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The Lord Of The Flies. By: William Golding
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- 1Full Title of bookLord of the flies
- 2Who is the Author of this book?William Golding
- 3What type of work is it?NOVEL
- 4What Genre?Allegory,aventure story, castaway fiction, loss of innocence
- 5What Language is it written in?English
- 6What is time and the place where this book was written?Early 1950s
Salisbury, England - 7Date of first publication1954
- 8Date of first publication1954
- 9Major ConflictFree from rules that adult society formerly imposed on them, the boys marooned on the island struggle with the conflicting human instincts within each of them-the instict to work toward civilization and order the instinct to descend savagery,violence and chaos.
- 10What is the publisher?Faber and Faber
- 11NarratorThe story is told by an anonymous third-person narrator who conveys the events of the novel without commenting on the action or intruding into the story
- 12Tone of storyDark: Violent;Tragic;Unsparing
- 13TenseImmediate Past
- 14Setting (Time)Near Future
- 15Setting (Place)a deserted tropical island
- 16ProtagonistRalph
- 17Point of ViewThe narratot speaks in the third-person, primiarily focusing on Ralphs point of view but following Jack and Simon in certaim episodes. The narrator is omniscent and gives us access to characters inner thoughts.
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