Disappointment And Hope From The Fact

The theme of evil nature in Lord of the Flies by William Golding is always the focus of discussion of many critics. Grounded on the Freudian psycho-analysis of death instinct and the three psychic zones of mental personality theories, this thesis rereads this much discussed theme and takes a further exploration into the optimistic elements Golding offered in the novel, attempting to present the two parallel messages in William Golding's Lord of the Flies: the evil nature of human beings and the expectation of a hopeful bright human future out of the vigilance against this fact.The thesis consists of five parts:Introduction part gives an account on the current situation of the studies on Lord of the Flies and clarifies the purpose of rereading this novel and the theoretical basis.Chapter one rereads the one pessimistic message of Lord of the Flies: the evil nature of human beings.Chapter two undertakes to present the other message of the possibility of salvation with an analysis focused on the optimistic factors contained in the novel.Chapter three concentrates on presenting Golding's warning to human beings ?ignorance of man's evil nature is not bliss.With these detailed discussion on the novel, the thesis draws the conclusion that there are two parallel messages in Lord of the Flies: the evil nature of human beings and a theme of salvation that so long as they can face up to the fact, and try to curb it with their ego and superego, human beings will have a bright future.