On the theme of alienation as seen in Lord of the Flies
Abstract
As a famous novel of the world literature, Lord of the Flies represents William Golding’s utmost achievement in fiction. Researchers are familiar with his undisguised description about symbolization in the novel, but pay less attention to the theme of alienation he wrote in the novel. This thesis will explore William Golding’s unique writing angle in writing the alienation theme. It is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the original concept of alienation. The second part analyzes the theme of alienation in this novel. It is in three aspects—alienation between human beings, between human and himself, between human and nature. The third part studies the importance of alienation theme in this novel. William Golding uses alienation to develop the plot, imply characters’ inner mind, emphasize characters’ image and highlight character’s personality.
Key Words：William Golding; Lord of the Flies; alienation; human; nature
摘 要
《蠅王》是1部譽滿全球的小說，代表了威廉•戈爾丁小說寫作的`最高成就。人們熟知他在這部小說中象徵手法的精彩運用，卻較少注意到他小說中所反映出的異化主題。本文將對作品中異化主題進行分析。文章分爲3個部分。第1部分介紹“異化”概念的起源及其發展。第2部分從人與人、人與自我、人與自然3個方面揭示異化主題在《蠅王》中的具體體現。第3部分則從（推動情節發展、暗示人物心理、強化人物形象）3個方面闡述異化主題的運用在小說中的意義。
關鍵詞：威廉•戈爾丁、《蠅王》、異化、人類、自然