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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... morals . Accordingly , some discussion of the nature and traditions of public school life seems appropri- ate . Public ... moral conser- vatism of the nation trickled into the public schools . The prefect system was introduced to enlist ...
... moral order to their own community . Bertrand Russell , at age ten , reasoned , “ The bigs hit me , so I hit the ... morality ; how it prevents bul- lying , upholds manliness , is the bulwark of discipline , and makes boys more earnest ...
... morally inferior to Europeans , the fact remained that he had challenged one of the fundamental beliefs of his society ... moral absolutes . The God - given good and evil of the- ology were replaced , suddenly , with adaptive and non ...
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