“The tide was coming in and there was only a narrow strip of firm beach between the water and the white, stumbling stuff near the palm terrace” (p.

Another example of this revolves around the chapter Beast from Water, as the white sand was what protected the boys from the water and the darkness. The pale colors represent the goodness of the island, allowing the boys to feel relief and security when they were showing. When the sun was up, the boys lost their fear, as they believed that the beast disappeared in the daylight: “He says in the morning it turned into them things like ropes in the trees and hung in the branches” (p.

The naturally occurring lightness of the island also represented innocence and goodness, in particular the yellow sun and white sand. This civility brought rules and order which the boys abided by, and allowed them to demonstrate the goodness and morals that they had before they crashed on the island. 12), and by allowing the boy holding it a chance to speak without interruption (p. The conch brought order and civilization by calling the boys together (p. When Ralph and Piggy first discover the conch, it is described as being light in color: “In color the shell was deep cream, touched here and there with fading pink” (p. Throughout the novel, there are many examples of light colors representing innocence and goodness among the boys. The color of the boy’s skin and hair also symbolizes their different personalities Ralph’s fair hair represented his calm personality, while Jack’s bright red hair represented his fiery and bloodthirsty personality. The contrasting light and dark colors in the book symbolize the goodness and evil, the lighter colors symbolizing the boys’ innocence and morals, the darker colors representing the darkness on the island and in the boys’ minds and hearts. In Sir William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the symbolic use of color conveys the innocence and the evil on the island, as well as each of the boys’ personalities.

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