Who is the lord of the flies in the novel the lord of flies? cuz it doesnt tell
2007-01-12 00:34:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2007-01-12 00:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by nangari 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "Lord of the Flies" is Beelzebub which is a name of the devil. You should maybe read the book again to figure out the specific meaning in relation to the book. But if you really want to know read below....
The entire point is there is no 'Lord of the Flies' out side the minds of the children. The fear and terror is what the 'Lord of the Flys' is and the violence caused by this fear is the danger and evil of the Lord of the Flies. Human Nature is the 'Lord of the Flies'.
2007-01-12 09:05:26 · answer #2 · answered by the_mad_yovo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the phrase, "A Lord of the Flies mentality," to describe a leader of a mob whose sole purpose is a personal power trip. The novel was written by William Golding, a nobel-prize winner. It is about a bunch of shipwrecked choir boys who try to govern themselves on a deserted island. The lord is literally a severed pig's head with flies buzzing around it. Allegorically, the lord is Jack, leader by intimidation of the mob, who are the flies being led. Remind you of someone you've seen? The next time you see a bully succeed because people acquience by silence, or even join the bully because they want to be on the winning side--think Lord-of-the-Flies-Fools. Good point Golding!
2007-01-12 09:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by nonprochariotic 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hebrew translation of "Beelzebub" mean "lord of the Flies", Beelzebub is usually considered a chief demon of Satan or Satan himself. So in literal terms, It's the devil. It's much more complicated to figure out "who" the "Lord of the Flies"/devil is in the novel. It doesn't seem to be represented by a specific person, altough maybe you could argue that as well. It could prepresent a much less tangible force like the evil savagery that resides in mankind. Basically I see it as the unltimate evil power in our Universe, whether that be Satan or an evil being of some sort, or the evil that lies within humankind. It's open to interpretation, obviously.
2007-01-12 08:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by magical_trumpy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Lord of the Flies represents the Devil, great danger or evil.
The title of the novel is a translation of a Hebrew word, “baal-zevuv,” which means chief or principal devil, Satan - or Beelzebub.
The pig's head, referred to as 'Lord of the Flies', is only a symbol of the devil, or evil.
2007-01-12 09:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by solstice 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The pig's head that Jack's tribe puts on the stick for the "beast" symbolizes the "Lord of the Flies".
This book is too complex and is too full of symbolism. Ugh.
2007-01-13 11:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that the boar's head is symbollically the lord of the flies.
2007-01-12 11:00:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jason S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it was the hog's head.... 'cause of all the flies flying around it....
2007-01-12 18:01:18 · answer #8 · answered by Kassie Leann 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to reread it. It's a psychological thing.
2007-01-12 08:42:19 · answer #9 · answered by Uther Aurelianus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there was a film called Lord of The Flies. but i never heard that there was a novel based on it.
2007-01-12 08:42:56 · answer #10 · answered by little.clown 2 · 1⤊ 9⤋