Monday, February 21, 2011

Effects Wheel: Theme

Directions: Show how Golding’s treatment of a theme affects the novel.  The theme should go at the center and around that theme should be eight ways that theme affects the novel. In the outer circle, show the effects those eight things in the novel have.  For instance, in the movie “Shrek”, the theme of “outward appearances” leads to “Shrek is judged based on his outward appearances,” which leads to “Shrek judges others based on their outward appearances” and “Shrek is hunted and isolated.”

Themes: 
Remember - events represent ideas!

Savagery vs. Civilization
Individualism vs. Community
Nature of Evil (and the fear of it)
Man vs. Nature
Loss of Innocence
Dehumanizing Relationships
Rules and Order
Power
Identity

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