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解读斯芬克斯之谜－《蝇王》主题探析 AN INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY OF SPHINX ---ON THE THEME OF LORD OF THE FLIES 　　Lord of the Flies is generally considered to be William Golding’s masterpiece. Since its publication in 1954, it has been a hot topic in academic research of literary works and meets countless favorable voices. Especially after 1960s, it became one of the most widely-read, widely-admired novels in the English Language, and one of the prescribed classics in the universities. It was even filmed in 1963 and 1990. In 1983, Golding was awarded Nobel Price, “for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world today.” It tells a seemingly simple yet thought-provoking story. It takes place within an imagined atomic war. A plane evacuating a party of English boys is shot down over a xanadu－like isolated island. At first they make concerted effort to establish a civilized society but later the children gradually lose their innocence and behave like savages. Research on human nature of the novel is always the most popular and a great many critics hold that it is an exploration of human nature which is inherently evil. The writer of the essay absorbs the generally accepted view but try to illustrate it mainly based on the analyses of characters from different angles. Besides, the essay constructively probe into other elements besides the generally acknowledged theme. Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two William Golding and his Lord of the Flies Chapter Three A world beneath the iceberg Chapter Four Analyses of the themes in Lord of the Flies Chapter Five Conclusion The body of this thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one Introduction Chapter one begins with the literary review, the assumptions and the methodologies. Chapter two William Golding and his Lord of the Flies Chapter two makes an introduction to Golding and his Lord of the