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William Golding’s

William Golding’s. William Golding. Born in 1911 in Cornwall, England Became a teacher 1940 he joined the Royal Navy and fought in WWII Lord of the Flies published in 1954. Is novel is an allegory

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William Golding’s

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  1. William Golding’s

  2. William Golding • Born in 1911 in Cornwall, England • Became a teacher • 1940 he joined the Royal Navy and fought in WWII • Lord of the Flies published in 1954

  3. Is novel is an allegory • Allegory: characters and objects have symbolic significance that show the novel’s central themes and ideas

  4. Setting: Tropical Island

  5. Plot: • A plane evacuating a group of schoolboys is shot down over a deserted tropical island. • This means that the boys have no adult supervision and are entirely on their own.

  6. THEMES • The theme of a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave. • In fiction, the theme is not intended to teach or preach. In fact, it is not presented directly at all. You extract it from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story.

  7. Civilization vs. Savagery

  8. Loss of Innocence What happens to young boys when there is no one to protect them…

  9. Evil comes to the island through temptation. The island is symbolic of The Garden of Eden.

  10. CONFLICT: The instinct to live by the rules and value the good of the group. VS. The instinct for immediate gratification of your desires.

  11. With no laws…some boys will become savages.

  12. Symbols What are some of the symbols in Lord of the Flies?

  13. The Beast is a biblical name Beelzebub, a powerful demon in hell sometimes thought to be the devil himself. Symbolizes: the Power of evil itself

  14. The Conch • Civilized authority • Democracy

  15. The island is Paradise… before the boys arrive (Garden of Eden) and then after the arrival of the boys, corrupted by the world of humankind.

  16. Signal Fire Hope

  17. Chanting and Dancing of the Hunters • Blind emotion • Loss of reason

  18. Piggy and his Glasses • Insight • Wisdom • Knowledge

  19. The Killing of the First Pig • Original Sin

  20. Jack and Ralph • Cain and Abel

  21. Broken Conch Failure or breakdown of society on the island.

  22. The Big Boys/ The Littuns / The Naval Officer • The emerging generation of evil • The next generation of evil. • The present generation of evil.

  23. Ralph • The Protagonist • Name means “council” • Represents the civilized instinct

  24. …RALPH • Ralph, in addition to supervising the project of constructing shelters, feels an instinctive need to protect the “littluns”. • he quickly establishes himself as the chief of the group, although not by any harsh, overt or physical action, but by being elected. • Ralph has many leadership skills yet sometimes lacks confidence

  25. Jack • The antagonist • Name means “one who supplants”

  26. Jack becomes an immediate threat to Ralph’s leadership, jealous of Ralph. Turns his choir group into “hunters”, who are responsible for hunting for meat and taking care of the fire. Jack’s tribe gradually becomes more animalistic and savage.

  27. Simon • Only naturally “good” character • Name means “listener” • Christ-like figure • Simon is also epileptic. Seizures often cause his hallucinations.

  28. Piggy • Ralph’s “lieutenant” • Represents the rational, scientific side of civilization • Also, represents the pigs on the island who Jack slaughters

  29. Piggy • His real name is never revealed. • is Ralph’s chief adviser and “true, wise friend.” • He represents the role of intelligence, reason and civilization.

  30. Roger • Jack’s “lieutenant” • Name means “spear” • Represents the evil lurking within • Roger, at first, is a simple "bigun" who's having fun during his stay on the island

  31. Sam and Eric • incapable of acting independently of one another, they act as one; names blend as together as novel progresses and they lose identity through fear of the beast • Easily influenced as time passes.

  32. The Lord of the Flies • represents evil; superstition; fear; the sin of gluttony associated with Beezlebub; he rules over excessive eating and drinking (what Jack offers to the tribe); the glutton lives to eat- a state that soon escalates to forgetting gratitude

  33. Beelzebub • Fallen angel • Considered Satan himself (or possibly 2nd in command)

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