The island In LOFT Theme

• Ambiguous


  Something that could be interpreted in more than one way
• The island in Lord of the Flies

  • At some points it seems like paradise and the inhabitants are able to be happy and carefree
  • At other times it becomes a forbidding and threatening place
  • The food is confusing - at first the fruit is tasty but eventually it makes the boys sick
• Golding makes a point about not judging something by how it at first looks, appearances can be deceptive
• The sea


  • At first it is calm and inviting, a place to play and have fun
  • As the novel progresses, it becomes more threatening, mysterious and associated with death
  • The bodies of Simon, Piggy and the parachutist are all washed away by the tide
• The forest


  • It is the source of food
  • But it is also a forbidding place which hides dark secrets
  • The only character at ease there is Simon who has a close relationship with nature
  • Parts of the forest are destroyed by fire twice in the novel
• The weather


  • The sun and heat can be pleasant but also cause bad tempers and sunburn
  • Storms can be sudden and violent
  • The biggest storm comes at the point where Simon is killed, mirroring the chaos among the boys (pathetic fallacy)
• Golding wrote in an essay called Fable: The boys try to construct a civilisation on the island; but it breaks down in blood and terror because the boys are