Golding's Intentions Flashcards
Which novel could Golding have been responding to in LOTF?
Coral Island
Who wrote Coral Island?
Ballantyne
How does Golding use Structure?
descent into chaos from order
What techniques does Golding use to portray the descent from order?
foreshadowing
repetition
mirroring
What does ‘use a littlun’ foreshadow?
death of Simon
What does the fire foreshadow in Chapter 2?
hunting Ralph
What does Roger throwing stones at Henry foreshadow?
death of Piggy
What does ‘would make a wizard fort’ foreshadow?
Castle Rock
fracturing division
What does ‘we shall do you’ foreshadow?
all of the boys’ inner evil/involvement
How does Golding use mirroring to show the decent into chaos?
assemblies mirror each other
- parallels and differences track collapse of order
Give an example of mirroring
‘shape of the old assembly, trodden in the grass, listened to him’
How does Golding use repetition to show the descent into chaos?
killing of pig
- chilling foreboding
What does Deus ex machina mean?
God from the machine
How does Golding use Deux ex Machina?
abrupt way to bring narrative to an end
When does Golding use Deus ex machina?
Ralph runs to naval officer
How are the dead airman and the naval officer significant?
microcosm of war -> return to macrocosm of war
What does the chant / hunting foreshadow?
death / attempted murder
When was Lord of the Flies written?
1954
What type of novel is Lord of the Flies?
Bildungsroman
How is Lord of the Flies a political allegory?
totalitarianism vs liberalism
How is Lord of the Flies a biblical allegory?
original sin
How is Lord of the Flies a Freudian reading?
governed by id/ego/superego
Who wrote Heart of Darkness?
Joseph Conrad
What is Heart of Darkness about?
study of human capacity to be evil
How is Heart of Darkness linked to Lord of the Flies?
boys ability to cause suffering and be evil
What is the first line of the book?
The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon.
What is the last line of the book?
He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance.
State the quote that links to Heart of Darkness
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.
finish the quote : ‘ralph wept for…
…the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart…’
