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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... human than to require labor and obedience from a cart horse or a hunting dog , and they felt that as long as the human was fed and sheltered and seldom beaten , it had no more right to complain of its lot than did a beast . Darwin did ...
... human sac- rifice . This pagan worship evolves despite the fact that Jack and his band were , as choirboys , certainly involved in church services at home . Jack would seem therefore to be a likely focal point for the establishment of ...
... human and European superiority , and at the same time , they reduced the story of Adam and Eve to one more creation myth . The publication of The Origin of Species was as radical and revolting to a great many people as the much earlier ...
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