What is ironic in the Lord of the Flies?

Answer 1

I'm not sure this is the one you're looking for, but soon after the chapter starts (it's on the first page of the chapter in my book) we see an example of verbal irony:

Jack broke in.

"All the same you need an army--for hunting. Hunting pigs--"

Armies aren't used for hunting (protecting from hunger, an internal threat), but for fighting other groups of people (protecting from war, an external threat). Thus, this is an example of verbal irony.

Answer 2

There are a number of incidences of irony in Lord of the Flies. For example Simon discovers that the boys have mistaken the dead body of a parachutist for the beast. When he set out to inform the boys of his discovery he is himself mistaken for the beast and beaten to death. Another incidence of irony occurs right at the end of the book when the fire which Jack lights to smoke Ralph out of hiding, so he can be killed, has the unintended effect of attracting a naval vessel to the island which results in Ralph being rescued.

Answer 3

One example of irony in "Lord of the Flies" is that the boys, who were seeking to establish order and civilization on the island, ultimately descend into savagery and chaos. Another example is the naval officer's appearance as a symbol of rescue and hope, when in reality the boys' behavior mirrors the destructive nature of the adult world.

Answer 4

Its ironic that the soldiers that are destroying the wolrd on the outside are in fact the rescuers of the boys.

Answer 5

The irony is that Jack and the hunters were trying to kill Ralph - but they burned the entire island, which in fact was like its own HUGE rescue fire - what Ralph only wanted since day 1.

Answer 6

The dead parachutist.