1. William
Golding’s

2. William Golding Born in 1911 in Cornwall, England Became a teacher
1940 he joined the Royal Navy and fought in WWII
Lord of the Flies published in 1954

3. Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to him in 1983
William Golding
Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to him in 1983
He died in 1993

4. Lord of the Flies
Is an allegory
This means that the characters and objects are infused with symbolic significance that conveys the novel’s central themes and ideas

5. Lord of the Flies Plot
A plane evacuating a group of schoolboys is shot down over a deserted tropical island
This means that the boys have no adult supervision and are entirely on their own

6. THEMES

7. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.

8. Civilization versus Savagery

9. This is the conflict between

10. The instinct to live by the rules and value the good of the group.

11. Versus

12. The instinct for immediate gratification of your desires.

13. Loss of Innocence

14. The boys become savages.

15. Motifs

16. Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

17. Biblical Parallels

18. The island is Paradise.

19. Evil comes to the island through temptation.

20. Symbols

21. Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.

22. The Conch Shell

23. Symbol of civilization and order

24. Piggy’s glasses

25. Symbol of the power of science and intellectual endeavor in society.

26. The Signal Fire

27. Symbol of the boy’s connection to civilization.

28. The Beast

29. Symbol of the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all human beings.

30. The Lord of the Flies

31. Is the literal translation of the biblical name Beelzebub, a powerful demon in hell sometimes thought to be the devil himself.

32. Is a symbol of the power of evil.

34. Ralph
The Protagonist
12 years old
Represents the civilizing instinct

35. Jack
The antagonist
Leader of the choir
Leader of the hunters

36. Simon
Only naturally “good” character

37. Piggy Ralph’s “lieutenant”
Represents the rational, scientific side of civilization

38. Roger
Jack’s “lieutenant”
Represents the evil lurking within

39. Sam and Eric
A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph

40. The Lord of the Flies
Name given to a pig’s head offered to the “beast”
Represents the primordial instincts of power and cruelty

41. The End