Analysis of Human Nature under Dreadful Living Environment —— Comment on Golding’s Novel Lord of the Flies_英语论文

摘要

威廉·戈尔丁(William Golding)是20世纪英国著名作家。《蝇王》是戈尔丁最负盛名的作品，获得1983年的诺贝尔文学奖。基于《蝇王》的文本分析，本文探究荒岛儿童在险恶生存环境下的善恶抉择，分析险恶环境下的人性。荒岛儿童在生存过程中所产生的一系列分歧隐含着当代文学上争论不休的话题，即人性的问题。本文主要从人性两重性、人性恶和人性本性三方面对戈尔丁《蝇王》开展深入的阐述。

关键字：险恶环境; 人性；蝇王；本性；分歧

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 William Golding and Lord of the Flies 1

1.2 Previous Studies on Lord of the Flies at Home and Abroad 2

1.3 Significance and Purpose of the Present Study 4

2. Life in Desert Island 5

2.1 Chaotic and Absurd World 5

2.2 Changes and Contrast between Good and Evil 7

2.2.1 The Advocate of the Civilization, Ralph 7

2.2.2 The Practitioner of the Brutality, Jack 8

2.3 Choice and Responsibilities 9

2.3.1 Rational and Virtuous People, Piggy and Simon 9

2.3.2 Accomplice of Brutality, Roger 10

3. Human Nature Reflected in Lord of the Flies 12

3.1 Duality of Human Nature 12

3.2 Evilness of Human Nature 13

3.3 Essence of Human Nature 16

4. Conclusion 19

Reference 20