In the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, creepers are a symbol of the ways the boys will become entangled in evil, in the same way the pig is entangled in the forest. The creepers are described as strong, sinuous, and strangling, like the propensity for naughtiness or even evil within the personalities of the boys. They are also seen as a representation of the choking weeds of the parable in the Christian Bible where the good news fell as seeds on the ground and were strangled by the weeds of sinfulness. The creepers are a part of the island setting that conveys the dark tone of the novel. They are also compared to snakes on the island because they wind and wrap around objects in a similar way.