AcknowledgementThanksforgivingmethischancetowritethispaperandmakeaperfectconclusionofmyfouryearsuniversitylife.Bythewritingofthispaper,IrealizeIhavegainedmorethanIcanimagineandhavearelativelywonderfulcolleagelife.Iwouldliketothankyouandthosewhohaveofferedagreathelpinmywritingofthethesis.Cetainly,mydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttomysupervisorMs.ShiJunhui,forherconstantencouragementandguidance.Herguidanceincorrectionandsuggestiononmythesishelpmemakeabigprogressthroughmywriting.Withoutherinstruction,thethesiscouldn’thavereachedthispresentform.Besides,Ialsowanttoshowmyappreciationandthankstootherteachersandclassmateswhohavegivenmethegreathelpinmyfouryears’study.Thankyou.AbstractLordoftheFlieswasWilliamGolding’searlyrepresentativeandhadaprofoundmeaningintheworld.Thebookstoodonthesideofthechildren,usingsymbolism,contrast,allegory,myth,etc.,torevealthedarknessandevilnessofthehumannature.Firstly,thepaperwillstartwiththedefinitionofthehumanityevil—tointroducethecruelanddarkexperienceGoldinghadsufferedandthoughtabouthumanityeviloftheauthortoconsolidatethetheme.Inaddition,thispaperwilladoptthemethodofcontrasttodemonstratethepersonalitychangesofthemaincharacters,factionaldifferentiation,andunscramblethefoulimageandthemeaningoftheLordtoprovethehumanityevilwhichisuniquitous.Thenatureofevilintheheartofhumanwillgraduallyemergewithouttheshacklesofcivilization.Finally,thethesiswillmakeaconclusionofGolding’sthoughtthathumannatureisevilandareflectionofhumanbeings—humanneingsshouldfacethemselves,trytomakeaself-examination,overcomeignoranceofthenatureandtorealizethesideofevilinhuman’snature.KeyWords:humanityevil;morality;civilization;wildness;摘要《蝇王》作为威廉·戈尔丁早期的代表作，富有深刻的意义。该书站在儿童的角度，用象征、对比、寓言、神话等手法揭发了人性的黑暗与堕落。首先，本文定义性恶论入手，本文对性恶论的阐述主要通过介绍作者经历了二战的残酷与邪恶的经历和作者人性恶的思想来深化主题；再者，用正反对比的方法简述书中主要人物的性格变化、派别分化和解读蝇王的污秽形象和本身含有的主要意义来说明人的本质，即人性的恶是普遍存在的，一旦离开了文明的约束，恶的本质属性会慢慢显露出来；最后加以总结戈尔丁人性本恶的思想及世人的思考——人要正视自己，懂得反省，克服对自我本性的无知，认识到人性本恶的一面。关键词：人性恶；道德；文明；野蛮TheCollapseoftheHumanity———AnalysisofHumanityEvilinLordoftheFlies1.Introduction:WilliamGoldingwasabrilliantEnglishwriter,poet,andthewinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiterature.LordoftheFlies,publishedin1954,wasGolding’sfirstworkaswellastheworkmadehimfamousallovertheworld.Itwasseenas“ThemodeloftheEnglishcontemporaryliterature”.Atthetimeitcametothepublic,itliftedastironliterarycircle,andmeanwhileitwonitsfirstfametobecomethebestsellerthroughoutalmostalltheschoolsinbothEnglandandAmerica.Golding’sworkwasknownbyhisincisivestyleofwritingandtheprofoundinsightintothehumanity.Althoughtherewereagreatdealofthemesofhiswork,humanityevilalwayspenetratethroughhisworks.GoldinghadexperiencedtheSecondWorldWar,witnessedtheoppressivecatastrophe,andtastedtheinhumaneactionitbroughttothehumanbeings,whichmadehimsaythewords,“Thosewhohavelivedthroughthoseyears,iftheydonotunderstand,theeviltothehumanashoneyinthebee,thenhehasblindeyesoraprobleminhismind”（Golding2)—wasthefirstandthemostfeelinghehadforthecruelwar.Thatwasoneofthereasonswhyhethoughtthatthedisasterwasduetothesavagenatureofman.Ther...
