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Symbolism of the Fire and the Hut

Fire is a symbol utilized in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Fire symbolizes the boy’s connection with civilization. One defining moment of the fire is when the boys can’t start the fire or keep it going thinking, "What's any use. We couldn’t keep a fire like that going, not if we tried." (57) After Jack lights the whole island on fire and the war officer sees the smoke, the officer saying, “"We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?" (288) The fire changed because it was unable to save the boys, but in the end it does. Another major change is because it helps them get off the island, when they thought they’d be stuck on this dreadful island forever.

The huts in Lord of the Flies symbolizes civilization, acting as a home, where the boys can gather to seek comfort. One defining moment is when they are fighting over who built them, arguing, "We all built the first one, four of us the second one, and me'n simon built the last one over there." (68) Another one is the foreshadowing of the huts collapsing when someone says, " That shelter might fall sown if the rain comes back. We'll need those shelters then." The huts changed, going from something that was supposed to shelter them, but ends up leading into an argument.

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