Critical analysis of The Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Essay Sample)

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Critical analysis of The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
When we examining the wanton crimes of modern society as illustrated through the media, wars, acts of terrorism, the starving children, and runaway injustices, it is evident that evil has become a segment of modern society. It need to be understood that evil is not an outside force; but it is a force within each individual. We have both good attributes and mistakes. In this case, man has to control these mistakes so as to be a good individual. Hence, in the novel Lords of the Flies, the author attempts to tackle this same element of evil existing within his characters. Using superb mastery of diverse literary tools such as syntax, point of view, structure including presentation of character, the author gives the reader a chance to easily relate with the novels characters and at the same time examine the books core theme that each person has elements of being good or evil and they require to be controlled.
Lord of the Flies has a strong and complete structure, with the rare exception of Ralf’s dream; the narrative has a concrete chronological sequence. It commences with the lads arrival on the island. And the novels first four chapters, we are provided with the growing tension pitting Jack and Ralf, who appears to be the leaders. While in chapter five, the author introduces the crisis, Simon is depicted to have come into close encounter with the embodiment of evil, The Lord of the Flies.
The tension gains as the story gradually unfolds, the author employs structure along with techniques to develop the story as an act of revelation. Through suspense, the climax is arrived at after the cataclysmic devastation and the death of Piggy, particularly when the lads attempted to annihilate Ralf. Nevertheless, the novel comes to a conclusion with the arrival of the naval personnel. As a result, the novel is tethered to moderate pitch of description, progressing action, catastrophe, culmination, and falling action (Moody 15).
The author’s polished exploitation of syntax is unique. He utilizes long intervallic sentences in describing the coral island, and shorter sentences when explaining instances of violence and mounting tension. The first pig’s demise, Golding exploits dashes to arouse stress. During Sows demise, he employs medium length structures, divided by commas to establish shorter interludes. Near the end of the narrative, commas are used. The author employs very short sentences along with sentence fragments and paragraphs to create tension.
From a critical perspective, the usage of specific phases is also used to establish tension. Majority of the phases are connotative and as a result develops a narrative full of imagery and symbolism. Also the usage of hues such as pink to denote specific attributes such as innocence, island and...