Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Lord of the Fliesby William Golding
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I. Introduction

• Post World War II EraWWII scared everyoneeven
  the winners

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• B. Two Opposing Views of Human Nature

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I. Introduction

• The Story as an Allegory
• What is an allegory?
• 2. What is a microcosm?

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II. Main Themes

• A. Human Nature Good vs Evil
• What is good and evil?
• Source for evil?
• The God problem
• B. Civilization vs. Nature

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II. Main Themes continued

1. Loss of Innocence
2. Fear and Ignorance (the unknown)
3. The Love of Power

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II. Themes continued

• Search for the Truth (blindness and sight)
• Loss of Identity

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III. The Setting

• A. The island paradise with cutting edges a
  microcosm of the world

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III. The Setting

• 1. beach and lagoon
• 2. fruit orchard (Eden)
• 3. jungle

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III. The Setting
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III. The Setting continued

• 4. The mountain
• 5. The castle (rock bluff)
• 6. Allegory of the island

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IV. Characters

• Ralph
• B. Piggy

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IV. Characters

1. Jack
2. Simon

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IV. Characters

• Roger
• Samneric

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V. Symbols (see symbol chart)

1. Setting symbols
2. Character symbols
3. Object symbols

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VI. Conclusion

• Psychological importance of Lord of the Flies to
  todays world
• Social Importance
• C. Universal Importance