Lord of the Flies and DNA: Golding and Kelly's Portrayal of Bullying and Victimization
Explore the ways in which both Kelly and Golding portray bullying and victimisation in 'Lord Of the Flies' and 'DNA'
Both in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' and Dennis Kelly's 'DNA', bullying and victimisation of people are a key theme, as both texts touch on the effects and causes of bullying. Bullying is something that modern society is keen to eradicate, yet it is a very sensitive topic to acknowledge in a novel or play. Both Kelly and Golding delve into the different forms and methods of bullying in 'DNA' and 'Lord of the Flies' respectively, as both refer to the two main types which are psychological bullying and physical bullying. William Golding's novel, 'Lord of the Flies' touches on the group and collective bullying of a small, weaker minority of people for gain of control and power over a group. Dennis Kelly's play 'DNA' also touches on similar aspects where the power and control over a group leads to a group isolating a member and collectively bullying a smaller, weaker minority. Although the texts follow a very similar perception of bullying in terms of methods and progression, both have very different settings and characters. While Golding highlights specifically the looks and gender and personality of each of the characters, Dennis Kelly is less specific and his characters are in fact 'anonymous' so to say that the person who plays each character can be anyone, looks and personality aside. This anonymous factor means that Kelly is trying to show the audience that all humans can become a bully or a victim of bullying and that it is all in human nature. Both Kelly and Golding suggest in their texts, portray different viewpoints and opinions on bullying and how human nature affects the children's' behaviour as both used their own separate lives, backgrounds and experiences of bullying on which to base the texts upon. Golding used his experiences from his times as a public school teacher and his experiences with the boys there to model his
Both in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' and Dennis Kelly's 'DNA', bullying and victimisation of people are a key theme, as both texts touch on the effects and causes of bullying. Bullying is something that modern society is keen to eradicate, yet it is a very sensitive topic to acknowledge in a novel or play. Both Kelly and Golding delve into the different forms and methods of bullying in 'DNA' and 'Lord of the Flies' respectively, as both refer to the two main types which are psychological bullying and physical bullying. William Golding's novel, 'Lord of the Flies' touches on the group and collective bullying of a small, weaker minority of people for gain of control and power over a group. Dennis Kelly's play 'DNA' also touches on similar aspects where the power and control over a group leads to a group isolating a member and collectively bullying a smaller, weaker minority. Although the texts follow a very similar perception of bullying in terms of methods and progression, both have very different settings and characters. While Golding highlights specifically the looks and gender and personality of each of the characters, Dennis Kelly is less specific and his characters are in fact 'anonymous' so to say that the person who plays each character can be anyone, looks and personality aside. This anonymous factor means that Kelly is trying to show the audience that all humans can become a bully or a victim of bullying and that it is all in human nature. Both Kelly and Golding suggest in their texts, portray different viewpoints and opinions on bullying and how human nature affects the children's' behaviour as both used their own separate lives, backgrounds and experiences of bullying on which to base the texts upon. Golding used his experiences from his times as a public school teacher and his experiences with the boys there to model his