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Julie Period 7 Expo 1 The novel, , by William Golding uses numerous literary tools such as symbolism and foreshadowing to express the many clues and themes to the story. The story is about a group of boys who have been dropped on a remote tropical island in the v ....

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.... island to themselves. But Ralph is a strange boy. He wears a belt with a snake-clasp that implies menace. Snakes are an important symbol that we will encounter again. Ralph then takes off his clothes which implies goodness and naturalness. He accepts the island as his home. The fat boy who follows Ralph is worried. As I mentioned before Piggy is an asthmatic, nearly blind without glasses, he sees his life easily threatened because of his weaknesses. He doesn't belong in a wild place. When Piggy asks Ralph his name, we realize that not all of the boys on the plane knew each other. Ralph is not polite enough to ask his name in return, but the fat bo ....