威廉·戈尔丁在《蝇王》中对孩童形象的书写极大地颠覆了传统作品中这类人物的正面形象。那些孩子的脸犹如一颗颗钉子扎在人们心中,引起阵阵刺痛。由天使向魔鬼的转变也许过于残酷,但它却能使人们揭开矫饰的面纱,去正视人性中的某些现实,并对其进行重新的审视与沉静的思考。这部发表于1954年的作品表明了作家对人性敏感而深刻的洞察。1983年,戈尔丁被授予诺贝尔文学奖时,瑞典文学院这样评价他的小说,“用明晰的现实主义的叙述艺术和多样的具 William Golding’s writing of children’s imagery in Lord of the Flies greatly subverts the positive image of such characters in traditional works. Those children’s faces like a nail in the hearts of people, causing stinging. The transformation of angels to the devil may be too cruel, but it enables people to uncover the veil of masquerade, to address some of the realities of human nature, and to re-examine and contemplate it. This work, published in 1954, shows the author’s sensitive and profound insight into human nature. When Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1983, the Swedish Academy of Arts so commented on his novel, ”using a clear, realistic narrative of art and variety