Biblical Allusion

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Biblical Allusion Symbolism

• February 8, 2007

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Biblical Allusions

• The Garden of Eden symbolizes a perfect place
  where Man had not messed anything up.
• The island represents a perfect place, yet to be
  damaged by Man.

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The Garden of Eden, Jan Brueghel,1625
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Thomas Cole, The Expulsion from the Garden of
Eden, 1828
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Take Note!

• Think about how the island is already being
  changed by the boys.
• What has already been damaged or destroyed?
• What similarities are there between the beastie
  and the garden? What could the beastie symbolize?

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• The beastie and the snake represent the evil
  existing within perfection.

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Jack

• Anarchy and totalitarianism.
• Anarchy society without government or law
• Totalitarianism a government where one person is
  the absolute dictator.
• Shows disrespect for rules and conch.
• What examples of anarchy and totalitarianism have
  we seen in Ch 1-2?

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Conch

• Civilization, authority, and order.
• Whoever holds the conch shell has the power.
• Keep track of when the conch comes up in the
  novelHow do they act toward the conch? Does it
  always enforce the rules?

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Ralph

• Law, order, moral integrity.
• Democracyleader by democratic vote.
• How does Ralph display democracy, law, order, and
  moral integrity in Ch 1-2?

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Piggy

• Rational thinking, logic.
• Knowledge, morality.
• Where does Piggy show rational thought, logic,
  and knowledge?