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Lord of the Fllies (461-2), authoritarian, democtratic - Coggle Diagram
Lord of the Fllies (461-2)
Plot & Setting
boys (6-12 yo) on an island in the Pacific/Indian Ocean after a plane crash
Jack against Piggy+Ralph
rational society, government + shelters
ruined by
superstition
aggression
turn to a savage existence
hunting pigs
fear of "the Beast" (=pilot)
killing sow=king of God=>"Lord of the Flies"
Simon is killed for a ritualistic dance (death "necessary")
desire in everyone for their human nature to be set free
Piggy is killed too
now all social rules are disregared
some opponents try to stay alive
adult world intervenes (British naval officer)
Ralph crying=> "
The end of the innocence, the darkness of man's heart
"
Symbolic Characters
Ralph
handsome + cheerful + mild
reason + democracy+ civilisation
govern + organise the island
FAIL
succumb to dirt + laziness + cruelty
situation NOT solved by a rational approach
from Leader to Victim
Jack
savagery + violence + instinct
aggressive force of evil + imposes his discipline
dictatorship
bloodthirsty
Piggy
loyal to Ralph
fat + asthmatic + short-sighted
voice of rationalism
civilisation + human effort
his Death= triumph of Jack's Irrationality and Evil over Rationality
Simon
intelligence and sensitivity
he recognises "the Beast" => his frantic nature scares te others, he is the beast=killed
his death marks the end of civility and rationality
Symbolic Objects
Fire
destruction + rescue
White conch
democracy + order + authority
Skull of a female pig
sacrifical victim + emblem of the forces of evil
Piggy's glasses
rationality + power (control of fire)
children's painted faces
savagery
Lord of the Flies
Beelzebub
=Satan
pure evil
Structure and Style
2 phases
chidlike point of view (Ralph)
adult point of view (naval officer)
language
MIX of abstract + symbolic + concrete
Dark side of Human Nature
innate defects can destroy an entire society
characters
= different strenghts and weakness of a scoiety
faults can cause destruction when man's savage instincts are NOT properly governed
absence of normal societal restraints
authoritarian
democtratic