It was written in the context of there already being a popular book about kids stranded on an island rebuilding civilisation in the image of the British Empire. It’s a genre subversion.
The premise of children stranded on an island, yes. That came from The Coral Island, and Golding didn’t like the colonialism and not-so-subtle Christian themes. He originally just wanted to do a parody of it, with children behaving how children behave. It turned into the Lord of the Flies post WWII as a deep insight of the depravity of man and the horrors of the war through the lens of children. This provided an enthralling contrast indicting humanity and the horrors we wrought on each other. I stand by my original statement. It is within the context of WWII. Peace and love to you, my friend.
It was written in the context of there already being a popular book about kids stranded on an island rebuilding civilisation in the image of the British Empire. It’s a genre subversion.
The premise of children stranded on an island, yes. That came from The Coral Island, and Golding didn’t like the colonialism and not-so-subtle Christian themes. He originally just wanted to do a parody of it, with children behaving how children behave. It turned into the Lord of the Flies post WWII as a deep insight of the depravity of man and the horrors of the war through the lens of children. This provided an enthralling contrast indicting humanity and the horrors we wrought on each other. I stand by my original statement. It is within the context of WWII. Peace and love to you, my friend.