It is clearly evident, to anyone who has studied Lord of the Flies, that each of the symbols portrayed are so important in the novel, that it would be non-existent without them. The entire novel is about symbolism with almost each and every person place and thing representing something different. Even the very island on which the story takes place symbolises the larger world outside the story. On establishing this, it is easier to understand each of the other symbols and the importance of these in the novel. We are introduced to the conch in the first chapter. When...
both a physical expression of the beast, a symbol of the power of evil, and a kind of Satan figure who evokes the beast within each human being. Looking at the novel in the context of biblical parallels, the Lord of the Flies recalls the devil, just as Simon recalls Jesus. In fact, the name "Lord of the Flies" is a literal translation of the name of the biblical name Beelzebub, a powerful demon in hell sometimes thought to be the devil himself. As the pig's head and the beast represent the Lord of the Flies, they illustrate great importance.