William Golding's Influence On Lord Of The Flies

Similar to most literary classics, William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies contains allusions to the Christian Bible and character archetypes that convey universal ideas. Golding’s story focuses on a group of British schoolboys who are stranded on an island and ultimately succumb to their innate savage tendencies. Literary analysts often compare components of Lord of the Flies to various aspects in the Christian Bible. For instance, the setting in Lord of the Flies is often linked to the Garden of Eden, and some characters are thought to have religious-inspired names. Critics believe Simon’s name originates from Jesus Christ’s disciple, Peter, whose name was originally Simon. Biblical allusions exist throughout the novel associated with

Abstract: William Golding won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983, for his first writing Lord of the Flies, in which symbolism is wildly used and attributes lots of symbolic meanings to the characters and events. The story thus becomes vivid and profound.

With an understanding of the inherent darkness in all men and first-hand experience with savagery and violence in World War II, William Golding used Lord of the Flies as not only a historical allegory and a pulpit from which to address the darkness in all men, but also as a metaphor and a example that no one is exempt from human nature. Golding’s characters in Lord of the Flies reflect this idea greatly, but none more so than Roger. Throughout Lord of the Flies, Golding uses the character of Roger to show the follies of mankind and the ability of all people to turn to savagery, as well as the inherent nature of man and society’s internalized acceptance of violence, stemming from Golding’s own experiences with the subject. Golding created

wrote this after publishing Lord of the Flies. It is our world, in the form of a story. The two leaders in the story are Ralph and Jack. Ralph starts off a comfortable leader of the boys, but by the end of the book, Ralph and his companion Piggy are alone facing Jack and the rest of the boys. As the novel progresses and the society on the island starts to change, so does Ralph. He begins thinking he has all the answers, but comes to realize that without Piggy he would have never gotten this far. By the end of the book, Ralph and Jack are complete opposites. Jack is about savagery and fun while Ralph is holding on to society, rules, and civilization. Appearing to be a weak leader due to defection of his followers, Ralph is actually dedicated and insightful, only loosing his followers because he could not compete with one category that attracts nearly everyone in the world: fun.

It may have taken millions of years for humans to evolve enough to create the sprawling civilizations known today, but it only takes a few months for a group of civil, educated boys to regress back into savagery. In his novel Lord of the Flies, author William Golding depicts a group of young British boys getting stranded on a deserted island sans adults. The boys must look out for themselves, forming a basic governing system and trying to survive. But the challenge soon proves too much to handle, and order deteriorates. William Golding conveys the universal theme of civilization vs. savagery in his novel Lord of the Flies using the literary elements of plot, setting, and characterization.

Literary devices are techniques often used by authors to portray in-depth analyses of major characters, storylines, and central themes, which take place in a story. These analyses help readers understand a message the author is trying to convey. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses different literary devices in order to demonstrate the boys’ struggle against the lack of society and law on the island, as well as the consequences that have transpired due to this loss. This conflict is evident through the different instances of irony, foreshadowing, and symbolism that occurs throughout the novel.

The Lord Of The Flies is a Nobel prize winning novel, written by William Golding. Who was an English teacher in 1930’s. The novel is about a group of young British school boys who find themselves deserted on an island in the Pacific Ocean and are forced to fight for themselves. This has a unique symbolism of characters and the events. The young boys don’t know how to fight for themselves and turn into complete savages by the end of the Novel and they have some freedom from the adult rules they are familiar with back at home.

William Golding, author of the classic novel, Lord of the Flies, had a number of life experiences that impacted his view of the world and led to the creation of his book. The most prominent experience he has had might of been his time spent in the Royal Navy, which revealed a darkness in himself and his writing. This darkness was portrayed by the beast by aspects of War, Fear, and Savagery.

Lord of the flies is the most famous literature book by William Golding because of his outstanding imagery and strong choice of diction. This gives the reader a better picture of Goldings perspective because authors tend to include a hint of their perspective in their writing. From start to finish the fear increased, the violence became overwhelming and the fight for power between Jack and Ralph becomes down to life or death. This creates a theme that humans are naturally evil.

English novelist and politician Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, once said, “The pen is mightier than the sword.”. We,as humans, have always had the feeling of fear. No matter how many people say they don’t have that feeling, they have it somewhere within them. This fear has always thrived us to think in a radical way and has pushed us to make some good and bad choices in life. Because of this fear human beings have felt the need to protect themselves as much as possible and they believe that by having the most sizable, vigorous, and lavish weapons, they will be safe and protected from all harm and will keep order within society stable. But what Lytton wants us to realize in his quote is that you really don’t

William James once said, “ The deepest principle in Human Nature is the carving to be appreciated.” William Golding wrote the novel Lord of the Flies in 1954. In the novel Lord the Flies, William Golding interprets the book into a real life experience in which he lived through during World War II. Golding believes that the basic nature of an individual is evil. The novel is about a group of british boys who are stranded on an island by themselves to survive with no adults. It took place during the World War II when a plane was shot down leaving them on an island. William Golding establishes connections from the book to real life experiences in history.

William Golding has the wisdom that all humans are capable of evil, having this notion cultivated through the trails of war. Golding began his military career in the Royal Navy, temporarily abandoning his teaching profession, in 1940. Eventually rising to a ranking of lieutenant, Golding experienced much of World War II at sea. He participated in many campaigns such as the sinking of the Bismarck and aided in the sinking and downing of many submarines and planes. His experiences of warfare lead Golding to state, "I began to see what people were capable of doing. Anyone who moved through those years without understanding that man produces evil as a bee produces honey, must have been blind or wrong in the head." ("Sir William Gerald Golding." 2014.). Golding promptly returned to his teaching and writing in 1945, where he shortly began writing Lord of the Flies. Utilizing influence from both his experiences in the war and his experiences from teaching unruly children, Golding builds his story with the idea that all humans, regardless of age, are capable of inhumanity.

William Golding shows in his award-winning book Lord of the Flies how the surroundings change the characters in this book. Through the actions of these characters- after their place crashed -William shows how this Beautiful but silent and isolated environment morphs these characters into what they become. He illustrates the transformation of these kids as they lose their identity.

II. William Goulding's experiences in World War II impacted his view of humanity and the evils of which it was able to create. As a young man, William Golding graduated from Oxford, allowing him to work as an actor, director and writer. During World War II after England had entered the war, Golding joined the Royal Navy. From his experiences had a large impact on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was able to create. Therefore, Goulding goes on to create one of England’s most famous novels, Lord of the Flies. In other words the novel which analyses the effect fear has on the human ability to control instincts and impulses.

If you have ever read Lord of the Flies, you can see where Stephen King comes off by saying this. Lord of the Flies is a story with a message, and it does tell a great tale of adventure and suspense. Golding would be really proud that his first novel, his first success, was looked so greatly upon by another great author, with numerous accounts of famous and great novels himself.