Lord Of The Flies Context Flashcards
What did Golding have an interest in?
The existence of evil
What is the title “Lord of the flies” a reference to?
The devil or “Beelzebub”, which is intersting as lord of the flies is associated with Jack
How is the exustence of evil explored thoughout the novel?
Through the idea of the beast/the boys degeneration into savagery /the background of war
What had the people of Britain just been through?
WW2
What did they think would happen between the western countries and the soviet union?
A nuclear war
What is a similarity between Jacks leadershio and the leadership in Nazi Germany?
They both have adopted a system of rewarding the strong and attacking the weak.
What was Golding revolted by in WW2?
the Nazi concentration camps/the treatment.of prisoners in Japan/the atomic bombing against civilians
What opinion did he form if humanity?
That we are naturally savage and unforgiving, seeing that good can be corrupted
When was Golding born?
1911
Where was he born?
Cornwall
When did he die?
1993
How did he serve in the war?
He served with the royal navy-this experience of the war caused him to change his opinion on humanity as he no longer saw us as naturally good and innocent.
