极限境遇下的人性恶——《1984》与《蝇王》人性阴暗面的对照阅读

Viciousness in Human Nature under Extremely Limited Circumstances——Comparative Reading in the Darkness of Human Nature between 1984 and Lord of the Flies

《1984》与《蝇王》在描写人性恶的探索性实验中有相通之处也有不同层面的侧重,这说明两者对人性恶的描写是相互补充的。《蝇王》可以看作《1984》的前传,《1984》可以看作《蝇王》的幕后背景。将两者相互对照,可以互相补充人性探索中的盲点,使人们对人性阴暗面的认识更加全面深刻。

Through the comparative reading between 1984 and Lord of the Flies , the paper is to reveal the similarities and the differences in their experiments in human nature, and to show that they are supplements for each other in the descriptions of viciousness in human nature. Lord of the Flies can be regarded as a prelude of 1984. 1984 can be regarded as a backstage background of Lord of the Flies. If the two were put together, they could add the blind spot to each other in the experiment of human nature. Also, we can know human darkness deeper and more completely.