Essays on William Golding
“A novel ensures that we can look before and after, take action at whatever pace we choose, read, again and again, skip and go back. The story in a book is humble and serviceable, available, friendly, is not switched on and off but taken up and put down, lasts a lifetime.” William Golding said this...
“Man produces evil as a bee produces honey” (Golding). Humans do what they do base off of uncontrollable factors or instincts. Sigmund Freud classifies this as the Id side of men; acting on impulses and desires. Throughout Golding’s novel, the boys are seen acting based on their impulses instead of thinking their actions through. Golding’s...
What would happen if a group of young boys suddenly found themselves on a deserted island with no adults? “Lord of the flies” by William Golding is an allegorical novel published in 1954 exploring what happens when a group of boys are involved in a plane crash and find themselves on an inhabited island far...
