he boys live. Castle Rock is important because this is where the tribe goes to live. It is very small, with no food or soft ground, but the boys still go there because they can defend it. They think they must fight the beast and other boys, but they really have nothing to be afraid of from the other boys or beast. It shows that the boys don’t understand what the real problems are, just like people in the world who build castles and armies and defenses. The Lord of the Flies is filled with symbolism that make an important comment about Humankind. The objects, characters, and setting of this story all have parallels in the real world. They show us that what happened in the story is not just a story. They help prove the author’s belief that Humankind is savage and evil under its facade of civilization. ...
