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"Lord of the Flies" (Golding), portrays the defects of human nature, and a philosophical pessimism that seals the fate of man
Title: "Lord of the Flies" (Golding), portrays the defects of human nature, and a philosophical pessimism that seals the fate of man
Category: Literature / European Literature
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"Lord of the Flies" (Golding), portrays the defects of human nature, and a philosophical pessimism that seals the fate of man
The world had witnessed the atrocities of World War II and began to
examine the defects of their social ethics. Man's purity and innocence was gone.
Man's ability to remain civilized was faltering. This change of attitude was
extremely evident in the literature of the age. Writers, who through the use of
clever symbolism, mocked the tragedy of man's fate. One such writer was William
Golding. An author who has seen the destruction of war …showed first 75 words of 1294 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1294 total…in the extreme sense
and that there was no hope for the future except fear. This view has since changed
but not greatly as one would imagine. The basic ideas are still their and modern
society may still relate to this novel. The interpretation may not be exact but from
now on mankind will always weep for ' the end of innocence, the darkness of
man's heart, and' the most disturbing' for all the human race.'
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