One of the most famous and extensively studied literary works of the twentieth century is in direct violation of arguably the most commonly accepted belief about human nature. It is typically thought that humans are born ethically good and are then corrupted by society. Quite contrarily, author William Golding clearly expresses in his novel Lord of the Flies that humanity is indeed evil in nature, and that these “defects” are the reason for which there exists manifold problems in our societies. Within
Psychological Influences on Character Essence Lord of the Flies, a dystopian novel written by William Golding, demonstrates a skillful application of using an alternative reality to express a personal perspective. Commonly referred to as an allegorical approach, this literary style serves to capture the author’s personal assessments on human nature and society. To further express these viewpoints to his reader, Golding makes use of the psychological classifications outlined by Sigmund Freud’s personality
Games and Koushun Takami’s Battle Royale? Both stories show parallels when it comes to plot, environment, the reasons that the children are pitted against one another, etc. The list of comparisons between the two could go on and on. Although a close analysis of Takami’s Battle Royale and Collins’s The Hunger Games illustrate their surprising number of similarities, Collins should not be accused of plagiarizing Battle Royale. On the contrary, she brings her own uniqueness to differentiate The Hunger Games