THEMES

Civlisation crumbling (fading humanity darkness ,. Setting) Clarity of Morality Complexity of human nature.

INTRO CLASSIC TEXT PROFOUND REFLECTION ON COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN NATURE THEME 1_CIVICASTION CRUMBLING THEME 2_CLARITY OF MORALITY THEME 3CONCLUSION

What is the purpose of a book? To release us from the clutches of perpetual reality? To make us forget that we are a simple specimen in a judging, blatant world? William Goldings Lord of the Flies (hereafter LF) , is not a book. It is the Principia of Evolving Literature. Golding masterfully combines his own concise style, with terrific messages unveiling throughout each chapter. The Language techniques and also richness of cunning symbolism provide a story that has endured many decades and much applause and criticism throughout the years. With themes exploring the limits of human capability and the foundations of morality, classic does not even begin to cover the first point. With civilisation moving towards point break, and clarity being the only thing frowned upon, LF conjured a thought in every readers mind : What are we truly made of? LF is a story so uniquely like a crystal ball, revealing truths as you progress, that the readers had nothing but to call it a classic. By definition , a classic text has to endure the test of time, and has to have a certain universal appeal to the audience. Goldings structure of the novel is adamantly his own personal flare touching the deepest points of reflection and techniques that are executed exceptionally. To be considered a classic text you have to reveal potent truths and indicate the tone of the text in an artful fashion whilst verging into the complexity of human nature. LF not only covers every piece of criteria of a classic text but with substantial implications on the audience. He does this by demonstrating themes such as morality and human nature as I will be discussing below added with descriptive language so precise, the imagery is astounding. Originality and relatable honesties were the building block for this great fabrication. Everyone likes to think of civilisation as strong, durable, and with sturdy foundations. Golding has done what every other person has feared to do. Hes peeled back the curtains on society and has broken it down to its bare minimum using a group of little boys stranded on an island as the allegory. The theme that civilisation doesnt always have sturdy strongholds and will soon become corrupt is vastly evident in LF. Lines such as darkness poured out submerging the ways between the trees until they were dim and strange explain the setting but provide added connotations of the fading humanity within the boys. Golding also admits that he wanted to show boys being boys, not saints like they are in childrens books. Only a few people in the end, keep their morality until animosity overcomes them all. Because of this we see how much clarity a single moral can entail. Morality is coveted in LF, not only because we see so little of it , but because the characters that possess it are amongst the roots of the island and the novel. Golding is trying to emphasise to the audience to never lose your morals, or literally, all hell will break loose. This is another example of the numerous metaphors and writing techniques that sets him above the rest and provides him with a Nobel prize. The Clarity of Morality is a poetic gesture with tremendous thematic meaning. We see this through the symbolic spectacles that piggy wears. Representing sanity, morality and kindness, the spectacles imply the ability to see through the savageness and wisdom. As well as piggy, Simon is vital to the theme of Clarity. He is the one, who doubted his savage side and had the epiphany of the beast inside of themselves being the ultimate message that Golding is imploring to us. The idea of civilisation crumbling and savagery overcoming our senses is one of the reasons human nature is so complex. Why do we turn to violence when we are provoked? What makes us lust for the seat of Authority? The primal nature of human beings predates any mention of

morality or uniform decision. Lust, hunger, greed. It can even be related back to the bible, the dawn of human nature. The Garden of Eden, creating paradise and a haven for temptation and loss of inhibitions. A free opportunity to rein above authority. Golding implores to us that we are carnal in being. For us, to defy authority is to become authority. But, without stability, deep corruption sets in. This statement is emanated throughout the character of Jack. A boy who is power-hungry and with savagery set in his eyes. The island, as Golding has manipulated is the Boys idea of Utopia, nothing holding them back, they jump at the chance to be leader of their own world. It all goes awry, when they start killing their friends in savage haste. Piggy, Simon, and Ralph, all beg for rules and the longevity of them, but they are all overpowered. In the end, our dark sides are all that matter. So what are we truly made of? Unstable minds and a knack for freedom are certainly there. We caress novels as being educative tools. Lf is certainly an educative tool. For adults more so and psychologists even more. William Golding once said in an interview, that he used little boys because they are a very close representation of what a scaled down society would look like. To the audience at the time, this would seem a fowl thing to say, but as we have grown over the decades, we have come to realise that violence, savagery and power hungry faces are inescapable when we are left to ponder the limits of our freedom. Our nature is one that has evolved very little over time but to see it written in word is can be deemed as something preposterous or revered devotedly. Goldings use of style, tone and themes in this novel let the audience take it in as the latter. Lord of the Flies, will survive many decades to come and leave us all wondering when the beast inside us will come to feast.