人性恶习乎?善乎?──论戈尔丁《蝇王》对人性的探索

Human Nature──Good or Evil? ──ON GOLDING'S ANALYSIS OF HUMAN NATURE IN“LORD OF THE FLIES”

身经二次世界大战和战后迷惘岁月的戈尔丁，在其寓言式的经典巨著《蝇王》中，描述了一群受过文明教育的儿童，一旦摆脱了道德、法律的束缚，便肆无忌惮，相互倾轧、残杀，演出了一幕幕嗜血大战。戈尔丁在书中表达了“人性本恶”的基本观点，作者对人类的看法虽然不符人类历史发展的趋势，但其把批判社会的矛头指向人类自身，促使人类自省，则显得更理性、更冷静也更有力。

After experiencing two world wars and the perplexing post war years, Golding, in his fable - like classical work 'Lord of the Flies', depicts a group of youngsters from the civilized world whO will not hesitate to strike and kill for power when freed from the restriction of morals and law, causing scene after scene of blood thirsty battles to occur. Golding expounds his hallo viewpoint that man was born of evil nature in his novel. Though the author's outlook on mankind does not conform with the trend of development of the history of mankind, criticism turned from society to man himself in introspection is to be considered more rational, sober - minded and forceful.