Through common stories, good and evil are both represented through antagonistic and protagonist points of view, which creates morals and opinions, and how societies' views have changed over time. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, we are immersed in a world that explores questions of civilization and savagery. In this literary work, a group of British schoolchildren are stuck on a desert island without adults and try to maintain order and peace, but end up with disastrous results. Golding essentially wanted to emphasize the clash of good and evil, using symbols to establish this concept. From the beginning of the novel, fire plays a very important role throughout the boy's stay on the island. Fire is essential to the boys' survival on the mysterious island and eventual rescue. Although they usually only eat fruit, they cannot cook meat caught by hunters without the presence of a fire. This gives them warmth and security, but the boys have difficulty continually lighting a fire. Fire, in this story, is a symbol of defeat, but also of hope. Feeling defeated, throughout the story, Ralph desperately tries to keep the fire going, but it ends up being an impossible task for the careless boys to accomplish. At one point, Ralph and Piggy see a ship in the distance on the beach and discover that Jack has let the fire go out and tells him, "There was a ship." Over there. You said you would keep the fire going and you let it burn out! » (Golding, CHAPTER 4). All the boys had the opportunity to be rescued, but they missed it because the hunters were too careless and distracted to pay attention to the situation they were in. At the same time, the fire of history is... . middle of paper......together. Piggy was essentially the voice of reason on the island, so in that sense his glasses were very representative of his clearer view of things than the others. He had clear priorities and good judgment, but he is rejected by others for pointing out the reality of the situation they find themselves in. The breaking of Piggy's glasses started the downward spiral into savagery. Piggy's glasses however had a huge symbolic value that represented the knowledge and order that the boys came from, but they were also a symbol of destruction. Golding essentially challenges readers to take a closer look at the meaning of the symbols he used. to show the conflict between good and evil. Evil will always be part of man's nature. Golding's novel was supposed to show us that this evil must be recognized and not ignored, otherwise there will be serious consequences..