William Golding's Lord of the flies

Biographical sketch

The story behind the story

List of characters

Summary and analysis

Critical views

William Golding on the work as a fable

E.M. Forster's introduction to Lord of the flies

Frederick R. Karl on the metaphysical novels of William Golding

Frank Kermode on William Golding and the "programme" of the novel

Harry H. Taylor on the case against William Golding's Simon-Piggy

Eugene Hollahan on running in circles: a major motif in Lord of the flies

Kathleen Woodward on aggression

S.J. Boyd on the nature of the beast

Lawrence S. Friedman on the inability to alter human nature

Stefan Hawlin on the savages in the forest: decolonising William Golding

James R. Baker on Golding and Huxley: the fables of demonic possession

Paul Crawford on literature of atrocity: Lord of the flies and The inheritors

Works by William Golding.

Vision and structure in Lord of the flies : a semiotic approach / K.Chellappan --

The fictional explosion : Lord of the flies and The inheritors / James Gindin --

The nature of the beast : Lord of the flies / S.J. Boyd --

Lord of the flies / L.L. Dickson --

Grief, grief, grief : Lord of the flies / Lawrence S. Friedman --

The savages in the forest : decolonising William Golding / Stefan Hawlin --

Golding and Huxley : the fables of demonic possession / James R. Baker --

Literature of atrocity : Lord of the flies and The inheritors / Paul Crawford --

Lord of the flies / Virginia Tiger.