"Lord of The Flies" By William Golding. The Theme of The Novel Savagery Versus Civilization

1. Lord of flies
-William Golding
About the work
Author William Golding
Cover artist Anthony Gross
Country United Kingdom
Genre Allegorical novel
Publisher Faber and Faber
Publication date 17 September 1954
ISBN 0-571-05686-5 (first edition,
paperback)
OCLC 47677622

3. Lord of the Flies
It was first novel of William
Golding in 1954. And it is the novel
by Nobel Prize–winning. The book
focuses on a group of British boys
stranded on an uninhabited
island and their disastrous attempt
to govern themselves.

4. About the Author
Sir William Gerald Golding
He was a British novelist, playwright, and
poet. Best known for his novel Lord of the
Flies, he won a Nobel Prize in Literature and
was awarded the Booker Prize for fiction in
1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first
book in what became his sea trilogy, To the
Ends of the Earth.

5. Born: 19 September 1911, Newquay, United
Kingdom
Movies: Lord of the Flies, Alkitrang Dugo
Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Booker
Prize
Died: 19 June 1993, Tullimaar House

6. Character Sketch
 Jack: The novel’s antagonist, one of the older boys stranded on the
island. Jack becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total
power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel
progresses. Jack, adept at manipulating the other boys, represents
the instinct of savagery within human beings, as opposed to the
civilizing instinct Ralph represents.
 Sam And Eric: A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph. Sam and Eric
are always together, and the other boys often treat them as a single
entity, calling them “Samneric.” The easily excitable Sam and Eric are
part of the group known as the “bigguns.” At the end of the novel,
they fall victim to Jack’s manipulation and coercion.

7.  Simon: A shy, sensitive boy in the group. Simon, in some ways the only
naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the
younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community.
Moreover, because his motivation is rooted in his deep feeling of
connectedness to nature, Simon is the only character whose sense of
morality does not seem to have been imposed by society. Simon
represents a kind of natural goodness, as opposed to the unbridled
evil of Jack and the imposed morality of civilization represented by
Ralph and Piggy.
 Piggy: Ralph’s “lieutenant.” A whiny, intellectual boy, Piggy’s
inventiveness frequently leads to innovation, such as the makeshift
sundial that the boys use to tell time. Piggy represents the scientific,
rational side of civilization.
 Roger: Jack’s “lieutenant.” A sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes
the littluns and eventually murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto
him.

8. Theme
At an allegorical level, the central theme is the conflicting
human impulses toward civilization and social organization —
living by rules, peacefully and in harmony—and toward the will to
power. Themes include the tension between groupthink and
individuality, between rational and emotional reactions, and
between morality and immorality. How these play out, and how
different people feel the influences of these form a major subtext
of Lord of the Flies. The name "Lord of the Flies" is a literal
translation of Beelzebub, from 2 Kings

9. Conclusion
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is
a novel in which the theme of savagery
versus Scivilisation is shown. Ralph represents
civilisation as he wants to enforce rules and
let everyone have an equal say.