Biographical sketch
The story behind the story
List of characters
Summary and analysis
Critical views: David Anderson on Golding's difficult Christianity
Kathleen Woodard discusses the capacity for evil in children
Arnold Kruger takes a new look at the character of Simon
James R. Baker considers Golding, Huxley, and modernity
Berthold Schoene-Harwood on destructive masculinity in Lord of the flies
Paul Crawford on human depravity in the novel
Mark Kinkead-Weekes and Ian Gregor address the symbolism of the conch
Paula Alida Ray on the absence of the female in Lord of the flies
Theodore Dalrymple reflects on human depravity in the novel
Peter Edgerly Firchow examines the implausible beginning and ending of Lord of the flies
Works by William Golding
Annotated bibliography.
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William Golding's Lord of the flies. ISBN 9781604138146. Published by Bloom's Literary Criticism in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
