British writer and novelist Studied science at Oxford Changed major to English Became an English teacher During WW II he joined the Royal Navy Participated in the WWW II Familiar with its horrors and suffering ID: 238364
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William Golding (1911-1993)
British writer and novelist
Studied science at Oxford
Changed major to English
Became an English teacher
During WW II, he joined the Royal Navy
Participated in the WWW II
Familiar with its horrors and suffering
“But I went through war and that changed me.”Slide2
Lord of the Flies
Golding’s most famous novel (1954)
Rejected by many publishers Editor changed title from Strangers from Within to LOTF. First chapter was omitted: (how boys arrive to the island) Novel classified as:Adventure story, island story, allegory, fable, children literatureIt belongs to the Robinsonade tradition
Lord of the FliesSlide3
Effect of Ballantyne’s
The Coral Island
is evident in LOTF:Characters namesEnglish boysIsland storiesWords, values and imagesDirect reference to The Coral Island in chapters 2,12.
Golding invites readers to compare between his and Ballantyne’s (dialogue between texts/
intertextuality)
Lord of the FliesSlide4
Civilization vs. savagery
Loss of innocence
Darkness of man’s heartGood and evilEvil is innate (original sin)Democracy vs. dictatorshipCriticism of the public schools systems and headmasters in particularFear (real fear is from human beings)
Themes in Lord of the FliesSlide5
Plot/events/actions
Plot summary (the boy with fair hair , the fat boy, Ralph, piggy, finding the shell/conch, calling the others, meeting no.1, electing a leader/Ralph, Jack leader of hunters, exploring the island, no adults/grown-ups, failed hunting attempt, “next time their would be no mercy.”
Characters (Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, Roger, choir boys, little’uns)Setting (island/paradise, fictional/real world, microcosm vs. macrocosmChapter 1: The Sound of the ShellSlide6
Plot/events/actions
Plot summary (the boy with fair hair , the fat boy, Ralph, piggy, finding the shell/conch, calling the others, meeting no.1, electing a leader/Ralph, Jack leader of hunters, exploring the island, no adults/grown-ups, failed hunting attempt, “next time their would be no mercy.”
Characters (Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, Roger, choir boys, little’uns)Setting (island/paradise, fictional/real world, microcosm vs. macrocosmChapter 1: The Sound of the ShellSlide7
Conflict (Ralph vs. Jack, Jack vs. Piggy, civilization vs. savagery and primitive life, democracy vs. dictatorship, innocence vs. innate evil
Symblism
Characters (i.e. Ralph represents civilization, goodness, democracy and leadership-- Jack represents evil, dictatorship, savagery and primitive life– Piggy represents intellectuality)The shell/conchMeetings/elections/voting represent democracyIsland represents paradise turning into hell at the end of the novel—it also represents the real world
Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell