Indledning
We live in a world that constantly tries to uphold peace and civilisation, enforced by rules and laws to keep those hungry for power and money at bay.
What were to happen if all those boundaries suddenly disappeared? If actions had no real consequences and greed could roam freely.
A world like this, where no “grownups” are present to distinguish between right and wrong is depicted in William Goldings allegorical novel “Lord of the Flies” from 1954.
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The entire novel is based on the deserted island on which the boys first crash. Here, amongst the creepers and the lagoon, the young boys attempt to survive. In the beginning the problems seem few.
The island is well equipped to support a few kids: “This is our island. It’s a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun.” (page 26)
But soon problems arise. As soon as the plane came crashing down, the boys began to disrupt the natural harmony of the island.
They set a fire that burns out of control, kill the pigs on the island and finally burn the entire place to the ground: “The island was scorched up like dead wood.” (page 157).
Even though the island seems hospitable at first, the boys soon begin to complain about their new environment.
The sun is burning the fair British boys and is described as “invisible arrows” (page 46), emptying down on them, and the coconuts are considered “skull-like” (page 6). It seems as if the island doesn’t welcome its new inhabitants and their way of life.
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