or Here piggy, piggy…

or An Intro to The Lord of the Flies

Kevin WeaverDouglas Byrd High School1624 Ireland DrFayetteville, NC

Home of the Eagles

William Golding and The Lord of the FliesBorn September 19,

1911Joined British Royal

Navy during WWIIBook rejected 20

timesBestseller in US &

UKRetired off of this

book

The Influence of a World War (II, that is) Golding was a rocket

launcher commander during WWII.

Real-life violenceBrutality of warNuclear blastSmall scale

representation of the world

Themesare the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.

The loss of innocenceChildren to killersSaving to lostThe gladeDoesn’t happen to the

kids

Civilization RulesPeaceMoralityGood of group

Savagery

VS

GratificationSupremacyThe will of 1

CharactersAllegorical novel – characters represent more

than just themselvesLarge supporting cast4 main

RalphProtagonist12Elected leaderCivilization

PiggyRalph’s second

Whiny and smartScience and

rationality

JackAntagonistLeader of choir/huntersManipulativeBasic instincts

SimonShy, sensitive

Naturally “good”Connected to

natureKind to all things

Discovers the Beast

In ConclusionLord of the Flies is an allegorical novel using

many symbols and themes that directly relate to the ideas and experiences that William Golding experienced during WWII. While written in the 50’s, the story very much relates to our society as well.

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By Kevin WeaverDouglas Byrd High School

Cumberland County SchoolsGrades 10 – 12

World Literature and PublicationsFebruary 25 , 2008