Notes on Lord of the Flies including such details as: themes and quotes with analysis.
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Created by Daniel Cormack
over 9 years ago
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Overarching theme: Transgression
Overarching theme: Civilisation versus Barbarity
Overarching theme: Democracy versus Autocracy
Overarching theme: Leadership
Significant turning point: Possibility of civilised society establishing itself (Lagoon)
Significant turning point: Position changes to Castle Rock because Jack punches Piggy
Significant turning point: Prior to Jack's punch characters resist desire to transgress
Significant turning point: After Jack's punching of Piggy, social conditioning crumbles.
Significant turning point: Ralph's changing attitude to Piggy - negative initially.
Significant turning point: Ralph's positive attitude afterwards.
Character develops significantly: Contrast between Ralph's immaturity at start of novel with his clear perception at its conclusion - this highlights significant development.
Character develops significantly: Ralph's initial judgement of Piggy
Character develops significantly: Ralph's perception of Piggy at end.
Character develops significantly: Ralph attacking Robert.
Character develops significantly: Ralph showing more discipline later in novel.
Dark and pessimistic mood: Simon's body being washed out to sea
Dark and Pessimistic Mood: Golding's presentation of the murder of Piggy.
Dark and Pessimistic Mood: Initial Lighting of the Fire
Dark and Pessimistic Mood: Presentation of Ralph's apparent salvation.
Effective Ending: Presentation of Ralph being confronted with the Lord of the Flies
Effective Ending: The ending is also effective due to the presentation of the naval officer
Effective Ending: The ending is also effective due to fire raging across the island. (1)
Effective Ending: The ending is also effective due to fire raging across the island. (2)
Place/Time Setting: Describes boy's first attempts at lighting a fire within jungle
Place/Time Setting: Fire takes over and represent war taking place worldwide
Time/Place Setting: Presenting movement towards/death of Simon
Time/Place Setting - Simon's body being washed out to sea
Time/Place Setting - Lagoon compared to Castle Rock
Time/Place Setting - Lagoon compared to Castle Rock
Opening highlights central concerns.
Opening highlights central concerns.
Opening highlights central concerns
Opening highlights central concerns
