“It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after ... write after the war when everyone...
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“It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” ---- William Golding
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“It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.”
---- William Golding
The Lord of the Flies Author and Context Introduction
William Golding
Vital Statistics: Profession: Other Pertinent Facts: Genre: Loss of Innocence
The Lord of the Flies
� What’s with that title?
� It was published in
� It’s about a large group of English schoolboys marooned on an island during a horrible, world-wide nuclear war.
� The novel explores the question of the basic nature of man.
The Lord of the Flies
An allegory has two levels of meaning:
� One literal – what is actually happening
� One symbolic – what does it really mean
This novel is an allegory
The Lord of the Flies
Literally about boys stranded on an island
The Lord of the Flies
Symbolically about human nature and society
Photo Sources
� William & Ann Golding: http://www.william-golding.co.uk/life/photo-album.aspx
� Island photo: http://freewallpapersbase.com/nature-wallpapers/picture1/beach28-scenery-wallpapers.jpg
� Lord of the Flies: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/481889335382114306
