buzzing around him.

Answer 3

The Lord of the Flies is an ancient name associated with Beelzebub, who is also identified with Satan, The Devil. However in the book Golding implies that evil is not an outside force, it is not a demon or an unknown creature, it is simply a capacity to do wrong which exists within us all. It is the 'darkness in man's heart' the realisation of which reduced Ralph to tears at the end of the book. The pig's head was not the beast, it was simply an offering to the beast. However in essence making a gift to the beast symbolised Jack's giving of himself over to the evil within. He had stopped pretending to be a schoolboy and had willingly become a savage. Many people seem to assume that the fly covered pig's head is 'the Lord of the Flies' because it engages Simon is a conversation. Simon however actually said 'Pig's head on a stick.' He knew it wasn't speaking to him. It was simply part of an epileptic episode which he was experiencing. Simon's 'conversation' took place inside his own mind. He was talking to the evil within which he had earlier theorised existed. At a meeting he had said, "Maybe there is a beast... maybe it is just us." Ralph was disturbed by the sight of the pig's skull on the stick and punched it, knocking it to the ground. On a subconscious level he simply knew that it was 'wrong.' He had no knowledge of how the pig's skull came to be there but instinctively knew that the object and the implications behind it being there were offensive to common decency.

Answer 4

The 'Lord of the Flies can be seen the represent many things. In short, it is the literal translation of "Beelzebub", commonly referred to as the devil's 'right-hand man'. The flies which are seen to be orbiting the Pig's head are often said to be a representation of Jack's tribe, and are therefore worshiping the Devil.