1、Lord of the Flies,By William Golding,William Golding(1911-1993),Full name: William Gerald Golding Graduation： Oxford College Achievement: Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983; Ranking 3rd on the list of “one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945“ by The Times (泰晤士报） Knighted（封爵） by Queen Eliza
2、beth II（伊丽莎白二世） in 1988,Life of William Golding：,A productive writer In 1911, born in Cornwall His father was a schoolmaster His mother was a suffragette( 妇女参政权论者) From1921 to 1930, educated at Marlborough Grammar School in 1930, at Brasenose College(布雷齐诺斯学院), Oxford.He was brought up to be a scient
3、ist but became devoted to literature in 1935, and published a volume of poems in1939, he got married with Ann Brookfield（安娜布鲁克菲尔德）. After the war he returned to teaching, and began to write again. In 1988, he was knighted（封爵） by Elizabeth II （伊丽莎白二世）and died in 1993.,1983 Nobel Laureate（得奖者） in Lite
4、rature,For his novels which, with the perspicuity (清晰，简明）of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today. 他的小说用明晰的的现实主义的叙述艺术和多样的带普遍意义的神话，阐明了当今世界人类的普遍状况。,Lord of the Flies,The Lord of the flies,How was the name got?The Lord o
5、f the flies , that is the Littlun(苍蝇王），is the literal translation of the Hebrew（希伯来语） word “Beelzebub” , a Satan figure in the Bible , who represents the evil within them .,what does the name mean?,Actually, the Lord of the flies was the external physical of the beastie（动物） in humanity. (蝇王是所谓的人性黑暗中
6、怪兽的外化实物）,The story in brief :,Set on an unnamed tropical（热带的） island, Lord of the Flies witnesses the survivors of a plane crash all of which are children under the age of thirteen creating a makeshift （临时的）society for themselves as they await rescue.Initially(最初），a semblance（外表） of order is establi
7、shed by Ralph（拉尔夫）, one of the older boys. He find a shell （海螺壳） with Piggy and they realise（意识到） that blowing in it creates a commanding noise that summons the rest of the boys, who go on to elect Ralph as leader.,However, Jack, the head of the choir（教会唱诗班）, is jealous of the role, and consistently
8、 undermines（破坏） Ralph. Before long, the infant islanders split into two factions（派系）: those who want to concentrate on keeping the fire alight, to ensure that smoke attracts any passing ships, and those that are inspired by the more bloodthirsty pursuits（嗜血的追求 ）of hunting and killing for food. Ralph
9、s rational and democratic approach eventually gives way to Jacks savage dictatorship（专政）. Anarchy（无政府状态） and death follow shortly afterwards.,In this novel , what does the author want to reveal?,The children of the “Lord of the Flies” pay homage(敬意） to just a symbol of human nature inclined to evil side, while the “Lord of the Flies,” their inexplicable（莫名的） fear is a symbol of human civilization under the influence of their own evil nature and helpless state of mind.,Thank you !,
