| The Lord of the Flies contains many examples of symbolism which Golding has incorporated to show a deeper level to the main, mostly straightforward, storyline that reveals his thoughts on the nature of humanity and evil. |
The Lord of the Flies bevat baie voorbeelde van simboliek wat Golding opgeneem het om 'n dieper vlak te toon aan die belangrikste, meestal reguit storielyn wat sy gedagtes oor die aard van die mensdom en die bose openbaar. |
| Below are some of the main symbols used in the book, but there are plenty more for you to discover yourself. |
Hieronder is 'n paar hoofsimbole wat in die boek gebruik word, maar daar is nog baie meer om jouself te ontdek. |
| Among such symbols may be included such small or natural seeming events like the coral reef, (Submarine warfare, surrounding of Britain by German U-boats?) or the "great fire", which may represent the first world war, ("We shall never commit to this savagery again"). |
Onder sulke simbole kan sulke klein of natuurlike skynbare gebeure ingesluit word soos die koraalrif, (duikbootoorlog, omring van Brittanje deur Duitse U-bote?) Of die 'groot vuur', wat die eerste wêreldoorlog kan verteenwoordig, ('Ons sal verbind u nooit weer tot hierdie wreedheid nie "). |
| Blood is another symbol Golding uses extensively, although what he uses it for is open to interpretation. |
Bloed is 'n ander simbool wat Golding baie gebruik, hoewel dit waarvoor hy dit gebruik, oop is vir interpretasie. |
| The different styles of leadership shown by Jack and Ralph symbolize democracy and dictatorship, much like as depicted in George Orwell's Animal Farm where he used pigs to symbolize the USSR's communist leaders. |
Die verskillende leiersstyle wat deur Jack en Ralph getoon word, simboliseer demokrasie en diktatuur, net soos in George Orwell se Animal Farm uitgebeeld waar hy varke gebruik het om die kommunistiese leiers van die USSR te simboliseer. |
| The imaginary beast that frightens all the boys stands for the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all human beings. |
Die denkbeeldige dier wat al die seuns bang maak, staan vir die oerinstink van wreedheid wat binne alle mense bestaan |
| The boys are afraid of the beast, but only Simon reaches the realization that they fear the beast because it exists within each of them. |
Die seuns is bang vir die dier, maar net Simon besef dat hulle die dier vrees omdat dit binne elkeen van hulle bestaan. |
| As the boys grow more savage, their belief in the beast grows stronger. |
Namate die seuns wilder word, word hul geloof in die dier sterker |
| By the end of the novel, the boys are leaving it sacrifices and treating it as a totemic god. |
Aan die einde van die roman laat die seuns dit offers en behandel dit as 'n totemiese god. |
| The boys’ behavior is what brings the beast into existence, so the more savagely the boys act, the more real the beast seems to become. |
Die gedrag van die seuns is wat die dier tot stand bring, hoe woeliger die seuns optree, hoe meer werklik lyk die dier. |
| The boys "become" the beast when they kill Simon. |
Die seuns 'word' die dier as hulle Simon doodmaak. |
| Golding describes the savages' behavior as animal like; the savages dropped their spears (man's tool) and "screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws." |
Golding beskryf die gedrag van die wilde as dierlik; die wildes laat val hul spiese (man se gereedskap) en "skree, slaan, byt, skeur. Daar was geen woorde en geen bewegings nie, maar die skeur van tande en kloue." |
