Flygornas herre

Maktspel är ofta hårt och fult

I alla tider har människor konkurrerat om makt och begränsade resurser. Det enda som förändrats är att många av dagens människor lever i ett överflöd av resurser. Vissa politiska organisationer och deras ledare är bättre än andras. De bästa förstår att ett samhälle ska byggas runt rimliga lagar och ett samhällssystem som kan klassas som demokratiskt. Lagar som gäller alla jämlikt. 

Nedan reportage i BBC om den klassiska världsboken ”Flugornas herre” är mycket läsvärd. Inte minst i ljuset av hur Netanyahu och Trump styr sin omgivning. 

”William Golding's Lord of the Flies, his classic novel about boys who turn to savage violence after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island, has had a remarkably long and varied life. It has inspired two films, a dance show by Matthew Bourne, a parody on The Simpsons and a female knockoff in the television series Yellowjackets.”

”Stephen King has cited it as a major influence on his entire writing career. Generations of schoolchildren have either embraced it or balked at being force-fed it as required reading. And amazingly, this 1954 novel, deeply rooted in its own era, feels especially timely today. It has been adapted into a bold, touching new series that has just landed on Netflix, written by Jack Thorne, the writer of the similarly themed megahit Adolescence, about a 13-year-old boy accused of murder.”

”At its core, the book explores the nature of evil – but while its basic meaning hasn't changed, says Tim Kendall, Professor of English Literature at the University of Exeter and leading Golding expert, "what changes is the urgency of that question depending on what the government or the world situation in the day happens to be".”

”Piggy is the bullied, bespectacled boy known for his intellect, and Ralph is the natural leader, who insists that rules and order will keep the island civilised. Ralph's adversary, the power-hungry Jack, leads the other boys to anarchy and violence against each other. Simon is a visionary, a sacrificial figure who understands that the evil on the island comes from inside the boys themselves. Golding orchestrated these types with such balance that the book has long been viewed as a microcosm of society. And it is classroom-ready, loaded with debatable questions about good versus evil and order versus chaos.”

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260507-1950s-novel-lord-of-the-flies-is-the-ultimate-study-of-hate-and-division-it-has-never-been-more-relevant