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Lord Of The Flies

Pieces of the Puzzle: the Island as a Macrocosm of Man





In viewing the various aspects of the island society in Golding's Lord of



the Flies as a symbolic microcosm of society, a converse perspective must



also be considered. Golding's island of marooned youngsters then becomes a



macrocosm, wherein the island represents the individual human and the



various characters and symbols the elements of the human psyche. As such,



Golding's world of children's morals and actions then becomes a survey of



the human condition, both individually and collectively.



Almost textbook in their portrayal, the primary characters of Jack, Ralph



and Piggy are then best interpreted as Freud's very concepts ...

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