Thursday, 22 November 2018Thursday, 22 November 2018 Symbolism To explore the purpose and presentation of the four main symbols of the novel

Symbols What do these symbols represent? This symbol represents the sportswear company Nike This symbol represents the fast-food restaurant McDonald’s

Symbolism Symbolism means using one thing to represent another. What do these symbols symbolise? This symbol symbolises speed, athleticism, and perfection in sports. This symbol symbolises American food, often cheap and perhaps not of the best quality.

What does this symbol represent? Symbolism What does this symbol represent? What does it symbolise?

Chapter Titles The titles of the chapters represent the story the chapter focuses on. In most cases, they do so by using symbols. What could each of these symbols represent? The Shell The Fire Painted Faces The Beast Piggy’s Glasses Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Chapter 5: Beast from Water Chapter 6: Beast from Air Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Chapter 9: A View to a Death Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Chapter 11: Castle Rock Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters

Symbol Tracker Look through the quotation sheet given to you, and allocate the different quotes to one of the following symbols: The conch Piggy’s glasses The fire The Beast For each quotation, highlight the keywords that could be further analysed.

Golding uses the Beastie to symbolise the boys’ fear Point = _______________________________________________ Evidence = ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Explanation = ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Language = _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Audience = _____________________________________________

Symbol Analysis Pick one of the following points, and using 1-2 quotations, write a PEELA paragraph analysing its purpose: Golding uses the conch to symbolise order and democracy. Golding uses Piggy’s glasses to symbolise civilisation and logical thinking. Golding uses the fire to symbolise the boys’ savage behaviour. Golding uses the Beastie to symbolise the boys’ fear.

Purpose of Symbols Why do authors use symbols to represent their ideas instead of presenting them through dialogue? What message does each symbol relay to the reader about the boys and society?