Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-101) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views: David Anderson on Golding's difficult Christianity -- Kathleen Woodard discusses the capacity for evil in children -- Arnold Kruger takes a new look at the character of Simon -- James R. Baker considers Golding, Huxley, and modernity -- Berthold Schoene-Harwood on destructive masculinity in Lord of the flies -- Paul Crawford on human depravity in the novel -- Mark Kinkead-Weekes and Ian Gregor address the symbolism of the conch -- Paula Alida Ray on the absence of the female in Lord of the flies -- Theodore Dalrymple reflects on human depravity in the novel -- Peter Edgerly Firchow examines the implausible beginning and ending of Lord of the flies -- Works by William Golding -- Annotated bibliography.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An overview of the novel features a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Lord of the flies
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Golding, William,1911-1993., Lord of the flies.
Golding, William,1911-1993., Lord of the flies.
TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
Lord of the flies (Golding, William)
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Shipwreck survival in literature.
Shipwreck survival in literature.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc., in literature.