Lord Of The Flies A Dystopian Analysis

Dystopian fiction is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in 'a dark, nightmare world.’ There are many requirements that an author must follow when writing a dystopian fiction. William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is correctly written as a dystopian fiction. In the story, a dystopian fiction is conveyed as it covers all the requirements through the characters, the setting, and the way the island is managed. The characters present help show the readers that the story is following the guidelines to be a dystopian fiction. In chapter 1, Piggy and Ralph have a conversation after first arriving on the island. “‘Aren’t there any grownups at all?’ ‘I don’t think so’” (page 8). Ralph and Piggy learn that …show more content…
“He turned neatly on to his feet, jumped down to the beach, knelt and swept a double armful of sand into a pile against his chest. Then he sat back and looked at the water with bright, excited eyes” (page 10). At the beginning of the story, Ralph finds the island to be peaceful, even enjoyable. It seems almost as if it is a utopia rather than a dystopia. According to the guidelines of a dystopian fiction, the setting looks like a good, enjoyable place at first. It is later seen that the island is not the same as what it had originally looked to be. “I’ve been watching the sea. There hasn’t been a trace of a ship. Perhaps we’ll never be rescued” (page 43). The fact that no one knows where they are is posing as an issue as they are unsure whether or not they will be rescued. One issue with the island, is the location. “‘He wants to know what you’re going to do about the snake-thing’... ‘Tell us about the snake thing.’ ‘Now he says it was a beastie’ ‘Beastie?’ ‘A snake-thing. Ever so big. He saw it.’”(page 35). One of the littluns believes to have seen a ‘beastie’ on the island. This is another issue on the island that was not seen in the beginning. The setting follows the rules of a dystopian fiction as it looks good to the characters at first, but it is later seen that there are some issues and that it is the opposite of what was seen earlier in the …show more content…
In many dystopian fictions, the children of the story have to manage themselves. In this story, the kids are the only people on the island and are forced to manage themselves as well as the island until they are rescued. The setting is also an example of a dystopian fiction because it seems almost like a utopia at first, but it is later seen that the island is not a utopia and that it is in fact a dystopia. When writing a dystopian fiction, the author must follow the guidelines and meet the requirements. William Golding correctly wrote “Lord of the Flies” as a dystopian fiction as inferred through the characters, setting, and the way the island is