Religious Influences in Lord of the Flies Yes you should put this in your notebook

Good vs. Evil: Religious concepts (Judeo- Christian tradition) dating back to The Garden of Eden The Garden of Eden is the beautiful garden where God intended Adam and Eve (the first two humans) to live in peace and contented innocence. The Garden of Eden is the beautiful garden where God intended Adam and Eve (the first two humans) to live in peace and contented innocence. –The garden had a tree of knowledge of good and evil, from which Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat. –They disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit when a SERPENT (who is the devil) tempted Eve and convinced her to eat the forbidden fruit. God drove them out of the Garden and punished women through painful childbirth and men through having to work. –In the world outside of the Garden of Eden, they were subject to Sickness, pain, and eventual death

The Fall This original sin (disobeying God) is known as The Fall of humankind. This original sin (disobeying God) is known as The Fall of humankind. This belief supports the idea that humans are inherently evil and it is their NATURE to sin. This belief supports the idea that humans are inherently evil and it is their NATURE to sin.

Connections Where do we see these in the book? Where do we see these in the book? –The serpent –Nature to sin –Fear of unknown

Epilepsy What is epilepsy? What is epilepsy? Who in the book has epilepsy? Who in the book has epilepsy?

Simon He suffers from epilepsy which in earlier periods of time was mistaken to be a gift to connect with the gods. He suffers from epilepsy which in earlier periods of time was mistaken to be a gift to connect with the gods.

Beast Conversation: Recognizes the human capacity for evil Recognizes the human capacity for evil Superficial nature of human moral systems Superficial nature of human moral systems Acknowledges the end of innocence Acknowledges the end of innocence –Loss of childhood Acknowledges the darkness within Acknowledges the darkness within

Simon as Christ figure