city. As time passes, the boys do not remain fully clad. They shed their shoes and shirts. Their hair grows longer, and they are dirtier. This resembles their civilized ways beginning to fade. They also started using face paint for camouflage, and it eventually becomes a ritual. When Jack wore the face paint during his hunt it was like a mask covering up the civilization. At the end, everyone that is sided with Jack must wear the paint. It symbolizes the separation between the civil and non-civil. Finally, violence amongst the boys shows social breakdown. At the beginning there was conflict of jack wanting to be the leader and Ralph was elected. Then they started killing pigs for food, and Ralph and Jack continued to fight. The tribe killed Simon because they mistook him for the beast. After the groups were parted, Jacks group stole Piggy’s glasses. Ralph’s group went to confront jack, and they kidnapped Samneric. Jack’s group then killed Piggy and attempted to kill Ralph. The ladder of violence continued, and they would have killed Ralph, if it weren’t for the rescue. They started out with democratic discussions, and ended with destruction of life, order and civilization. In conclusion, William Golding used symbolism to represent many things throughout the novel. He symbolizes things such as, the island and the conch shell, to show the continual breakdown of society and civilization on the island. ...
