The Importance of Setting in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'


Trabajo, 2003

19 Páginas, Calificación: 2,0


Resumen o Introducción

In all the books I have suggested a shape in the universe that may, as it were, account for things. The greatest
pleasure is not -say- sex or geometry. It is just understanding. And if you can get people to understand their
own humanity-well, that’s the job of the writer.2 William Golding


William Golding’s first novel Lord of the Flies3 is one of the most-read works of contemporary fiction since the Second World War. The author’s most popular fiction was written in 1954 and has been interpreted politically, religiously, anthropologically and psychologically although the story as such is quite simple. However, what makes the book remarkable is how excessively Golding uses the setting in order to get across the fable’s moral. The setting of the robinsonade is highly allegorical. In the following paper this is going to be proved on hand the following definition: Setting is the entire environment for the action of a fictional work. Settings include the place, the time period as well as the historical milieu, and the political, social, and perhaps even spiritual realities (italics: mine).4 In addition to that, also the presentation of nature and its symbolism are going to be examined as they play an important role throughout the book and are part of the setting.5

Detalles

Título
The Importance of Setting in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
Universidad
http://www.uni-jena.de/
Calificación
2,0
Autor
Año
2003
Páginas
19
No. de catálogo
V55441
ISBN (Ebook)
9783638503860
ISBN (Libro)
9783656059707
Tamaño de fichero
586 KB
Idioma
Inglés
Palabras clave
Importance, Setting, William, Golding, Lord, Flies
Citar trabajo
Maria Fernkorn (Autor), 2003, The Importance of Setting in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies', Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/55441

Comentarios

  • visitante el 23/3/2014

    Very good and descriptive!

Leer eBook
Título: The Importance of Setting in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'



Cargar textos

Sus trabajos académicos / tesis:

- Publicación como eBook y libro impreso
- Honorarios altos para las ventas
- Totalmente gratuito y con ISBN
- Le llevará solo 5 minutos
- Cada trabajo encuentra lectores

Así es como funciona