Lord of the Flies SWBAT identify and describe background info. on LOTF through notes & a T.O.D.

QUICK WRITE Do you think people in the world are basically good, or basically bad? Why? (2-3 sentences)

Background Information: The biographical approach… William Golding—Author Born 1911 Educated at Oxford Joined the Royal Navy during WW II Add to notes: He published LOTF in 1954 Influenced by his experiences in the war LOTF is a British novel

Plot Info. (Basic Situation) Novel is set in a deserted island during wartime. A plane with a group of British school boys crashes on an island. The boys range in age from about 12 down to about 5-6. There are no adults! The plane ends up in the ocean and carried out to sea in a storm. They are far enough away from civilization and the boys are not likely to be rescued. The boys need to figure out how to survive.

Quick Check! A’s pick one item from your notes to share to your B’s. “One thing I learned is _________________.” B’s listen carefully to your partners as you may be sharing their response to the class.

Character Info Jack, Ralph, Piggy—main characters, older boys (12-14 y.o.), leaders Simon, Maurice, Roger, Sam, Eric—slightly younger boys (9-11 y.o.); important characters, but not leaders Littluns—”little ones” (5-6 y.o.) that need to be taken care of

Symbols Symbols are objects or people stand for something beyond themselves and have significance. In this book, both objects and people are symbols: ConchClothing GlassesPiggy FireJack BeastRalph

Allegory A symbolic story Characters and Setting stand for ideas and / or moral qualities. Many of the characters in the book stand for ideas or moral values (i.e. goodness, standing up for oneself, etc.)

Theme The theme of a story is the central idea, or insight, about life that the story reveals. Insight is a truth about human behavior Write an example.

Quick Check! A’s pick one item from your notes to share to your B’s. “One thing I learned is _________________.” B’s listen carefully to your partners as you may be sharing their response to the class.

Author’s Statement of Theme “I believe that man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature. “ “I believe that man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature. “ --William Golding Ignorance = unaware of, ignoring surroundings Can you put this into your own words?

Civility vs. Savagery Man is inherently (born with) evil and without the societal law, man will lose his ideals, values, and the basics between what is right and what is wrong. Man is inherently (born with) evil and without the societal law, man will lose his ideals, values, and the basics between what is right and what is wrong. Anarchy (without law or gov’t) and Savagery (barbaric state) will come to the forefront and destroy society. Anarchy (without law or gov’t) and Savagery (barbaric state) will come to the forefront and destroy society.

Id vs. Ego vs. Superego Sigmund Freud ( ), father of Psychoanalysis, studied reasons and motives behind actions. Sigmund Freud ( ), father of Psychoanalysis, studied reasons and motives behind actions. The characters in the novel personify the 3 different parts of the human mind: the id, the super ego, and the ego. The characters in the novel personify the 3 different parts of the human mind: the id, the super ego, and the ego.

Id vs. Ego vs. Superego Id Id Part of the personality that acts on impulse. Part of the personality that acts on impulse. Uses instinct. Acts before thinking. Uses instinct. Acts before thinking. Jack represents the id. This is the part of the unconscious mind that works always to gratify its own impulse. Jack represents the id. This is the part of the unconscious mind that works always to gratify its own impulse.

Id vs. Ego vs. Superego Ego Ego Ego is the part of the personality Ego is the part of the personality that weighs the options. Looks at consequences and decides what’s appropriate in society. that weighs the options. Looks at consequences and decides what’s appropriate in society. Ralph is the ego. He is the conscious mind that mediates between the id's demand for pleasure and the social pressures brought to bear by the superego. Ralph is the ego. He is the conscious mind that mediates between the id's demand for pleasure and the social pressures brought to bear by the superego.

Id vs. Ego vs. Superego Superego Superego The part of the personality corresponding most nearly to conscience. The part of the personality corresponding most nearly to conscience. It follows its moral compass and thinks about the extreme. It follows its moral compass and thinks about the extreme. Piggy is the superego. This is the part of the mind that seeks to control the impulsive behavior of the id. Piggy always reminds Ralph and the others of their responsibilities. Piggy is the superego. This is the part of the mind that seeks to control the impulsive behavior of the id. Piggy always reminds Ralph and the others of their responsibilities.

The Loss of Innocence When the boys are first deserted on the island, they behave like children, alternating between enjoying their freedom and expressing profound homesickness and fear. By the end of the novel, however, they mirror the war-like behavior of the adults of the English Home Counties: they attack, torture, and even murder one another without hesitation or regret. When the boys are first deserted on the island, they behave like children, alternating between enjoying their freedom and expressing profound homesickness and fear. By the end of the novel, however, they mirror the war-like behavior of the adults of the English Home Counties: they attack, torture, and even murder one another without hesitation or regret.

The Loss of Innocence The loss of the boys' innocence on the island runs parallel to, and informs their descent into savagery, and it recalls the Bible's narrative of the Fall of Man from paradise (refer to Biblical allegory –Adam & Eve). The loss of the boys' innocence on the island runs parallel to, and informs their descent into savagery, and it recalls the Bible's narrative of the Fall of Man from paradise (refer to Biblical allegory –Adam & Eve).

Writing Prompt How will you read this novel in light of this pre-view information? Why did we discuss these things first? How will this influence your reading of the novel?

Ticket out the Door Evaluate yourself in the terms of Sigmund Freud’s Id vs. Ego vs. Superego. Which one do you best embody? Explain why.