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Join a group of British schoolboys on a deserted island post-WWII as they descend into savagery, led by symbols like the conch and the beast. Explore the breakdown of civilization and loss of innocence. Learn about the author William Golding's life and literary journey. Dive into the philosophical questions posed in this allegorical novel.
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Lord Of The Flies William Golding
Introduction Takes place around World War II A plane with a group of young British choir boys is shot down over the Pacific Ocean and lands on an deserted island. The boys are left to govern themselves, as there are no adult survivors, and take care of themselves, and survive together.
Conch In the beginning of the story, conch brings the boys together when they are spread out through the island Whoever has the conch in possession has the right to speak. Towards the end of the story, the purpose of the conch is demolished as chaos quickly spreads throughout the boys.
Signal fire The signal fire’s purpose is the attract the attention of passing ship. In the beginning the boys would have constant signal fires. When the fire dies down the boys lose hope and accept their lives on the island.
Breakdown of Civilization When the walls of society are taken out, humans can be put into a barbaric state The boys try to run their own version of government which always doesn’t make the best decisions
Loss of innocence Most of the children before being on the island are assumed to be very well mannered and behaved children. As the story progresses the boys turn from choir boys to savages and bloodthirsty hunters.
The Beast During the story there is a lot of talk about a beast Throughout the story, all of the boys are just about terrified about the beast, they are afraid that it will get to them and attack them. The beast could be symbolic of the beast that the boys have become. The boys’ behavior is what makes the beast come out in all of them
William Golding • He is considered one of the most distinguished twentieth century British novelists • He wrote novels, plays, and poems. They were mostly Fiction. • September 1953 after many rejections from other publishers, he sent a manuscript to Faber & Faber and was rejected by their reader. However, was championed by Charles Moneteith. Monteith asked for some changes to the text and the novel was published in September 1954 as Lord of the Flies
About William Golding • He was born in his Grandmother’s house on September 19, 1911 and he spent most holiday’s there. • He grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire • William received his early education at the school his father ran, Marlborough Grammar School. • In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. • In 1930 Golding went to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he read Natural Sciences for two years before transferring to English Literature. • He took his B.A degree with his Second Class Honours in the summer of 1934 and later that year a book of his poems was published by Macmillan & Co. This was by the help of his friend Adam.
More about William Golding • Married Ann Brookfield and they had two children Judith and David. • He served in the Royal Navy in 1940 command of a rocket ship. • His active service included involvement in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in 1940 and participating in the Normandy invasion. • Death- died of heart failure in 1993.
synopsis • Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding. It discusses how culture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British school-boys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves with tragic results.
Awards • The novel was chosen by Times Magazine “as one of the 100 best selling books from 1923 to 2005. • It was also awarded a place on both lists of Modern Library 100 Best Novels, reaching number 41 on the editor's list, and 25 on the reader's list. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 70 on the BBC's survey The Big Read
Why you should read it • Lord of the flies is one of the best books. The Lord of the Flies book plays the old philosophical question of "What if". What if a plane carrying a full load of school boys crashes on a deserted island with no adult survivors? What would happen to those boys? What would you expect to happen to them? How would they manage? Would they be able to survive? • what makes this novel so exciting is that Golding questions the true nature of humans and the way he uses such intricate symbolism. Golding poses two different philosophical views, those of Locke and Hobbs.
Questions • 1. What types of book does William Golding write? • 2. Who is Ralph? • 3. Who got killed in the book? Name one. • 4. What di they use to light a fire? • 5. What is the Lord of The Flies • 6. Who is Jack in the book? • 7. How’d the boys end up on the island? • 8. Who or what is the beast? • 9. What was used as the sign of authority? • 10. What year was the author born?
