Abstract Lord of the Flies is a famous novel of William Golding, which reveals the original evil of human nature. It is a story happening in a nuclear war. Some children were marooned on a deserted island, away from the grown-up. They restrain themselves at first, but lose their reason at last. They even kill each other and become savages. Without the restraint of civilization, human nature is evil. The whole story is written in symbolism. The children’s world is the epitome of the adult world.

This paper analyzes the symbolism of Lord of the Flies from characters, objects and plot. It is pided into three parts. Chapter one analyzes the symbolism in characters. The children are the epitomes of grown-ups, representing civilization, reason, evil and kindness. Chapter two analyzes the symbolism in objects. Most of the objects have profound symbolic meanings. The glasses symbolize reason; the conch symbolizes civilization and democracy, order and power; lord of the flies symbolizes the evil of human nature; the beast symbolizes the savagery of human nature; the fire symbolizes civilization and hope, as well as savagery and destruction. Chapter three analyzes the symbolism in plot. Holding meetings symbolizes civilization; painting is the beginning of savagery, and hunting symbolizes savagery and evil. Golding created this work with symbolism, a little fable with profound themes. It reveals the savagery and evil of human nature, as well as the weakness of civilization and reason.

Key Words：symbolism     characters     objects     plot     evil of human nature

摘要《蝇王》是威廉戈尔丁的一部著名小说，展现人性本恶。《蝇王》为我们讲述了在一次核战中，一群孩子流落荒岛，远离成人，由最初的自我约束到最后理性丧失，甚至互相残杀，沦为野蛮人的故事。孩子在没有文明的约束下，还原了人性的邪恶。全篇采用象征手法，孩子们的世界是成人世界的缩影。

本文主要从人物的塑造、实物的描写以及情节的展开几个方面来分析作者的象征手法。

本文分为三个部分。第一章，分析作者在人物塑造上象征手法的运用。书中的儿童是成人的缩影，分别代表文明、理性、邪恶与善良。第二章，分析作者在实物上运用的象征手法。书中实物大都有深刻的象征意义，眼镜象征理性，海螺象征文明与民主、秩序与权力；蝇王象征人类邪恶本性，野兽象征野蛮本性；火具有双重含义，既是文明与希望，又是野蛮与毁灭。第三章，分析情节的寓意。开会是文明的象征，涂花脸是野蛮的开端，猎猪是野蛮、邪恶的象征。总之，作者在《蝇王》中运用象征主义手法，将深刻主题寓于寓言故事中，揭示人类野蛮、邪恶的本质，揭示了文明与理性的脆弱。

毕业论文关键词：象征     人物     实物    事件     人性本恶

Contents

Abstract i

摘  要 ii

Introduction 1

Chapter One  Symbolism in Characters 3

1.1 Simon—Saint and Prophet 4

1.2 Ralph and Piggy—Fragile Civilization and Reason 6

1.3 Jack and Roger—Savagery and Evil 9

Chapter Two  Symbolism in Objects 12

2.1 Conch Shell and Glass—Law and Order, Science and Intellectual 12

2.2 The Beast and Lord of the Flies—Internal Evil 14

2.3 Fire—Hope and Destruction, Civilization and Savagery