Any interesting, thought-provoking and moving story or novel has many key aspects. It must have excellent plot, character development, and story development as well, but more importantly, it must have many layers that a reader can delve into and analyze. These commonly come in the form of allegories. An allegory, by definition, is a work of literary art in which a deeper, hidden meaning can be found. They not only express the author's opinions and engage the reader, but they also reveal moral principles that are not commonly found without analysis. A great example of allegorical and metaphorical representation in novels is William Golding's critically acclaimed novel Lord of the Flies. At first glance, the novel tells the story of a group of boys stranded on a deserted island, eager to escape but ultimately succumbing to a primitive state of nature as the story progresses. When analyzed further, however, one can see that the novel is full of allegories, motifs, and symbolism. Among these is a political allegory in which Golding chooses to assign each character and even banal objects a very specific role in various forms of government. He also chooses for his novel to parallel the Bible, with key events in the plot of the story representing important events in religious teachings. Finally, it allows Freudian psychology to interpret each character as an aspect of the human mind, checking and balancing each other as the boys' society quickly falls into chaos. Through interpretation, Lord of the Flies can represent political, religious and psychological allegories. First, the interactions between the boys in the novel and the relationships that form between them lead Lord of the Flies to represent a political allegory... . middle of the paper ......a parallel to an important aspect of the Bible and its teachings. Finally, the characters are compared to aspects of the human mind when the novel is interpreted as a psychological allegory, helping to strengthen the relationships and struggles between them. All these allegories, motifs and metaphors are layers of the story and must be analyzed thoroughly to discover the true intent of the author. At the same time, they all refer to the superficial morality of a society's descent into a chaotic state of nature in the face of diverse and conflicting opinions and beliefs. In conclusion, allegories are used throughout literature to make a novel richer and more opulent by reinforcing and supporting recurring themes throughout the work, and Lord of the Flies skillfully utilizes this literary device through its abundant use of metaphors, motifs, and internal morals..