Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one of the first dystopian novels ever written, which shows what happens to a society when all rule and order are removed. It is political in the sense that it addresses people’s problems and how power can affect a person and society. It also shows the corruption of those in power and what would happen if there was no sense of order or justice in place. Once the boys land on the island after a few days of having fun things take a turn for the worst and the once very sophisticated city boys become savage. One day Ralph and Piggy find a conch shell and because of this they are able to gain power, even if it is only for a little bit of time. After appointing different leaders for different groups, Jack
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Another one of Foster’s criteria is that a good political piece of writing shows “the rights of the persons and the wrongs of those in power” (Foster, pg.117). This is shown through the fact that the boys that are not yielding any power have less opportunities and perks than the boys that in power. Sometimes the boys not in power have various concerns that by the end of the novel prove to be right, but they’re not paid attention to. In Lord of the Flies the boys who have come into power, specifically Jack and Roger, get too power hungry and instead of doing what is right they fill the island with corruption. They are given more to eat, they have better places to stay in, and they have caused violence when things have never gone their way. Through these examples this novel proves to be completely political through Foster’s criteria. Another criteria is that the writing engages the realities of the world, which could take up multiple meanings, one being that the novel, in a fictive matter, represents the world around it. In 1954, when the novel was published, Britain was post World War II and it is very possible that the novel could have been a response to the war and the politics …show more content…
It mentions the social rights and problems of the people, the corruption of those in power, and it “engages the realities of the
Another one of Foster’s criteria is that a good political piece of writing shows “the rights of the persons and the wrongs of those in power” (Foster, pg.117). This is shown through the fact that the boys that are not yielding any power have less opportunities and perks than the boys that in power. Sometimes the boys not in power have various concerns that by the end of the novel prove to be right, but they’re not paid attention to. In Lord of the Flies the boys who have come into power, specifically Jack and Roger, get too power hungry and instead of doing what is right they fill the island with corruption. They are given more to eat, they have better places to stay in, and they have caused violence when things have never gone their way. Through these examples this novel proves to be completely political through Foster’s criteria. Another criteria is that the writing engages the realities of the world, which could take up multiple meanings, one being that the novel, in a fictive matter, represents the world around it. In 1954, when the novel was published, Britain was post World War II and it is very possible that the novel could have been a response to the war and the politics …show more content…
It mentions the social rights and problems of the people, the corruption of those in power, and it “engages the realities of the