Lord Of The Flies: The Theme Of Religious Persecution

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into ‘Beelzebub' in Greek - a name for the Devil. This suggests
the entire book is about the epitome of religious evil - the Devil himself.
A final religious element is well hidden. The "stick sharpened at both
ends" exists not only in Golding's description of the killing of the sow,
but also in the Bible in the story of David and Goliath. After David kills
Goliath, the giant's head is cut off and placed on a "stick sharpened at
both ends" and is used to frighten enemies. The similar usage of the stick
in this novel (in which the beast's head is used to frighten the enemies of
Jack's clan), alludes to the fact that the book has a religious undertone.
The combination of these religious elements makes it easier for the reader
to think of clues found later in the book as descriptions of religious
events.
If it is accepted that religion is a part of this book, it becomes
possible to see the killing of Simon as metaphorical of the killing of
Jesus. Both Jesus and ...

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in the same way as Jews were stripped of their names and
called ‘Jew bastard' or ‘kike.' Piggy represented most of the intelligence
of the boys' society and the Jews have been regarded as one of the most
intelligent groups in the time of Nazi Germany. Both the Jews in WWII and
Piggy were constantly ridiculed by a powerful group - the Jews by Hitler's
men, and Piggy by Jack's men. Also, just as the Germans followed Hitler's
men's actions, the boys followed the actions of Jack's men. Finally, both
the Jews' and Piggy's differences were the ultimate cause of their murders
by the others. This preliminary evidence points towards a relationship
between Piggy and the Jews of the ...

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