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Moral ambiguity in Darkness Visible.
Abstract
Like all of William Golding's novels, Darkness Visible is concerned with the ambiguity of moral issues, the difficulty of judgement, and breaking down the partitions that isolate men and prevent them from feeling a sense of community. The setting is England of the last forty years, which represents the hell of contemporary western society. Matty and Sophy, the main characters, live at the opposite ends of a spiritual dimension . As the novel progresses, the former's faith, altruism and selflessness enable him to redeem the paderast Pedigree and to help Sim and Edwin, two 'respectable' citizens, to taste the joy of communion, even if momentarily. Sophy on ...
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