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Mindmap von Cecily Russell, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Cecily Russell
vor fast 9 Jahre
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Lord Of The Flies
- symbols: objects, figures, colours used to represent
abstract ideas/concepts
- the conch
- civilisation
- vessel of political legitimacy, as the
boys become more savage, it looses it’s
‘power'
- civilisation
- piggy’s glasses
- power of
science
- intelligence
- they start the fire
- power of
science
- the lord of the flies
- pig’s head
- parallels devil/satan
- reveals theme of evil within every
human, promises to have “fun” with
Simon (foreshadowing his death)
- pig’s head
- the beast
- they fear it
- evil within them all
- the more savage they act, the more ‘real’
the beat becomes
- the more savage they act, the more ‘real’
the beat becomes
- they fear it
- the island
- paradise, utopia like the Garden of
Eden
- microcosm of the outside world
- paradise, utopia like the Garden of
Eden
- the conch
- themes: fundamental ideas explored
- civilisation vs savagery
- Conflict between 2 impulses inside every human. Civilisation
referred to as ‘good’ and savagery referred to as ‘evil’. Allegorical
novel where two impulses represented through the fight between
Ralph and Jack
- Conflict between 2 impulses inside every human. Civilisation
referred to as ‘good’ and savagery referred to as ‘evil’. Allegorical
novel where two impulses represented through the fight between
Ralph and Jack
- loss of innocence
- boys progress from well behaved children to savages, showing their loss
of innocence. Painted savages in Chapter 12 are far different from the
naked children swimming in the lagoon in Chapter 3.
- boys progress from well behaved children to savages, showing their loss
of innocence. Painted savages in Chapter 12 are far different from the
naked children swimming in the lagoon in Chapter 3.
- civilisation vs savagery
- motifs: re-occuring structures, contrasts that
help to develop themes
- biblical parallels
- retelling episodes from the bible
- The paradise-like island compares to Adam & Eve in the
Garden of Eden. Both later go on to destroy these places.
Pristine places corrupted by the evil and greed within man
- The paradise-like island compares to Adam & Eve in the
Garden of Eden. Both later go on to destroy these places.
Pristine places corrupted by the evil and greed within man
- Simon shown as Jesus?
- He is ‘sacrificed’ by the others
when he realises the truth that
The Beast is the evil inside all
of them
- He is ‘sacrificed’ by the others
when he realises the truth that
The Beast is the evil inside all
of them
- Lord Of The Flies (pig’s head) as the devil?
- It works to promote evil among the boys/ mankind. They
offer it things “This head is for the beast. It’s a gift”
Chapt.8
- It works to promote evil among the boys/ mankind. They
offer it things “This head is for the beast. It’s a gift”
Chapt.8
- doesn’t develop explicit parallel to the bible
- retelling episodes from the bible
- biblical parallels
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