Using Style to Create
Style defines how one person does things in comparison to the next. In writing style is often referred to as the writers fingerprint. In The Lord of The Flies, by William Golding his style is very apparent in that it is unique to him. Through his use of vivid imagery and symbolism he creates a style that is unique unto himself.
When reading this novel through Golding?s imagery he paints a picture in the readers mind. Golding?s in depth descriptions seem to be overwhelming at times. His word choice is a perfect example of this. In place of using simple words and stating the obvious in his writing such as sentences like this, the water reflected the sky and the stars. The line of rocks could be seen through the sand and pebbles. The water rippled and then calmed. A sentence such as that doesn?t illustrate a scene, what it does is it very simply describes it. Golding writing style is to illustrate his writing with words with vivid description. He would write the sentences previously mentioned like this, ?The clear water mirrored the clear sky and the angular bright constellations. The lines of phosphorescence bulged about the sand grains and the little pebbles; it held them each in a dimple of tension, then suddenly accepted them with an inaudible syllable and moved on?(153). The imagery Golding uses not only paints a vivid picture for the reader but it enthralls and entices him. This is Golding?s style; he uses sensory details to get the readers hooked and for the readers this helps them to not just merely relate to Golding?s writing but to be able to see things through his eyes. He shows his readers what he wants them to see and at the same time lets their imagination create its own image. This is a very effective writing style because it is like no other. Golding uses this style very effectively to create the scene rather than describe it.
In addition to using sensory detail, Golding employs the use of symbolism. Even in the littlest things a vast array of symbolic references are made. Golding continues with, ?The tide swelled in over the rain-pitted sand and smoothed everything with a layer of silver. Now it touched the first of the stains that seeped from the broken body and the creatures made a moving patch of light as they gathered at the edge. The water rose farther and dressed Simon?s coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble?(154). Simon?s dead body is sent drifting slowing in a sea that is so calm that the sky is reflected clearly within it. His body floating along symbolizes him ascending into heaven. His body is in a sense floating through the sky. He is described as being sculpted from marble which shows Simon?s immortalization. The paragraph continues with, ?The strange attendant creatures, with their fiery eyes and trailing vapors, busied themselves round his head. The body lifted a fraction of an inch from the sand?The great wave of the tide moved farther along the island and the water lifted. Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon?s dead body moved out toward the open sea (pg. 154).? The fire like creatures that circle Simon?s head look like a halo that follows him into heaven. Throughout the novel, Simon is portrayed as a Christ-like figure. For example, Simon comes to save the boys and he is rejected. He tries to free the inhabitance of the island from their savagery and animalistic nature and in the end he paid the ultimate price just as Christ did. Simon sacrificed himself to try and free the boys from the fears and corruption that enslaved them. Simon?s search for understanding and unity leads him to his death. The beast that they fear does not exist the only real beast is the one within all the boys. Only Simon could see that. In the end he is killed by the people he was trying to save. Within all of Golding?s intense imagery lies this completely different level. The symbolism he uses creates his desired effect. An easy way for a writer to get his point across is to relate it to something that everyone knows and that is why Golding uses techniques like this as a part of his style.
Golding?s goal in his writing is to write a story that his readers can relate to and in return learn from. Like so many things in life, there are often many ways of accomplishing a desired goal. How different people do it is their own personal style. He accomplishes his goal of using his style effectively through his elevated diction, imagery, and use of symbolism. These are all apart of his style, which defines how he writes and accomplishes his desired goal.
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