Lord of the Flies By William Golding PreAP

Lord of the Flies By William Golding Pre-AP 9 th grade Lit. /Comp.

Lord of the Flies n William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies at the end of WWII. It was published in 1954 at the beginning of the Cold War. n Genre - The novel is an allegory about human nature and society with dystopian characteristics. n The novel alludes to the conflict between democracy and totalitarian communism.

Lord of the Flies n The novel encompasses three main concepts: n An adventure/action story n A psychological novel about people under extreme stress n A symbolic novel about the nature of humankind and the role of civilization

Lord of the Flies n Literary Terms found in the novel: n Simile n Personification n Hyperbole n Foreshadowing n Alliteration n Allusion n Dramatic irony n Onomatopoeia n Oxymoron

Lord of the Flies n Literary Terms found in the novel: n Polysyndeton n Asyndeton n Synecdoche n Archetype n Verisimilitude n Zeugma n Foil

Lord of the Flies n. What n. Cite is a motif ? examples of Biblical motifs: n. Simon as a Christ-figure

Lord of the Flies What is an archetype? n Piggy n as a scapegoat n Simon n As a representative of goodness and kindness n Jack n As the primal, instinctual mind or militaristic mind n Ralph n As the orderly forces of civilization

Lord of the Flies Symbols v the conch shell v the fire v the island v the pig’s head v the spectacles

Lord of the Flies Character Analysis: v v Classify the major characters as either static or dynamic Compare & contrast Ralph, Jack, & Roger

Lord of the Flies Themes v civilization vs. savagery v loss of innocence v innate evil in all humans

Lord of the Flies Structural Development of the novel: v. Exposition v. Rising action v. Climax v. Falling action v. Resolution

Lord of the Flies AP Vocabulary – Terms of Reference v v v chiasmus understatement parody zeitgeist deus ex machina