Lord of the Flies is a novel in which William Golding comments on human nature through a group of boys marooned on a deserted tropical island. William Golding is an Oxford University graduate who also served in the Royal Navy during World War II. In addition to being an author, poet and playwrigh...

Lord of the flies When set apart from ordered society, people revert from civilized behaviour to savagery. This is especially true in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, where many aspects of the island society represent the war and destruction occurring in the real world. At first, William Golding...

William Goldings 'Lord of the Flies' was first published in 1954 and is now recognised as a classic all over the world. I think William Golding concentrates on looking at the pessimistic side of humanity in 'Lord of the Flies', a total contrast to 'Coral Island' whe...

This was the most interesting book I have ever read. It is sort of a cross between Alive and Hatchet. Because the book is extremely addictive and written so superbly, it did not take long for me to get into it and finish it. The characters are the best part of Lord of the Flies. All British and mal...

In Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding, the protagonist Ralph asks his friend Piggy, "What makes things break up like they do?" (127). This very serious question gives insight into the novel's central theme. Before analyzing the novel, however, it is first important to note the historica...

Glasses These are a representation of Piggy and since he wears them, he takes on the values they symbolise like insight, common sense which is lacking towards the end when the glass cracks, guidance, reason, intelligence, the consequence of action (unlike Simon he knew that every action had a conse...

Foreshadowing is a device often used in literature to hint at major events of a piece of writing, or the climax. William Golding masterfully uses this technique in his novel many times to grab the reader's attention, and add depth. Lord of the Flies, his 1954 work about a group of boys strande...

William Golding once believed in the idea that the educated, civilized people could do no wrong, but that is before the events of WWII forever changed his view of society (Spitz). In regards to that time, Golding once stated that, "...anyone who moved through those years without understanding t...

Often times, authors use characters in their novels and stories as symbols. The characters may be symbolic of the tangible as well as the non-tangible. In addition, characters can often be looked at with a psychological approach to literature in order to better determine or understand their symbol...

Lord of the Flies William Golding has portrayed the characters from the beginning into very different people as the book has gone on. In particular, there have been major contrasts between the character and major changes within the characteristics after each chapter, especially involving Jack,...