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LotF Characters, Symbols, Themes Intro
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Lord of the Flies
TRIBAL WARS: WHICH WILL SURVIVE?
- Poster Comments
- Poster Walks
- All passing reading quizzes
- All chapter guides finished on time
- Extra for all work turned in
- Full group participation
Periodic winners get prizes such as candy,
free passes, etc.
Final winners get 5 points extra credit on the test and will go on the Wall of Fame.
Characters, Symbols, & Themes
How do we
decide the difference between what is right and wrong?
Psychologist Kohlberg's
Six Stages of Moral Development
PRE-CONVENTIONAL: based on direct consequence, only considers self
Phase 1: Avoiding Punishment
Phase 2: Self-interest
CONVENTIONAL: based on society's views and expectations
Phase 3: Good Boy Attitude
Phase 4: Law & Order Morality
POST-CONVENTIONAL: individual is separate from society
Phase 5: Social Contract
Phase 6: Principle
Human Nature
BIG QUESTION:
IS HUMAN NATURE INHERENTLY GOOD OR EVIL?
Main Symbols
1. Conch
2. Fire
3. Piggy's specs
4. Pigs
CHARACTER ARCHETYPES
Major Themes
Character archetype: a universal character connected by the "collective unconscious" of mankind (experiences shared by a race or culture), according to psychologist Carl Jung
1. Individual vs. Society
2. Qualities of a Leader
3. Loss of Innocence
4. Darkness of Human Nature
THE DYSTOPIAN PROTAGONIST: usually "normal";
stands against society and reveals its flaws; conflicted;
a reluctant hero
Other characters to look for...
- Antagonist
- Psychopath
- Innocent outcast
- Blind followers
THE BLIND PROPHET: physically blind somehow,
but can "see" truth