My thesis for the literary evidence is William Golding uses the islands progression from being a
resourceful and good island to a complete war zone to symbolize the boy’s loss
of a civilization and a well-organized group. My textual evidence is how at the end the island is a complete fire pit and war zone and at the same time Jack and his group is trying to kill Ralph and put his head on a stick. This is also after the boys has killed Simon and Piggy. The island being a fire pit symbolizes how the boys have loss their civilization and group in flames. William Golding uses the island as a huge symbolic object for the boys loss of the civilization and the main person who made them lose it is Jack.
[Piggy:] "I don't agree with all Jack said, but with some. 'Course there isn't a beast in the forest. How could there be? What would a beast eat?" "Pig." "We eat pig." "Piggy!" "I got the conch!" said Piggy indignantly. "Ralph--they ought to shut up, oughtn't they? You shut up, you littluns! What I mean is that I don't agree about this here fear. Of course there isn't nothing to be afraid of in the forest. Why--I been there myself! You'll be talking about ghosts and such things next. We know what goes on and if there's something wrong, there's someone to put it right." He took off his glasses and blinked at them. The sun had gone as if the light had been turned off. [...] "Life," said Piggy expansively, "is scientific, that's what it is. In a year or two when the war's over they'll be traveling to Mars and back. I know there isn't no beast--not wit...
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