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William Golding’s Masterpiece 1911- 1993 Lord of the Flies William Golding’s Masterpiece 1911- 1993

Author and Context William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in England 1940 Golding joined the Royal Navy Participated in D-Day Experience in WWII had a profound effect on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was capable. His first and greatest success came with Lord of the Flies (1954)

About the Novel Set in mid 1940’s when Europe engulfed in war. A plane carrying British school boys is mistaken for a military craft and shot down. Only the boys survive the crash, and try to form a society and govern themselves.

The Island

Themes Civilization vs. Savagery Loss of Innocence Original Sin Fear that separates one from God Nature of Good and Evil Goodness is rare and fleeting Absolute Power http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/english/lord_of_the_flies/theme/activity/

Symbols in the Novel The Conch- Piggy’s Glasses- Lord of the Flies- Fire Signal-

Modern Day Allusions Allusion- (n.) an indirect reference to something There are many, many modern day allusions to Lord of the Flies in popular culture. For example….

The Simpsons The Simpson’s episode titled Das Bus is a parody of Lord of the Flies.

Survivor MarK Burnett’s CBS island show is said to have been inspired by LOTF.

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Popular Music Bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Nine Inch Nails, AFI, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones, and Pink Floyd have written songs about or have alluded to LOTF in their music.

Plot Overview Video http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/english/lord_of_the_flies/plot/activity/