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Lord Of The Flies Chapter 9 Summary

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In chapter 9 of “Lord of The Flies you will see the savagery and uncivilness of the boys start coming in. From the murder of Simon, to the chant “Kill the beast!” Cut his throat!” Spill his blood!” Do him in!” The boys are becoming to savage and barbaric for their own good. In this chapter of “Lord of The Flies, William Golding employs primarily three rhetorical strategies symbolism, imagery, and personification to convey the theme of conflict between civilization and concealed basic savagery.
The first strategy Golding uses is symbolism. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. The first example of Golding using symbolism is “colors drained from water and trees and pink surfaces of rock…” This quote is showing the
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