Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Goldings, the Nobel Prize-winner 1954 dystopian novel, allegorizes the story of schoolboys marooned on an island to investigate mankind’s inherent savagery. [1] William Golding wrote ‘Lord of the Flies’, because of World War 2. Since he was a part of World War 2, the violence and terror in the war gave him a huge influence about human life. [2]Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. [3]
Plot
William Golding’s 1954 novel "Lord of the Flies" tells the story of a group of young boys who find themselves alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and a system of organization, but without any adults to serve as a civilizing impulse, the children eventually become violent and brutal. In the context of the novel, the tale of the boys' descent into chaos suggests that human nature is fundamentally savage.[4]
Controversy
More recent versions of "Lord of the Flies" have modified some of the languages in the book, but the novel originally used racist terms, particularly when referring to Black people. A committee of the Toronto, Canada Board of Education ruled on June 23, 1988, that the novel is "racist and recommended that it be removed from all schools" after parents objected to the book's use of racial profanity, saying that the novel denigrated Black people, according to the ALA. [5] The Toronto Board of Education tried to have it removed from schools because of a reference to the word “niggers” and other insults towards African Americans [6]
References
- ↑ Lord of the Flies. Sparknotes. Retrieved January 16 2021.
- ↑ Nidharshini, Neethu. why did william golding write lord of the flies. Prezi. 7 Oct 2017. Retrieved January 16 2021.
- ↑ William Golding. Wikipedia. Retrieved January 16 2021.
- ↑ Somers, Jeffrey. 'Lord of the Flies' Summary. ThoughtCo. 26 July 2020. Retrieved January 16 2021.
- ↑ Somers, Jeffrey. 'Lord of the Flies' Summary. ThoughtCo. 26 July 2020. Retrieved January 16 2021.
- ↑ Bridge, Sam. The Controversy of 'Lord of the Flies'. Vocal Media. Retrieved January 16 2021.
