Lord of the FliesBy William Golding

Pre-AP 9th grade Lit./Comp.

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesWilliam Golding wrote Lord of the Flies

at the end of WWII. It was published in 1954 at the beginning of the Cold War.

Genre - The novel is an allegory about human nature and society with dystopian characteristics.

The novel alludes to the conflict between democracy and totalitarian communism.

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesThe novel encompasses three main

concepts: An adventure/action story A psychological novel about people

under extreme stress A symbolic novel about the nature

of humankind and the role of civilization

Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies Literary Terms found in the novel:

Simile Personification Hyperbole Foreshadowing Alliteration Allusion Dramatic irony Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesLiterary Terms found in the novel:

Polysyndeton Asyndeton Synecdoche Archetype Verisimilitude Zeugma Foil

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesWhat is a motif ?Cite examples of Biblical motifs:

Simon as a Christ-figure

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesWhat is an archetype?

Piggy as a scapegoat

Simon As a representative of goodness and kindness

Jack As the primal, instinctual mind or militaristic

mind

Ralph As the orderly forces of civilization

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesSymbols

the conch shell

the fire

the island

the island

the pig’s head

the spectacles

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesCharacter Analysis:

Classify the major characters as either static or dynamic

Compare & contrast Ralph, Jack, & Roger

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesThemes - civilization vs. savagery loss of innocence innate evil in all humans

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesStructural Development of the novel:

ExpositionRising actionClimaxFalling actionResolution

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesAP Vocabulary – Terms of Reference

chiasmus understatement parody zeitgeist deus ex machina