Physical Journeys In The Novel 'Lord Of The Flies'
English - Practice Essay
Physical journeys can help us to better understand ourselves, others and the world in which we live.
How is this explored in William Golding’s novel “The Lord of the Flies”?
Refer also to at least ONE piece of related material.
Through the response of the challenges presented, physical journeys can reveal aspects of the human nature that allow a better understanding of the human experience and the world. Through the experiences of characters the responder gains an insight into aspects of human nature. The Experiences of the boys in the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’, by William Golding, highlights the idea that evil is an inherent human trait that exits under a thin veneer of civilisation. ‘Wind in the Willows’, a story by Kenneth Grahame, acknowledges the evil in the …show more content…
The refugees in ‘Journey to Freedom’, like the boys in ‘Lord of the Flies’, also experience “human nature stripped of all that it depends on”, but this is in contrast to the anarchy that develops in “Lord of the Flies”, the refugees face challenges of the journey with quite courage and acceptance. War imagery, “the battle was not over...we had fought with the elements and with the authority”, establishes the harrowing nature of the challenges the refugees faced on their journey. Through the refugee’s unemotional reaction to their trials, the reader understands that difficult experiences can heighten “genuine human endeavour and courage”. Fear is an ever present aspect of their journey, emphasised through the simile “fear spread quicker than the lice that infested our bodies”, yet they do not descend into anarchy, using fear as a catalyst. Through the refugees’ reactions to the challenges faced on the journey in ‘Journey to Freedom’, differing aspects of human nature are able to be understood by the
Physical journeys can help us to better understand ourselves, others and the world in which we live.
How is this explored in William Golding’s novel “The Lord of the Flies”?
Refer also to at least ONE piece of related material.
Through the response of the challenges presented, physical journeys can reveal aspects of the human nature that allow a better understanding of the human experience and the world. Through the experiences of characters the responder gains an insight into aspects of human nature. The Experiences of the boys in the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’, by William Golding, highlights the idea that evil is an inherent human trait that exits under a thin veneer of civilisation. ‘Wind in the Willows’, a story by Kenneth Grahame, acknowledges the evil in the …show more content…
The refugees in ‘Journey to Freedom’, like the boys in ‘Lord of the Flies’, also experience “human nature stripped of all that it depends on”, but this is in contrast to the anarchy that develops in “Lord of the Flies”, the refugees face challenges of the journey with quite courage and acceptance. War imagery, “the battle was not over...we had fought with the elements and with the authority”, establishes the harrowing nature of the challenges the refugees faced on their journey. Through the refugee’s unemotional reaction to their trials, the reader understands that difficult experiences can heighten “genuine human endeavour and courage”. Fear is an ever present aspect of their journey, emphasised through the simile “fear spread quicker than the lice that infested our bodies”, yet they do not descend into anarchy, using fear as a catalyst. Through the refugees’ reactions to the challenges faced on the journey in ‘Journey to Freedom’, differing aspects of human nature are able to be understood by the