Transcript The Great Gatsby - William S. Hart Union High School District

Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Lord of the Flies
• Golding’s crowning achievement
• Golding’s experiences in World War II
influenced his view of humanity and the
evils of which it is capable.
• Lord of the Flies is a fictional story about a
group of English schoolboys stranded on a
tropical island after their plane is shot
down during a war.
• Free from the rules and structures of
civilization and society, the boys on the
island in Lord of the Flies descend into
savagery.
• The boys break into groups
– some behave peacefully and work together to
maintain order and achieve common goals
– others rebel and seek only anarchy and
violence
• Time and place written- Early 1950s;
Salisbury, England
• Narrator/Point of View- Third-person
omniscient narrator (all knowing and
conveys the events of the novel without
commenting on the action or intruding
into the story).
• Tone- Dark; violent; pessimistic; tragic
• Setting (place)- A deserted tropical
island
• Protagonist- Ralph
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Genre- Allegory; adventure story
• Major Themes:
– Civilization vs. savagery
– The loss of innocence
– Innate human evil
• Symbols:
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The conch shell
Piggy’s glasses
The signal fire
The beast
The Lord of the Flies
Main characters (Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, and
Roger)
– And more…
Main Characters
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
Piggy
• Physically- overweight, weak,
wears glasses, has asthma
• Intellectually- smart (lots of
ideas), sensible, sensitive
• Socially- self-conscious, adultlike, outcast, talkative
Ralph
• Physically- tall, fit, good-looking,
fair haired, among the oldest
• Intellectually- street smart,
logical
• Socially- leader, popular, wellliked, fair
Jack
• Physically- freckled, weaker, short,
red hair, thin, sings (leads choir boys)
• Intellectually- not smart, conniving,
stubborn, egotistical
• Socially- arrogant, dominant, selfish,
bully
Simon
• Physically- short, dark hair, lanky,
faints sometimes
• Intellectually- deep thinker, rightbrained, observant, rational, innocent
• Socially- quiet, pleasant, wavering,
hard-working, independent
Class work:
Complete C-Notes Questions
• 4 Level 1 Questions
• 3 Level 2 Questions
• 3 Level 3 Questions
– Write these in the margin provided and space
them out over the length of the notes.
• Summary: Write a 5 sentence summary in
the box on the back