lord of the flies background information
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LoLORD
OF THE
FLIES
GOLDING
Born in England
1911-1993
Taught philosophy
& literature
Spent time in Navy in WWII
HE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE
FORLITERATURE IN
1983
THE HEIGHT
OF THE CO
LD WAR
HE WROTE L
OTF AT
AFTER WWII
STORY BEGINS IN MIDDLE OF NUKE WAR
THE BOYS ARE STRANDED ON AN ISLAND
WHEN THEIR EVACUATION PLANE CRASHES
SOUND FAMILIAR?
THERE ARE NO ADULTS
THIS NOVEL =
ALLEGORYA STORY THAT
USES CHARACTERS AND EVENTS
TO REPRESENT ABSTRACT
IDEAS
THE ISLAND IS A MICROCOSM
THERE ARE MULTIPLE THEMES IN THIS NOVEL
EVERYONE HAS A DARKSIDE
MAN WILL REVERT TO ANARCHY
WITHOUT LAW
FEAR CAN MAKE YOU COMMIT
ATROCITIES
Everyone losestheir innocence
IN THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
THERE ARE NO WINNERS
motifs
FREUD’S PERSONALITY THEORY
GARDEN OF EDEN
DEATH OF THE
MARKED
SPACES OF POWER
OBJECTS OF POWER
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
nature
SYMBOLS
PA
RA
CH
UTE
MA
N
THE ISLAND ITSELF
THE SCAR
WOUNDS
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