The Degeneration of Humanity and the Powerlessness of Salvation in Lord of the Flies

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1、论《蝇王》中人性的泯灭和救赎的无力TheDegenerationofHumanityandthePowerlessnessofSalvationinLordoftheFlies目录Abstract.ii摘要ii1.Introduction12.Thedegenerationofhumanity22.1Functionsoffire22.1.1Thecauseandkeepingofthefire—amethodforrescue22.1.2Theabuseofthefire—amethodforkilling32.2Theauthorityontheisland—f

2、romdemocracytoautocracy32.2.1Thedecreaseofdemocracy32.2.2Theincreaseofautocracy42.3Thehuntingontheisland42.3.1Thehuntingofanimals52.3.2ThekillingofPiggyandthehuntingforRalph53.Thepowerlessnessofsalvation63.1Thefailureofreligioussalvation63.1.1Simon’spowerlesspositionamongtheboys63.1.2T

3、hedeathofSimon63.2Thefailureofsocialsalvation—theenvironmentofWorldWar63.3Thewaysofsalvation73.3.1Thebalanceofsociety73.3.2Thefunctionofeducation784.Conclusion8WorksCited108TheDegenerationofHumanityandthePowerlessnessofSalvationinLordoftheFliesAbstract:Thispaperfirstexploresthedegenera

4、tionofhumanityinLordoftheFlies.Fire,authorityandhuntingarethreemainsymbolsofthedegenerationofhumanity.Thenitelaboratestheotherthemeofthisnovel—salvation,whichturnsouttobepowerless,becausebothofthesalvationfromreligionandsocietyfailedtorescuethehumanbeings.Itfinallydiscussesthepossiblew

5、aysofsalvationindicatedinthenovelandsuggeststhatrealizingthedefectsofhumanbeingscouldhelppeopletomakeabetterself.Keywords:degeneration;humanity;salvation论《蝇王》中人性的泯灭和救赎的无力摘要：本文首先探讨《蝇王》中人性的泯灭这一主题，火、制度和狩猎是人性泯灭的三大象征；然后阐述了小说的第二个主题——救赎，救赎的力量是微弱的，因为宗教救赎和社会救赎的结果都是失败的；最后探讨了小说中暗示的可能实现的救赎途径，并提出了认

6、识到人性的缺陷可以帮助人们塑造一个更加完善的自我。关键词：泯灭；人性；救赎1.8TheDegenerationofHumanityandthePowerlessnessofSalvationinLordoftheFlies1.IntroductionWilliamGolding,theNobelPrizewinnerof1983,wasoneofthemostaccomplishednovelistsinBritainduringthe1950s.WhenWorldWarⅡbrokeout,hejoinedtheRoyalNavy.Europesufferedalo

7、tduringthewarandittookheralongtimetorecoverfromtheseverepainsmateriallyandspiritually.AnditwasthenGoldingobservedthedarknessofthetwentiethcountryinwesterncountries.Thewartaughthimdifferentandmanyotherslikehimandhe“sawahellofalotinthewarthatcan’tbeaccountedforexceptonthebasisoforigina