William Golding's Lord of the Flies: A Study of Evil in Man

The Batuk Pub Date : 2019-01-31 DOI:10.3126/batuk.v5i1.27924
P. Giri
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William Golding's first and the most popular novel Lord of the Flies (1954) presents a depressing truth about man and his nature: here, he portrays inherent evil in man. In this novel there is almost a complete absence of grown-ups, and evil is portrayed through children. It has an instinctual hold upon the human heart. Generally the growth of the inherent evil in human being is kept under control by civilized restraint, but removal of such restriction results in a complete regression into savagery and brutality. This is what happens in the novel too. Therefore, inherent evil in man which brings out the dystopian vision of the post-modern world will be discussed with reference to plot, images, symbols and character in this article. Lust for power and control over other are the evils of society from which even the children are not immune.
威廉·戈尔丁的《蝇王:人类邪恶的研究》
威廉·戈尔丁的第一部也是最受欢迎的小说《蝇王》(1954)呈现了一个关于人类及其本性的令人沮丧的真相:在这里,他描绘了人类固有的邪恶。在这部小说中,几乎完全没有成年人,邪恶是通过儿童来描绘的。它对人心有一种本能的控制。一般来说,人类内在邪恶的增长是由文明的约束来控制的,但是取消这种约束会导致人类完全回归到野蛮和残暴。这也是小说中发生的事情。因此,本文将从情节、形象、符号和人物四个方面来探讨人类内在的邪恶,它带来了后现代世界的反乌托邦视野。对权力的欲望和对他人的控制是社会的罪恶,即使是儿童也不能幸免。
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