Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical DocumentsBloomsbury Academic, 30 мая 2000 г. - Всего страниц: 232 A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, Lord of the Flies has proven to be one of the most enigmatic and provocative pieces of literature ever published. This casebook probes the many layers of meaning in the novel, examining its literary, philosophical, historical, scientific, and religious significance. Beginning with a literary analysis that explores the universality of the novel's characters, the story is considered as subversion of the adventure tale, comparing it to such classics as Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. From these literary depictions of savagery, this study delves deeper, confronting the long-running philosophical and biological debates about human nature that have absorbed such influential thinkers as Rousseau and Darwin. The full meaning of Lord of the Flies is further contextualized by tracing historical views on civilization, from the Victorian perspective, to the very real horrors of World War II. This casebook integrates analysis and primary documents, with excerpts from materials as diverse as the Bible, the writings of Darwin, and war crimes interviews, to explore the very nature of human aggression and evil. This book will spark students to consider intriguing connections between Golding's masterpiece and broader concepts of civilization, altruism, political leadership responsibilities, and the history of western imperialism. |
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... evil is mea- sured by their resemblance to the Indians of American western films , the cannibals of old cartoons , and all the other stock savage characters . However , in the Roger - Henry episode , Golding uses another word , perhaps ...
... evil ; they hate thinking , and have rarely any settled principles . Every school , in- deed , has its own traditionary standard of right and wrong , which cannot be transgressed with impunity . . . . This standard is ever varying ...
... evil , or neither ? 2. What are your personal views about good and evil ? Where do good and evil come from ? Why does one triumph or fail in a given set of circumstances ? 3. In Lord of the Flies , which of the boys is most guilty of evil ...
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The Ignoble Savage | 27 |
Education | 53 |
The Adventure Story | 89 |
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