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Lord of the Flies: A Symbolic Microcosm of Society
In viewing the various aspects of the island society in Golding's Lord of
the Flies as a symbolic microcosm of society, a converse perspective must
also be considered. Golding's island of marooned youngsters then becomes a
macrocosm, wherein the island represents the individual human and the
various characters and symbols the elements of the human psyche. As such,
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.... destructive drive, the aggressiveness of self-ruin.
Jack's antithetical lack of compassion for nature, for others, and
ultimately for himself is thoroughly evidenced in his needless hunting, his
role in the brutal murders of Simon and Piggy, and finally in his burning
of the entire island, even at the cost of his own life.
In much the same way, Piggy's demeanor and very character links him to the
superego, the conscience factor in Freud's model of the psyche. Golding
marks Piggy with the ....
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