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The Function of Three Conversations between Lord of the Flies and Simon
Function is intended to ridicule human ignorance and killing behavior between people.

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The name of the novel Lord of the Flies refers to the head of a wild boar, which was cut off by Jack and covered with flies, hence the name Lord of the Flies. When we hear the word fly, most people associate it with nausea and filth.

In the novel, it is a symbol of human nature, or a symbol of evil human nature. Simon said to Lord of the Flies, "I am a part of you", which shows us that evil human nature is inherent in us. In addition, during the development of the story, the author wrote two laughs about Lord of the Flies, the first time in its conversation with Simon, and the second time on Ralph's way to escape.

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Lord of the flies (a novel by British writer william golding)

Lord of the Flies is a novel by william golding, a modern British writer and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, and also his masterpiece. The story takes place in a nuclear war in the future World War III. A group of children aged 6 to 12 were trapped on a desert island due to a plane crash on their way home. At first, they could live in harmony, but later, due to the expansion of evil nature, they killed each other and had tragic results.

The author concretizes abstract philosophical propositions for readers to understand by reading fascinating stories and exciting battle scenes. People, scenes, stories and images are all symbolic. Lord of the flies is an important philosophical novel, which explores the serious theme of evil human nature through children's innocence.

About the author: william golding (1911-1993) is a British novelist and a British "fable writer". Main works: Heir, Free Fall, Pyramid, Scorpion God, Dark Appearance, Border Crossing Ceremony and Paper Man. 1983, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Lord of the Flies.