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Lord Of The Flies: The Theme Of Religious Persecution
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Like many excellent works, William Golding's novel, The Lord of the
Flies can be read on many different levels. It is possible to read the
book literally, as a mere story about boys marooned on an island. It is
also possible to read the book as an indictment of the nature of man - .... Middle of Paper .... a scar on the island, in much the
same way Adam and Eve left a scar in the Garden of Eden. Another religious
element Golding uses is in the title of the book. ‘Lord of the Flies'
translates into ‘Beelzebub' in Greek - a name for the Devil. This suggests
the entire book is about the epitome of religious evil - the Devil himself.
A final religious element is well hidden. The "stick sharpened at both
ends" exists not only in Golding's description of the killing of the sow,
but also in the Bible in the story of David and Goliath. After ....
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