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Lord of the Flies Criticism Research
SHS Library — Assignment Resources — English — Lord of the Flies
Novels for Students
Novels for Students contains one article on Lord of the Flies. This is a good starting point
for your research. Find the print version in the Reserve Area. Use the table of contents to
skip to the Themes or Criticism sections.
Citation: For criticisms, generally Reprint or Excerpt formats, see page 4 of this guide. If written specifically for Novels for Students,
use book section format with the word Essay in place of article title, see page 2 of this guide. Add access information if you use the
online version as specified on page 2.
Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center contains a wide range of information on Lord of
the Flies. Attempt to search using “Lord of the Flies” (NOTE QUOTES) and keywords pertaining to your chosen topic (narrower topic). If this does not yield results you should browse the results for the search “Lord of
the Flies” (broader topic). Use the tabs above the results to narrow the results to Literature Criticism or
Topic & Work Overviews.
Citation: Check provided citation for accuracy. Generally scholarly article, book section, or reprint/excerpt format.
Bloom’s Literary Reference
Bloom’s contains exclusively literary information on topics pertaining
to works and their authors. Attempt to search using “Lord of the Flies” and keywords pertaining to your
chosen topic. If this does not yield results you should browse the results for the search “Lord of the Flies”.
Use the tabs above the results to narrow the results to Analyses and Criticisms or Topics and Themes.
Citation: Check provided citation for accuracy. Generally book sections or scholarly journals.
ProQuest
ProQuest is a general database but contains scholarly articles on Lord of the Flies. Use the search string and
limits suggested on the website.
Citation: Check provided citation for accuracy. Generally scholarly article format.
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Books
A book in a series:
Last, First M. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year. Print. Title of series.
[Note: if the book has more than one author, add the second and third First M. Last. If there are more than 3 authors, you may name
just the first and add ,et al. If the book has just an editor, add ,ed. after the name.]
Marisco, Katie. The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Milestone of the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Marshall
Cavendish, 2012. Print. Perspectives On.
A section of a book- NOT a reprint or excerpt:
Section or book author Last, First M. “Section Title.” Book/Anthology. Ed. Editor First M. Last. Edition. Vol. #. City: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Series title IF different from book title.
Series and book title are the same
Henningfeld, Diane Andrews. Essay. Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 187189. Print.
“Lord of the Flies.” Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 174-187. Print.
Electronic Sources
A page on a Website:
Last , First M if available. “Article/webpage Title.” Website Title. Publisher/sponsor or N.p., Day Month Year published or
n.d. Web. Day Month Year of access.
“Compulsive Behavior in Cats.” ASPCA. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, n.d.
Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
Paramaguru, Kharunya. “The Biggest Threat to U.S. Wildlife? Cats.” Time Newsfeed. Time, Inc., 31 Jan.
2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
A book or section of a book - accessed online:
Basic rule: Book or book section citation. Database/Website. Web. Day Month Year accessed.
“Lord of the Flies.” Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 174-187. Spackenkill
High School Library. Web. 8 May 2014.
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Periodicals
An article from a print scholarly journal:
Last, First M. “Article Title.” Journal Title Vol#.Issue# (Year): page(s). Print.
Avery, Dennis T. “Winning the Food Race.” The Brown Journal of World Affairs 118.1 (2011): 107-118.
Print.
Kan, Haidong. “Climate Change and Human Health in China.” Environmental Health Perspectives 119.2
(2011): A60-A61. Print.
An article from a print magazine:
[Note: cite the month(s) and year a magazine is published if no day is given.]
Last, First M. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Day Month Year: Pages. Print.
Butters, Andrew Lee. "Iraq’s Messy Democracy." Time 15 Mar. 2010: 26-29. Print.
Dworkin-McDaniel, Norine. "Avoid Germs Wherever You Go." Health Dec. 2012: 63-64. Print.
An article from a periodical, accessed through a database OR website:
Basic rule: Periodical citation. Database/Website. Web. Day Month Year accessed.
From magazine
Anjum, Fatima, Sana Nawaz, and Muhammad Ramzan. "Loss of civilization and innocence in Lord of the
Flies." Language In India Aug. 2012: 123+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 12 May 2014.
Kruger, Arnold. "Golding's Lord of the Flies." The Explicator 57.3 (1999): 167-9. ProQuest. Web. 12 May
2014.
From journal
“Put a Feral Cat to Work.” Horse & Rider Feb. 2013: 22. Student Resources in Context. Web.11 Jun. 2013.
Werdelin, Lars. “King of Beasts.” Scientific American Nov. 2013: 34-39. Scientific American Online. Web. 15
Oct. 2013.
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Reprints and Excerpts
Sometimes articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and websites, or parts of books, are reprinted or
excerpted in a source. In this case you must include information about both the original (old) and new (in
hand) sources. Check the new (in hand) source to see if the original (old) is a reprint or an excerpt. If this is
not specified, assume it is a reprint with the same title.
Excerpt from, Reprint of
- - Excerpt, OR Reprint with a different title
Basic rule: Citation for new source (in hand). Medium. Rpt. of Citation for original source (old).
Last, First M. “New Title of Article.” Title of New Source. Ed. Editor First M. Last. Edition. Vol. #. City: Publisher, Year. Pages.
Print. Title of series if present. Rpt. of “Title of Original Article.” Title of Original Source. + rest of publishing information depending on type.
Source specifies EXCERPT
Niemeyer, Carl. Essay. Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 192-195 Print.
Excerpt from “The Coral Island Revisited.” College English 22:4 (January 1961): 241-45.
Spitz, David. “Human Nature Is Not the Sold Cause of Social Evils.” Violence in William Golding’s Lord of
the Flies. Ed. Dedreia Bryfonski. Detroit: Gale, 2010. 97-111. Print. Social Issues in Literature. Rpt.
of “Power and Authority: An Interpretation of Golding’s Lord of the Flies.” The Antioch Review 30:1
(Spring 1970): 21-33.
Reprinted in - - Reprint with the same title, OR source does not specify:
Basic rule: Citation for original article (old). Rpt. in Citation information for new source (in hand). Medium.
Last, First M. “Title of article.” Title of original source + rest of publishing information depending on type. Rpt. in Title of book.
Ed. Editor First M. Last . Edition. Vol. #. City: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Title of series if different from title of book
series# if any.
DeMouy, Jane. “Introduction.” The Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health. National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse, 13 May 2013. Rpt. in Diabetes. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Thomson Gale,
2003. Print. Contemporary Issues Companion.
Friedman, Lawrence S. “Grief, Grief, Grief: Lord of the Flies.” William Golding. N.p: N.p, 1993. Rpt. In
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Ed. Harold Bloom. Ne w Edition. New York: Infobase, 2008. 59
-69. Print. Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations.
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Documentation
You are required to use parenthetical documentation in the author, page format. These should be placed directly after the information paraphrased or quoted, whether in the middle of the sentence or the end. In general, use just enough information to distinguish the work from others in your Works Cited.
You may shorten titles if they are the first entry, but retain their formatting eg. in quotes or italicized. If two first
entries are the same, add a comma, then other publication data such as a date or publication title to distinguish
them. Often electronic sources do not include page numbers, in this case they may be omitted.
[Samples]
Author NOT mentioned in text (paraphrased):
Studies performed by researchers at Duke University have found that homes close to fracking wells have considerably more methane in their drinking water (Fischetti 201) .
Author NOT mention in text (quoted):
Scientific American reported that “methane concentration in homes less than one mile from a fracking well was
six times higher than the concentration in homes farther away” (Fischetti 201) .
Author mentioned in text:
Fischetti’s article for Scientific American, states that researchers at Duke Univeristy have found that homes close
to fracking wells have considerably more methane in their drinking water (201).
Works Cited
You are required to submit a Works Cited document in MLA format. It should include all sources used. It should
be in alphabetical order, 12 point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with hanging indent—every line indented except the first. A short sample is included below.
Henningfeld, Diane Andrews. Essay. Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 187189. Print.
Kruger, Arnold. "Golding's Lord of the Flies." The Explicator 57.3 (1999): 167-9. ProQuest. Web. 12 May
2014.
“Lord of the Flies.” Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 174-187. Spackenkill
High School Library. Web. 8 May 2014.
BibMe and EasyBib
It is acceptable to use BibMe or other citation makers BUT you must check the citation against the formats provided. You are expected to provide the producer and copyright dates for web pages in your citations. Check
near the © at the end of the webpage to find this information.