A Critical Study on William Golding’S Novel ‘Lord of the Flies’

Exploring the Dark Side of Human Nature in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'

Authors

  • Vandna Hooda

Keywords:

William Golding, novel, Lord of the Flies, British schoolboys, tropical island, culture, Ralph, Piggy, Jack, civility, reason, savage survivalism, primeval hunters, savagery, civilized human beings

Abstract

In Lord ofthe Flies, British schoolboys are stranded on a tropical island. In anattempt to recreate the culture they left behind, they elect Ralph tolead, with the intellectual Piggy ascounselor. But Jack wantsto lead, too, and one-by-one, he lures the boys from civility and reason to thesavage survivalism of primeval hunters. In Lord of the Flies, WilliamGolding gives us a glimpse of the savagery that underlies even the mostcivilized human beings.

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Published

2013-10-01

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[1]
“A Critical Study on William Golding’S Novel ‘Lord of the Flies’: Exploring the Dark Side of Human Nature in William Golding’s ’Lord of the Flies’”, JASRAE, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2013, Accessed: Jun. 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5052

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Vol. 6 No. 12 (2013): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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How to Cite

[1]
“A Critical Study on William Golding’S Novel ‘Lord of the Flies’: Exploring the Dark Side of Human Nature in William Golding’s ’Lord of the Flies’”, JASRAE, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2013, Accessed: Jun. 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5052