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William Golding (1911-93)

William Golding (1911-93). His ideas. 1984 Nobel Prize Man’s anarchic nature eventually caused the downfall of orderly society. Human beings constantly spoil their chance to make a good world, because the bad qualities in their nature overwhelm them.

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William Golding (1911-93)

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  1. William Golding(1911-93)

  2. His ideas • 1984 Nobel Prize • Man’s anarchic nature eventually caused the downfall of orderly society. • Human beings constantly spoil their chance to make a good world, because the bad qualities in their nature overwhelm them. • Man’s worst tendencies could be controlled by civilization but not changed.

  3. Features of his writings • 1.exploration of human nature; • 2.use of allegories; • 3.his stories set in strange locations or undefined time and place, thus emphasizing the timeless nature and universal significance.

  4. Lord of the Files (1954) • a modern allegory, in which a group of school boys are wrecked on a desert island: effects of civilization break down and they return to their essential animal nature .

  5. Lord of the Files • Two groups fight: • one guards the fire (dreamers and poets, reason, civilization); • the other hunts for food (men of action, irrationality, anarchic nature).

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