Word: darknesse
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The author totes these children about from one scene in his novels to the next, packing them off to infernal rites of passage. The tensions between youth and adulthood fascinate him and unify his often wandering plots. The most poignant moment of his now classic Lord Of The Flies occurs...
As the title suggest, Golding's latest work also contains darkness--but this time it is visible from the outset. As the drama unfolds, a child emerges from the London blitz, scarred by the violent flames. The child, named Matty in a hospital, is Hell personified, soon to become Golding...
Matty's character and Golding's story are more abstruse than Ralph and his plight in Lord Of The Flies. Unlike his earlier work, Darkness Visible is totally inaccessible to pre-teen-agers. Wrought with more blatant sexual imagery and a convoluted cast of characters, Golding's latest novel demands...
Matty doesn't understand if he is child or adult, savage or saint, and this conflict epitomizes the struggle in Golding's fabel. Golding fuses the traits of Ralph, Simon, and Jack--the three major characters in Lord Of The Flies--into one persona, further complicating Darkness Visible. Matty's...
Golding deserves a great deal of credit for his portrayal of Matty and his world. He has colored Matty's soul with just the right amount of blackness, not so much that he cannot let glimpses of light flash over and through him. Matty does not command the violent hatred...