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Work InformationLord of the Flies (Casebook Edition Text Notes and Criticism) by William Golding
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. http://bookchronicle.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/revisted-reviews-lord-of-the-flies... ( ) Probably my favorite novel: a classic look at good versus evil and the inherent faculty for savagery that lies latently inside all human beings. Cynical and yet profound in tone, Golding attacks the notion of the "perfect savage," the idea that civilization is essentially an artificial and evil social construct, whereas Lord of the Flies argues that it is the only thing keeping us from regressing to the true and feral natures of our primitive ancestors. The central conflict takes place between Ralph, the democratic and civilizing voice of authority, and Jack, the repressed and violent voice of savagery (they can be likened, respectively, to Freud's "ego" and "id"). Meanwhile there is Piggy, a modern Promestheus and intellectual pragmatist; Simon, a compassionate "saint" and scapegoat who alone has the insight to identify "mankind's essential illness"; and Roger, a congenital sadist who represents evil in all its entirety. Inside each of these marooned British boys, as distinct as their individual personalities are, is the shared potential for moral degeneration, for violence, bloodlust, and murder. It is Beelzebub's enticing and corrupting cry for "fun" in its most visceral form; it is, quite aptly, the Lord of the Flies. no reviews | add a review
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A Casebook Edition containing the full text of LORD OF THE FLIES, plus notes and critical essays The material in this casebook edition of one of the most widely read novels of our time includes not only the full text of LORD OF THE FLIES, but also statements by William Golding about the novel, reminisces of Golding by his brother, an appreciation of the novel by E.M. Forster, and a number of critical essays from various points of vierw. Included are psychological, religious, and literary approaches by noted scholars and studies of the novel's relation to earlier works, as well as to other writings by Golding. The editors have also included bibliographical material and explanatory notes. Edited by James R. Baker and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. No library descriptions found. |
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