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About This Unit
About This Unit
In this unit we will read the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Goulding to explore authority, power, and our role in creating and maintaining the rules of society.
Essential Questions for the Unit
Essential Questions for the Unit
The following questions are the big ideas of the unit. The represent the kinds of deep, personal understandings students should be able to express by the end of this unit.
What is “authority”?
Is “authority” the same as “power”?
How are “power”, “authority”, and “justice” related?
How does “authority” differ from “morality”?
Spoiler Free Synopsis
Spoiler Free Synopsis
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys delicate sense of order fades, so their childish fears are transformed into something more primitive, and their behavior starts to take on a murderous, Savage significance.
Why Do We Read This?
Why Do We Read This?
This book provides many examples of symbols, allegory, and metaphor. The characters are all highly developed representations and interact in meaningful and symbolic ways with each other. The events of the book comment deeply on the human condition and the events of history. The dense, descriptive texts provide a real challenge for students, but the exciting, tragic, and violent nature of the book compels us to read on, despite its difficulty. This book is a cultural touchstone and is undoubtedly a modern classic upon which many foundational intellectual concepts about the human condition, society, and our role in ensuring justice in the world can be rested.
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