The book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a book full of symbolism. The biggest symbol is the entire island itself. This island and everything connected with this island is a symbol of the world in which we live today. The characters are symbolic of certain groups of people in our society, their actions are comparable to the actions of people in society, and the destructive, physical changes are similar to the changes of this earth. Each character on the island is equivalent to different groups of people on earth. Ralph and Jack represent the leaders of this world. Ralph leads because he wants everyone to work together, representing presidents, kings,