Rereading the first page of the book, one of the first things I noticed was the contrast between the sweater and the jungle. "Thought he had taken off his school sweater...the jungle was a bath of heat" (Page 1). The sweater would seem to symbolize civilization while the jungle represents savagery which I believe is a main theme in the book. The author has clearly chosen to put this motif into the book; probably to help us better understand it. However, a sweater is completely useless in the use it was made for in a jungle so maybe William Golding is trying to say that civilization or pieces of it is worthless in the jungle and instead you need human instincts to survive.
The second thing I noticed was the fact that Golding decides not to include any names on the first page, not even in the dialogue between Ralph and Piggy. I believe this is the authors attempt to make sure the reader realizes that its not particularly about the characters themselves instead what they embody and symbolize. This can be shown in the section where Piggy's glasses are introduced which play a crucial role of starting the fire later on in the book.
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