Lord of the Flies (1954 Novel) | What Lurks in Our Hearts?

About this episode

The episode explores the themes and symbolism in William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' and its implications on human nature.

William Golding's iconic tale of a group of boys stranded on an island without adults has long been a part of school curriculums in the English-speaking world, but what is it actually about? In episode 380, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they ask whether humans are inherently evil, reflect on how Golding's experiences in World War II may have influenced his worldview, debate the value of using a group of boys to represent humanity, explore the symbolism of the pig's head, and compare the book to some of the other notable books people read in school. Join them next week when they discuss the Netflix adaptation by Jack Thorne! Join our Discord channel https://discord.gg/yQpgu9jYB2 Pickup Lord of the Flies or any of the books they've covered at the Ink to Film Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Support Ink to Film on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Ink to Film's Facebook , Instagram , Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com Intro/outro music: No Winners by Ross Bugden Luke Elliott Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com Social Media: https://www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social Writing…

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Elliott, James Bailey

Topics covered

• human nature
• symbolism
• literary analysis
• adaptation
• education

Keywords

• Lord of the Flies
• William Golding
• symbolism
• human nature
• World War II
• literary analysis
• adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Ink to Film

Books & works: Lord of the Flies

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