Lord of the Flies Terminology

an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

• Dystopia
• Democracy
• Savagery
• Civilisation

the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

• Savagery
• Dystopia
• Civilisation
• Democracy

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• Dystopia
• Original Sin
• Savagery
• Democracy

the condition of being primitive or uncivilized; often associated with being cruel or violent

• Dystopia
• Savagery
• Original Sin
• Allegory

a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger.

• Microcosm
• Dystopia
• Savagery
• Original Sin

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• Pathetic fallacy
• Symbolism
• Allegory
• Personifcation

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• Allegory
• Simile
• Signs
• Symbolism

where the setting and whether reflect the mood or feelings of the characters

• Savagery
• Pathetic fallacy
• Symbolism
• Original Sin

the idea that every single human being has good and evil within them. 

• Original Sin
• Duality of Humankind
• Symbolism
• Allegory

a Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man, stemming from Adam and Eve's rebellion in Eden, namely the sin of disobedience in consuming the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

• Microcosm
• Duality of Humankind
• Savagery
• Original Sin