Lord of the flies
Lord of the Flies – Teaching Resource from Guardian Teacher News
Lord of the Flies William Golding is published by Faber and Faber Ltd; ISBN (current paperback edition) 0571191479
Lord of the Flies is faithful to the concept of a novel as given in the following definition: fictitious prose narrative or tale presenting a picture of real life, especially of the emotional crises in the life-history of the men and women portrayed.
It is a daunting challenge but a rewarding experience to understand and appreciate a novel, but without a "map" of how to organise your study, the task may seem daunting.
Unlike most other subjects, English Literature does not consist of a body of knowledge that you can "learn" in the conventional sense.
In English Literature it is essential that you develop your own well-informed, independent opinions and responses to the texts that you study, and that you base your responses firmly on evidence that you have gained from your readings. This lesson provides you with a framework of how to study, and provides activities and exercises throughout to ensure you have the skills to articulate your knowledge.
Two levels of understanding
The study of a novel involves two distinctive levels of understanding and thus throughout this module we shall constantly be focussing on these two essential areas.
We must have a thorough knowledge of what the novel says. The content, the "world" that Golding creates is extremely important. The author draws us into this island-world where the children are marooned and we are required to respond to the events and the characters with a maturity that is both intellectual (brain) and emotional (heart). and It is essential that we know how the text is written.
Fable or fiction
What kind of novel is Lord of the Flies? Into what genre can it be classified? Golding, in his essay Fable, has used the term "fable" to describe Lord of the Flies suggesting that:
The fabulist is a moralist. He cannot make
Lord of the Flies William Golding is published by Faber and Faber Ltd; ISBN (current paperback edition) 0571191479
Lord of the Flies is faithful to the concept of a novel as given in the following definition: fictitious prose narrative or tale presenting a picture of real life, especially of the emotional crises in the life-history of the men and women portrayed.
It is a daunting challenge but a rewarding experience to understand and appreciate a novel, but without a "map" of how to organise your study, the task may seem daunting.
Unlike most other subjects, English Literature does not consist of a body of knowledge that you can "learn" in the conventional sense.
In English Literature it is essential that you develop your own well-informed, independent opinions and responses to the texts that you study, and that you base your responses firmly on evidence that you have gained from your readings. This lesson provides you with a framework of how to study, and provides activities and exercises throughout to ensure you have the skills to articulate your knowledge.
Two levels of understanding
The study of a novel involves two distinctive levels of understanding and thus throughout this module we shall constantly be focussing on these two essential areas.
We must have a thorough knowledge of what the novel says. The content, the "world" that Golding creates is extremely important. The author draws us into this island-world where the children are marooned and we are required to respond to the events and the characters with a maturity that is both intellectual (brain) and emotional (heart). and It is essential that we know how the text is written.
Fable or fiction
What kind of novel is Lord of the Flies? Into what genre can it be classified? Golding, in his essay Fable, has used the term "fable" to describe Lord of the Flies suggesting that:
The fabulist is a moralist. He cannot make