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Acknowledgments
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Literature review
1.2 Assumptions
1.3 Methodologies
Chapter Two William Golding and His Lord of the Flies
2.1 A brief introduction to William Golding as well as his works
2.2 Main influences on Golding's writing career
2.2.1 The influence of personal experiences
2.2.2 Golding's favor towards Greek literature
2.2.3 Cultural and social background
2.3 A brief summary of Lord of the Flies
Chapter Three A World Beneath the Iceberg
3.1 The Freudian theory of personality
3.2 Archetypal theories of Carl Jung
3.3 Archetypal theories of Frye
3.4 Psychological analyses of the characters
3.4.1 Ralph, Piggy—two characters mainly controlled by their ego or persona
3.4.2 Jack, Roger—two characters mainly controlled by death instinct in id or shadow
3.4.3 Simon—symbol of superego
3.5 Archetypal displacement of characters
3.5.1 Archetype of Pentheus
3.5.2 Archetype of Dionysus
3.5.3 Archetype of Agave
3.5.4 Displacement of Jesus: Simon
3.6 Dreams shown by Littluns
Chapter Four Iual Themes in Lord of the Flies
4.1 Darkness of human heart
4.1.1 Evil seen in Jack's group
4.1.2 Evil seen in Ralph's group
4.1.3 The universality of evil
4.2 Light in the darkness
4.2.1 Positive characters seen in Jack's group
4.2.2 Positive characters reflected by Ralph's group
4.2.3 Spirits of Christianity conveyed by Simon
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Contributions and limitations
References
Appendix