Childhood and Dystopia in William Golding's Lord of the Flies:

master's thesis

• Title: Childhood and Dystopia in William Golding's Lord of the Flies: : Literary-Theoretical and Cultural-Anthropological Analysis
• Title (croatian): Djetinjstvo i distopija: : književno-teorijsko i kulturno-antropološko čitanje romana Gospodar muha Williama Goldinga
• Author: Jakov Milanković
• Mentor: Jelena Marković (mentor)
• Mentor: Martina Domines Veliki (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivona Grgurinović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Martina Domines Veliki (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jelena Marković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Ethnology and Anthropology; Ethnology

Abstract

This diploma thesis explores the complex symbolic framework and the allegorical and dystopian nature of William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies. This thesis presents a literary-theoretical reading of the narrative of the novel, analyzing its main thematic components, how it deals with the psychology of human nature, examining its relationship with the utopian and dystopian tradition, with specific focus given to the tradition of the British adventure novel, followed by a cultural-anthropological analysis of the notion of childhood and the innocence of British childhood in the historical context of the novel.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj diplomski rad istražuje kompleksnu simboličku strukturu te alegorijsku i distopijsku prirodu romana Gospodar muha Williama Goldinga iz 1954. godine. Rad predstavlja književno-teorijsko čitanje narativa romana, uz analizu glavnih tematskih cjelina, istražujući na koji se način roman bavi psihologiziranjem ljudske prirode i naravi, odnosom između utopijske i distopijske tradicije, sa specifičnim fokusom na tradiciji britanskog pustolovnog romana, te kulturno-antropološkom analizom koncepta djetinjstva i 'nevinosti' britanskog djetinjstva u određenom povijesnom kontekstu romana.

• Keywords: Human nature; childhood; dystopia; innocence
• Keywords (croatian): Ljudska priroda; djetinjstvo; distopija; nevinost
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:032421
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Literature and Culture; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Study programme: Title: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra etnologije i kulturne antropologije (magistar/magistra etnologije i kulturne antropologije)
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• Created on: 2023-02-27 11:38:55