INTRODUCTION TO LORD OF THE FLIES by William

INTRODUCTION TO LORD OF THE FLIES - by William Golding 10/25/2020 1

Here are the ESSENTIALS you should be doing for this unit: Prepare your UNIT COVER PAGE—Title, Picture, Color n TABS: Darts, Notes, Writing n Go to the class website and print the documents that are uploaded…be sure to read through them. There are LOTS of due dates, deadlines, and activities. n Sign the EMAIL list with a correct and working email accessible from school, your 10/25/2020 2 phone and home. n

DARTS: I CAN: 1. understand people’s baser instincts are often stronger than their nobler ones in creating human societies. 2. recognize the defects in society are related to the defects in human nature. 3. discuss and interpret Golding’s novel on three different levels: an adventure, a biblical parallel, and a psychological evaluation of human nature.

Single Round Robin (30 Seconds) Philosophical Background: Jean-Jacques Rousseau Contrary to his earlier work, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (born in Geneva in 1712) claimed that the state of nature is a brutish condition without law or morality, and that there are good men only as a result of society's presence. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Why or why not? 10/25/2020 4

WRITE THIS DOWN IN “NOTES” “The Social Contract” Because he can be more successful facing threats by joining with other men, he has the impetus to do so. He joins together with his fellow men to form the collective human presence known as "society. " n "The Social Contract" is the "compact" agreed to among men that sets the conditions for membership in society. 10/25/2020 5

…. Write this too… The Noble Savage-In his early writing, Rousseau contended that man is essentially good, a "noble savage" when in the "state of nature" (the state of all the other animals, and the condition man was in before the creation of civilization and society), and that good people are made unhappy and corrupted by their experiences in society. 10/25/2020 6

The Noble Savage Discuss your thoughts on this contention with your shoulder partner (1 minute) 10/25/2020 7

Issue #2…. Spiritual Background: Original Sin: Original sin is said to result from the Fall of Man, when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit of a particular tree in the Garden of Eden. 10/25/2020 8

“Original Sin” (cont. ) n This first sin ("the original sin", as distinct from "original sin"), an action of the first humans, is traditionally understood to be the cause of "original sin, " the fallen state from which humans can be saved only by God's grace. 10/25/2020 9

Nature vs. Nurture n The nature versus nurture debate concerns the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature“), versus personal experiences ("nurture") in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. 10/25/2020 10

“Tabula Rasa” n The view that humans acquire all or almost all their behavioral traits from "nurture" is known as tabula rasa ("blank slate"). 10/25/2020 11

What do you know about Beelzebub? It is another name for the devil. Beelzebub comes from a Greek word that means ‘lord of flies’

Lord of the Flies Facts Most of the characters, actions and objects in the novel symbolize larger ideas n Golding’s novel deals with the conflict between the rational mind and primal instinct --Your task is to “SEE” the symbolism and “SOLVE” the conflict. n

All of Golding’s novel takes place on the remote tropical island.

So…Who? What? How? Can? Will? SURVIVE!!!!! Now, look at your writing prompt. This begins your journey…you are in “the boat” (shall we say) with your classmates and you determine the outcome. On your paper, choose the seven people that should survive in this class and write a brief justification as to WHY? ? Be quiet about it…. no spoilers!!!!! 10/25/2020 n 15