1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）

lord of the flies, one of the masterpieces of the british novelist william golding, was published in 1954. since its publication, it has aroused widespread concerns in the literatus and golding himself won the nobel prize for literature for in 1983. the analysis of the themes of symbolic metaphor and the dark side of human nature has long drawn the attention of the academic community. many literary writers and critics at home and abroad have conducted in-depth research from different perspectives on the novel to explore and reveal the traditional theme in golding’s work --human evil.

in the article savagery and the heart of darkness in william golding's lord of the flies, afaf ahmed hasan al-saidi revealed the central idea of golding through the analysis of the character's behaviors and speeches, namely there is no difference between children and adults in the struggle with brutal impulse. they are as naturally flawed as adults, and in a given situation they will also lose their innocence and become dangerous. for the author, the jungle on the island is a prototype of death and decay, and it is also a beast's lair, symbolizing the darkness of human hearts. therefore, the children living on the island are destined to share the same fate as the beasts in the jungle.

2. 研究的基本内容与方案

this thesis intends to analyze the main characters' understanding of the surrounding environment and various behaviors from the broad perspective of human nature and reveal the cognitive defects of the individual's own behavior. this thesis believes that as children who have been educated in civilization, there is basically no distinction between good and evil, and at least they have more or less understanding of "evil ". in addition, in the face of very different camps, there will be obvious differences between individual behaviors, which undoubtedly enhances their perceptions of right and wrong. however, confronted with survival problems and the fear of monsters, they chose to bury themselves in their own hearts or attribute evil to various images to extricate themselves.

therefore, his thesis intends to probe into human evil from the perspective of pretermission and pretext. as the sole survivor of air crash, the kids create and broke their isolated world. ralph, the representative of tradition and rationality, aims at establishing democracy by the conch shell. ironically, he is also a bully for piggy and a complice of simon's death. jack, the leader of hunters group, keens on power and makes unremitting effort for power. the blood proves his strong thirst for violence, thoroughly revealing his wickedness. piggy is on behalf of an intellectual with weak physique. as the butt of other kids, he never takes action to resist and blindly follows ralph. due to the distortion of virtues and vices, he undertakes his tragic fate eventually. simon is generally considered to be the truth pursuer and peace keeper. in his fantasy, kids are still able to judge good and evil. he deliberately neglects the fact that other children have been "evil" in his heart. with the appearance of the unreal beast, the inherent evil gradually shows up in those kids. with the emergence of fear of human evil, those kids reluctant to face evil and tend to find excuses for their behaviors in order to get rid of the guilt and fear.

3. 研究计划与安排

before 15th, january settlement of the title

before 25th, february submission of the outline

4. 参考文献（12篇以上）