Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies

• William Golding

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What does the title mean????

• Lord of the Flies is a translation of the Hebrew
  word, baal-zevuv
• Greek word for it is Beelzeboub
• English word is Beelzebub, which can mean satan,
  chief devil, or fallen angel

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Setting

• Takes place on a tiny coral island in the South
  Pacific during the war
• Hot Sunny
• Island is uninhabited except for the boys

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Themes

• Civilization vs. Savagery
• Loss of Innocence
• Innate Human Evil

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Motifs

• Biblical Parallels
• Natural Beauty
• Bullying of the Weak by the Strong
• Outward Trappings of Savagery

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Symbols

• Plane Crash
• Forest Scar
• Island
• Dead Parachutist
• Chanting Dancing of the Hunters
• Logs
• Big Boys
• Little Boys
• Naval Officer

• Conch Shell
• Piggys Glasses
• Signal Fire
• The Beast
• The Lord of the Flies
• Ralph
• Piggy
• Jack
• Simon
• Roger

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Allegorical Novel

• A literary work in which the characters, events,
  objects, and ideas have secondary or symbolic
  meanings.
• Entertaining story that even children can enjoy
• Beneath the surface there lies a deeper meaning

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Ralph

• Handsome, athletic, 12-year-old boy
• Elected leader by the boys
• Sensible self-confident

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Jack

• Leader of the choirboys
• Aggressive
• Envious of Ralph

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Piggy

• Fat, asthmatic, clumsy, older boy
• Befriends advises Ralph
• An orphan

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SamnEric

• Sam and Eric
• Twins
• Support Ralph

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Roger

• Cruel, older boy
• Enjoys intimidating others

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The Choirboys

• Singers led by Jack
• Familiar with taking orders
• They remain loyal to him

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William Golding

• 1911-Born in Cornwall
• Actor, lecturer, small craft sailor, musician,
  finally a school master
• 1940-Joined Royal Navy
• Present at the sinking of the Bismarck
• Retired a lieutenant
• Resumed teaching
• 1954- Published his first and most famous novel,
  Lord of the Flies
• 1961- Retired from teaching to write (wrote 12
  more novels)
• 1983- Awarded Nobel Prize
• 1988- Knighted
• 1993- Died at home that Summer

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