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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 Piggy’s 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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