lord of the flies 蝇王PPT

LordoftheFliesWilliamGolding1.Author2.Background5.Symbolism6.Theme3.Plot4.Protagonists7.WritingstyleContentsWilliamGoldingHewasborninCornwall,English,in1911andeducatedatOxfordUniversity.Hisfirstbook,poems,waspublishedin1935.FollowingastintintheRoyalNavyandotherdiversionsduringandafterWWII,GoldingwroteLordoftheFlies(1954)whileteachingschool.ThiswasthefirstofmanynovelsincludingTheInheritors(1955),PincherMartin(1958),andFreeFall(1959)andaplay,TheBrassButterfly(1958),whichledtohisbeingawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1983.HediedinJune1993andisburiedinHolyTrinitychurchyard,English.BackgroundDuringWorldWarII,GoldingservedintheRoyalNavyincommandofarocketship.HisactiveserviceincludedinvolvementinthesinkingoftheGermanBattleshipBismarck(俾斯麦号)andparticipatingintheNormandyInvasion(诺曼底登陆).BackgroundHiswartimeexperiencesplayedalargepartinhelpinghimtoformhisviewoflifeandalsomadehimwitnesseverythingabouttheferocityofthewar.Hefoundthateveryoneeventhechildrenarenotinnocent.Sometimes,whenamanisfacingadifficultsituationthenhewillprobablyshowhisdarkandguiltynature.PlotInafictitiouswar,aplanecarryingagroupofboyscrashesonanisolatedisland.Inthebeginning,theyareharmoniousandunited,butlatertheysplitintotwofactions.Theykilleachotherandfinallytheoriginalevilofhumannaturewins.ProtagonistsRalphis12yearsold.Heisfairandwell-built,andmightnevergrowintoadevil,forheissunnyanddecent,sensible,considerate.Hedoesn’tunderstandalot,buthastwothingsclear:firstly,theywillsoonberescued.Andsecondly,untiltheyarerescuedtheymusthangtogether.Itishewhofindstheconchandarrangesthatwhenthereisameetinghewhoholdstheconchshallspeak.Heischosenasaleader.Heisdemocracy.Andaslongastheconchremains,thereissomesemblanceofcooperation.Butitgetssmashed.ProtagonistsPiggyisfat,asthmatic(哮喘),shortsighted,underprivilegedandwise.Heisthebrainsoftheparty.It'sthelensesofhisspectaclesthatkindlefire.HeisloyaltoRalph,andtriestostophimfrommakingmistakes,forheknowswheremistakesmayleadtoinanunknownisland.Andaslongashesurvivesthereissomesemblanceofintelligence.Eventually,piggyiskilledbyRoger.ProtagonistsJackisthenovel’santagonist.Heistheheadofchoir(唱诗班).Helovesadventure,excitement,foragingingroups,orderswhenissuedbyhimself.Heisgoodatmanipulatingtheotherboys,representstheinstinctofsavagerywithinhumanbeings,asopposedtothecivilizinginstinctRalphrepresents.ProtagonistsSimonisashy,sensitiveboyinthegroup.He,insomeways,istheonlynaturally“good”characterontheisland.Simonrepresentsakindofnaturalgoodness,asopposedtotheunbridledevilofJackandthemoralityofcivilizationrepresentedbyRalphandPiggy.Symbolism1.Thetitle——LordoftheFliessymbolizesevil,whichistheliteraltranslationoftheHebrewword“Beelzebub”,aSatanfigureintheBible,whorepresentstheevilwithinthem.2.Theconch(海螺),whichisusedtosummontheboystogatherings,representsorder,civilization,andauthority.Symbolism3.Piggy'sglasses,whichareusedtomakefire,symbolizethepowerofscienceandintellectualendeavor.Helosesspectaclesatatime,whichindicatestheboys'lossofvalues.4.TheBeastie,isrepresentedbyapig'sheadonastickhwassymbolizedasthedarknessofhumanbeings.Itwasnotreal,butimaginedbythesechildrenwhofearedthegloomynight.Theme1.theFallofManandOriginalSin2.thecivilizationtosavagery__________________Theme3.“theendofinnocence”and“thedarknessofman'sheart”Writingstyle1.Itiswrittenwithtasteandlivelinessandthetalkisnatural,thedescriptionsofsceneryareenchanting.2.Thetoneispathetic,criticalandpitiful.Thankyou