Lord of the FliesLord of the Fliesby William Goldingby William Golding

I. IntroductionI. Introduction

A.A. Post World War II Era—WWII scared Post World War II Era—WWII scared everyone—even the winnerseveryone—even the winners

B. Two Opposing Views of Human B. Two Opposing Views of Human NatureNature

I. IntroductionI. Introduction

C.C. The Story as an AllegoryThe Story as an Allegory1.1. What is an allegory?What is an allegory?

2. What is a microcosm?2. What is a microcosm?

II. Main ThemesII. Main Themes

A. Human Nature: Good vs EvilA. Human Nature: Good vs Evil1.1. What is good and evil?What is good and evil?2.2. Source for evil?Source for evil?3.3. The God problemThe God problem

B. Civilization vs. NatureB. Civilization vs. Nature

II. Main Themes continuedII. Main Themes continued

C.C. Loss of InnocenceLoss of Innocence

D.D. Fear and Ignorance (the unknown)Fear and Ignorance (the unknown)

E.E. The Love of PowerThe Love of Power

II. Themes continuedII. Themes continued

F.F. Search for the Truth (blindness and Search for the Truth (blindness and sight)sight)

F.F. Loss of IdentityLoss of Identity

III. The SettingIII. The Setting

A. The island: paradise with cutting A. The island: paradise with cutting edges – a microcosm of the worldedges – a microcosm of the world

III. The SettingIII. The Setting

1. beach and lagoon1. beach and lagoon

2. fruit orchard (Eden)2. fruit orchard (Eden)

3. jungle3. jungle

III. The SettingIII. The Setting

III. The Setting continuedIII. The Setting continued

4. The mountain4. The mountain

5. The castle (rock bluff)5. The castle (rock bluff)

6. Allegory of the island6. Allegory of the island

IV. CharactersIV. Characters

A.A. RalphRalph

B. PiggyB. Piggy

IV. CharactersIV. Characters

C.C. JackJack

D.D. SimonSimon

IV. CharactersIV. CharactersE.E. RogerRoger

E.E. SamnericSamneric

V. Symbols (see symbol chart)V. Symbols (see symbol chart)

A.A. Setting symbolsSetting symbols

B.B. Character symbolsCharacter symbols

C.C. Object symbolsObject symbols

VI. ConclusionVI. Conclusion

A.A. Psychological importance of Lord of Psychological importance of Lord of the Flies to today’s worldthe Flies to today’s world

B.B. Social ImportanceSocial Importance

C. Universal ImportanceC. Universal Importance