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Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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
Setting Takes place on a tiny coral island in the
South Pacific during the war Hot & Sunny Island is uninhabited except for the boys
Themes Civilization vs. Savagery Loss of Innocence Innate Human Evil
Motifs
Biblical Parallels Natural Beauty Bullying of the
Weak by the Strong Outward Trappings
of Savagery
Symbols Plane Crash Forest Scar Island Dead Parachutist Chanting & Dancing of
the Hunters Logs Big Boys Little Boys Naval Officer
Conch Shell Piggy’s Glasses Signal Fire The Beast The Lord of the Flies Ralph Piggy Jack Simon Roger
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
Ralph
Handsome, athletic, 12-year-old boy
Elected leader by the boys
Sensible & self-confident
Jack
Leader of the choirboys
Aggressive Envious of
Ralph
Piggy
Fat, asthmatic, clumsy, older boy
Befriends & advises Ralph An orphan
SamnEric
Sam and Eric Twins Support Ralph
Roger
Cruel, older boy
Enjoys intimidating others
The Choirboys
Singers led by Jack Familiar with taking
orders They remain loyal to
him
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