Golding uses a third person narrator to allow the narrator to move back and forth between scenes and thoughts. The best example of this is Chapter…he permits the reader to have a larger perspective as the narration oscillates between a matter-of-fact statement of the way things are and a heart-wrenching rendering of how they could be.
In order to make the characters in Lord of the Flies seem like believable children, in which the range in age varies from six to twelve, Golding uses phrases and words that children, particularly British children, would actually use. This include things like "you can jolly well go up the mountain," "you shut up!" "wacco," and "sucks to you!" Even Piggy, the intellectual of the group, makes grammatical errors such as "them fruit" Showing us that even Piggy is really just a child.
The author also uses many metaphors and Imagery to describe the situations and places on the island. All the places in the island where described very well for example when Ralph first used the conch to call the other boys. The author says, “Ralph pursed his lips and squurted air into the shell, which emitted a low , farting noise.” That line tells the reader exactly how he blew the conch and he described how he put he is lips on it and what sound it made. He uses very descriptive words in that line and the reader feels like they are standing right next too them. The authors metaphors are also another good use of litery technique it in the book. William Golding also uses alliteration in this next example. This quote is when Jack is ready to hunt the beast. “He gave a wild whoop and leapt down to the pale sand.” Wild whoop” would be alliteration and could also be considered onomapeia. The “pale sand” is a metaphor because it described what the sand looked like. William Golding used many literary techniques in this book which make the book more interesting and fun to read. I liked how the author described many aspects of the island and the creatures that lived on it. The book was very detailed so i always knew what was going on and it felt like I was right there because the book is so detailed.
The conch shell symbolizes the law and order of the old adult world which Piggy tries so desperately to protect. The conch represents all the authority which the boys are so used to obeying.
The smoke of the signal fire symbolizes the last best hope of the boys being rescued. To Piggy and Ralph, the fire represents the moral influence of their old life in England. When the fire goes out, Ralph loses his bearings, unsure of his next move. The fire is diatonically opposed to hunting, the activity of anarchy on the island.
