scholarly journals THE NOVEL “LORD OF THE FLIES” BY WILLIAM GOLDING: THE LOCUS OF THE COAST AND THE POETICS OF THE FINAL EPISODE

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-69
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Vladimirovna Shishkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Novel ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Lord Of The Flies

scholarly journals Golding’s Narrowed Attempts at Defining Human Nature in Lord of the Flies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Rabia Khan ◽  
Sajjad Ahmad ◽  
Ali Ammar
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Political System ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Biological Factors ◽  
Single Character ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Lord Of The Flies

This paper is an attempt to prove the assumption that William Golding is a failure who claims to have written his novel Lord of the Flies on the idea of human nature. He considers that he wrote about human nature in general, but he is a Western and has those ideas of being superior to other people. He takes all his characters from among the English boys. Not a single character who is shown as civilized belongs to a marginalized race. This act of Golding reveals his ethnocentric attitude. He does not bother to include a female character in this novel. All his characters are male. It shows his androcentric nature. Though he tries to put the evil like every man whenever he wants to show the brutality or savagery of a human, in the form of his chosen English boys, he portrays them as the hunters of Africa or paints them with mud. In doing so, he is affiliating savagery with the blacks and Indians. Thus, he propagates the same stereotypical concept of “Orients” as uncivilized and savages. Golding relies solely on the biological factors of human nature. He ignores to consider any social problem for the conflict of the two groups of boys. These social factors may include political system, religion, or Marxism. This research work has proved that Golding’s self-critique of human nature in the novel is a failure on his part.

scholarly journals William Golding’s Lord of the Flies: A Reconsideration

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-136
Author(s):  
Mariwan Hasan ◽  
Diman Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
The Novel ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Imaginative Literature ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
In The Beginning

This paper reconsiders William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Allegorical writings can illustrate ethical, social or psychological and moral issues using the manipulation of images that have stipulated meanings other than their meanings as imitations of the actual world. Allegory has been used widely throughout history in all forms of art, and comprehensible for the reader, conveys hidden meanings through symbolic figures. Lord of the Flies had been written in relation to historical circumstances of the twentieth-century and to the personal experience of William Golding. Also, it has provided a critical analysis of the novel that treated the prominent perspective and elements in it. The novel is a parallel of life in the late twentieth century, while it looks like society a stage of enhancement in technology whereas, human morality is not completely mature yet. “Lord of the Flies is an allegorical microcosm of the world. The destruction of World War II because of the dictators who initiated this war has a profound impact on William Golding himself”. In the beginning, the paper gives an introduction to Golding’s point of view on humanity with the title of how to draw attention to me through allegory and fable, two forms of imaginative literature that encouraged the reader and listener to look for hidden meanings. Then it deals with William Golding’s Lord of the Flies from the cultural approaches of that time, who is one of the most prominent literary men of postmodernism that was famous for utilizing symbolism within the novel; “he used different kinds of symbols, characters, objects, animals, colors and setting to convey his message about his main theme”, in the last section we analyzed the postmodern features in Lord of the Flies and how they are used to depict Golding’s view. The way Golding uses allegory strengthens the symbolism of his novel. Finally, it tackles the educational value through his experiences in teaching along with critical analysis of Golding’s technique.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN’S PERSONALITIES IN WILLIAM GOLDING’S LORD OF THE FLIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Aisyiyah Hanif Muallim
Keyword(s):  
Sigmund Freud ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Novel ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Lord Of The Flies

The aims of the study were to reveal the cause of personality development on children’s characters and to elaborate the exertion in eradicating poverty reflects from the novel Lord of the Flies. This study employed descriptive qualitative study with psychoanalytical approach initiated by Sigmund Freud focused on literature as the reflection of real life. The primary data in this study were collected from the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding (1954). The secondary data were taken from the library, internet, and journals, theses, and articles. The research result indicates that the personalities of the children are developed based on the anxiety and defense mechanism as part of psychoanalysis. Other finding is about the reflection of poverty eradication shows in the story. The children’s efforts in getting rescued and hunting could be the reflection of escape from poverty.

scholarly journals The Significance of the Conch in William Golding's Lord of the Flies

Lexicon ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamiah Solehati ◽  
Bernadus Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
Conch Shell ◽  
Formalism Approach

This research investigates the significance of the conch shell in the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding. The focus of this research is to examine the meaning of the conch shell as one of the most important symbols and to observe the dynamic of the main characters in relation to power. The research applies textual formalism approach to uncover the meaning of the symbol. Furthermore, this research is also supported with sociological approach to relate the literary work with the reality of the social condition during that era and to get a better understanding of the characterization of the main characters in the novel. The main data used in this research is the novel Lord of the Flies. To support this analysis, additional data is taken from various sources such as books and academic journals. The result of this analysis shows that conch is symbol of democratic power and order. Furthermore, the conch leads us to understand that we must have rules and authority to maintain a safe environment. Without them, utter chaos is inevitable.

“I Saw a Kingfisher”: Grace and Ruin in Golding's The Spire

Horizons ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-66
Author(s):  
D. M. Yeager
Keyword(s):  
Apple Tree ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Moral Ambiguity ◽  
William Golding ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Will ◽  
Will Of God

AbstractWilliam Golding, in The Spire, invites us to ask how we may know the will of God, and suggests that what we take to be the will of God is often simply the projection onto history of the disguised image of our private and self-absorbed desires. Though contemporary critics tend to interpret the novel as a sympathetic exploration of moral ambiguity rather than as a compelling condemnation of Jocelin's mortifying and death-dealing sin, the novel turns on the contrast between the drive toward dominion and the capacity for assent. The final salvific discovery, given form in Jocelin's mind by the experience of the apple tree and the kingfisher, is the overthrow of the will, its panicked drowning, in terrified apprehension of implacable glory and squandered gifts.

Translation of English Causative Verbs into Persian: A Comparative Study of Professional Translators and Translation Trainees

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1266
Author(s):  
Naghmeh Ghasdian ◽  
Ahmad Sedighi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Causative Constructions ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
Causative Construction ◽  
Persian Translation ◽  
Professional Translator ◽  
Language Pair ◽  
Causative Verbs

According to books of grammar, a causative form is an expression of an agent causing or forcing a person to perform an action. Translation of English causatives into Persian seems to be one of the biggest problems that Translation students and novice translators usually come across. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the translation strategies applied by the professional translator and translation trainees while translating English causatives into Persian. In this descriptive corpus-based study, the present researcher examined sixty causative constructions of novel Lord of The Flies by Gerald (1991) and their Persian translation by Mansouri (2003). In addition, twenty causative constructions from the novel were given to the twenty Translation students in order to analyze their Persian translations of causative constructions. Based on the finding, the professional translator has used Non-causative and Positive Implication strategies most frequently, whereas the students have used Auxiliary and Noncausative strategies most frequently. It can be concluded that there is a strategy behind every choice, and a reason behind every strategy, and translators should try their best to transfer all the components of a causative verb as well as possible, because each word or verb has its own value. The translator's mastery over the causative construction in the language pair explores throughout this study reminds us of a point of paramount significance. The main implication of this research may make the translators, at any level, better understand the English causative sentences and avoid producing translations that hinder communication between the translator and the readers.

scholarly journals An archetype study of Lord of the Flies based on the view of Bible

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Yonghong
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Multiple Meanings ◽  
Lord Of The Flies

Abstract: Lord of the Flies is one of the most important novel written by William Golding and it contains multiple meanings. This paper aims to interpret author’s intentions through an archetype study based on the view of Bible. Through detailed analysis, it comes to a conclusion that if human wants to be rescued, we have to be aware of the evil side in us.

scholarly journals A Cognitive Stylistic Analysis of Characterization in Golding’s Lord of the Flies

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Ahmed Srieh ◽  
Mahdi Kareem
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Stylistic Analysis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Fictional Character ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
The One

Characterization is commonly known in stylistics to be the cognitive process in the readers' minds when comprehending a fictional character in a literary work .In one approach, it is assumed that characters are the outcome of the interaction between the words in the text on the one hand and the contents of our heads on the other. This paper is an attempt to understand how characterization is achieved by applying Culpeper’s (2001) model which seems to be to present a method of analysis that is more objective and more systematic in analyzing characters. Two characters are selected for discussion; Ralph and Jack from Golding’s (1954) Lord of the Flies. The novel talks about the corruption of human beings and the capacity of evil they have. The results show that Ralph and Jack are antithetical in many aspects; Ralph represents the rational civilized boy whereas Jack represents the savage brutal boy.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN KEMEROSOTAN MORAL TOKOH DALAM NOVEL LORD OF THE FLIES KARYA WILLIAM GOLDING

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Neng Anis Lidiawati
Keyword(s):  
William Golding ◽  
Lord Of The Flies

Judul yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Gambaran Kemerosotan Moral Tokoh dalam Novel Lord of The Flies Karya William Golding. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kemerosotan moral yang digambarkan dalam novel tersebut dan juga kemerosotan moral pada tokoh novel tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif analisis. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan sosiologi sastra. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kemerosotan moral yang tergambar dalam novel Lord of The Flies karya William Golding meliputi perilaku kekerasan, pencurian, penggunaan bahasa yang tidak baik, mengabaikan peraturan yang sudah ditetapkan dan pembunuhan.

scholarly journals Specificity of the language means of rendering the images of characters-leaders in the parable-novel “Lord of the flies” by William Golding

2020 ◽  
pp. 190-199
Author(s):  
Ruslan A. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Charismatic Leadership ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Adolescent Psychology ◽  
William Golding ◽  
Word Forms ◽  
Principle Of Duality ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Color Scheme ◽  
Color Psychology

The article is devoted to the study of specificity of language means of implementing the images of heroes-leaders in the framework of a work of art. The paper considers the types of leadership of M. Weber (traditional leadership, rational-legal leadership and charismatic leadership) and M.G. Berne (transformers and dealers), as well as lexemes that explicitly convey the appearance of the heroes-leaders, which implicitly reflects both the writer’s attitude to the characters and the nature of the characters themselves. The research material is the language units that is taken from the parable-novel by William Golding “Lord of the flies” and the meanings of which convey the characteristic features of the appearance of such characters as Ralph and Jack. The paper describes the color scheme (masks, clothing) from the perspective of the color psychology. It also describes non-verbal communication of children with an emphasis on the social psychology of non-verbal communication and adolescent psychology. Using a complex of emotional and evaluative vocabulary (positive and negative) when describing the appearance of Ralph and Jack indicates that the writer is trying to show his attitude to the heroes of the parable-novel “Lord of the flies”, through which the characteristic external features of political leaders (democratic and despotic) are expressed. William Golding uses the principle of duality (two principles that are either irreducible or opposite to each other) when describing Ralph and Jack. Describing Ralph, the writer uses lexemes only with a positive connotation, while when the author recreates the image of Jack, he uses only words with a negative assessment. Thus, the author of the article comes to the conclusion that the writer feels sympathy for the democratic regime, which is expressed in the image of Ralph and antipathy to totalitarianism, which is expressed in the image of Jack. In the course of this study, the authors also come to the conclusion that in the image of Jack Meridew there are typical features of another despotic leader Adolf Hitler. This conclusion can be reached due to the external description of the hero and the word forms used by him (designation of an animal with a feminine pronoun, imperatives, etc.).

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