William Golding wrote the novel Lord of the Flies to draw attention to the chaos in society during World War II. Throughout the novel, there is a large amount of symbolism that allows readers to better understand its ideas and concepts. There are many symbolic objects in Lord of the Flies that help expand its perception of World War II and its theme that there is a little evil and savagery in everyone. Three of the most important symbolic objects are Piggy's glasses, the conch shell and the traffic light. First, among the many symbolic objects of Lord of the Flies are Piggy's glasses. His glasses symbolize many different things in the novel. First, they symbolize hope. The boys use Piggy's glasses to light their signal fire, and without their fire, there is no hope for them to ever be saved from the island. Therefore, the boys' only hope of leaving the island lies in the condition of Piggy's glasses. If they weren't in good enough condition to make a fire, there would be no hope of them leaving the island. Second, Piggy's glasses represent civilization. Piggy's glasses are a little piece of civilization they can hold on to. When the glasses are first cracked, it is a symbolic decline in the civilization of the island boys. Jack hits Piggy and the glasses fall off his face, only one of the lenses is broken which is half of the destruction of civilization. But when Piggy is crushed by the rock and his glasses are destroyed, it represents the total destruction of their civilization and the boys descend into savagery and begin to hunt Ralph down. Finally, Piggy's characteristics signify his ability to "see", both literally and figuratively...... middle of paper ......g so that they can be rescued. He demonstrates his desire to be saved when he exclaims, “Fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be saved, except by luck, if we do not keep the fire going? Is a fire too difficult for us to start? »(80). At the beginning of the novel, the way the boys tend the fire is a sign that they want to be saved and reintegrated into society. When the fire dies or burns out, the boys seem to lose sight of their desire to be rescued and accept their wild life on the island. In this way, the traffic light functions as a sort of indicator of the boy's connection to civilization. Ironically, at the end of the novel, a fire finally attracts a ship to the island but it is not the signal fire, but rather a fire of savagery. To conclude, the traffic light symbolizes hope and the boys' connection to civilization..