Concetti Chiave
- William Golding was a teacher and theatre writer, served in the Royal Navy, and won the Nobel Prize before passing away in 1993.
- Golding's works, including "The Spire" and "The Lord of the Flies," explore human nature by depicting imaginative situations.
- Themes in his writing often highlight the idea of man's inherent evil and the tension between civilized behavior and primal instincts.
- "The Lord of the Flies" is a novel where boys stranded on a desert island descend into savagery, critiquing the optimistic portrayal of civilization in "Coral Island."
- The novel concludes with an encounter with a naval officer who misinterprets the boys' chaotic state as mere play, highlighting a contrast in perspectives.
He was born in Cornwall, he was a teacher and theatre writer during the Second World War. He was in the English Royal Navy in 1953. He received the Nobel Prize and died in 1993
* Works: The Spire, The lord of the flies, The Paper Man
* Main themes: he explorer the human nature through the creation of imaginative situation.
The idea that the essence of man is evil. Everything man produces is malign.
The contrast between the civilised nature of man and his bestial and primitive instincts which man discovers in certain situation.
Symbols and allegories. Old myths presented with a new force.
* Narration: The story is told through the different point of view.
The Lord of the Flies
* The story: a group of boys during the War after a plain crash find them selves in a desert island. They try to survive by creating an organized society but they don’t respect the rules. Their lives become a chaos and they become savages.
* Features: apparently it seems an adventure novel but in reality it is an up-side-down traditional novel. It’s a criticism against the “Coral Island” of Ballantyne, an adventure novel for children, exalting the English civilisation. The characters of “Lord of the flies” are the same of those of “Coral Island”, the situation is the same, but the result is different. In fact in Golding’s novel has no optimistic view and the characters are not heroes, but savages and they embody evil. In the end they’re rescued but they return to adult’s world which is devilish like their one.
* The extract: in this passage it is presented the final situation, after the murdering of two boys of the group. Ralph sets the island on fire and another of a ship sees the smoke, he thinks that one is asking for help and goes with a cutter on the island. There he meets the group of boys. The first part is a description of the physical aspect of the officer in contrast with the bad look of the boys. Ralph is in fear because for the first time he’s aware of what had happened. The point of view of the officer is the one of “English man” convinced of the superiority of English civilisation, so he believes that the boys are playing a game.
Domande da interrogazione
- Quali sono i temi principali esplorati da William Golding nelle sue opere?
- Qual è la trama principale de "Il Signore delle Mosche"?
- In che modo "Il Signore delle Mosche" critica "Coral Island" di Ballantyne?
Golding esplora la natura umana attraverso situazioni immaginative, evidenziando l'essenza maligna dell'uomo e il contrasto tra la natura civilizzata e gli istinti primitivi.
La storia segue un gruppo di ragazzi che, dopo un incidente aereo durante la guerra, si ritrovano su un'isola deserta. Tentano di creare una società organizzata, ma finiscono per diventare selvaggi e il caos prevale.
"Il Signore delle Mosche" è una critica a "Coral Island", poiché ribalta la visione ottimistica della civiltà inglese. I personaggi di Golding non sono eroi, ma incarnano il male e la loro società diventa selvaggia e caotica.
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