Part one of term paper
In literature, a single theme that recurs throughout a novel or play can lend to the overall flow and meaning of the written work. An image that seems to be prevalent in “The Flies,” by Jean-Paul Sartre is the idea of authority. The idea of authority is manipulated by Sartre in various ways so that it reappears throughout the play and a ...

Part two of term paper
... their thoughts and actions. Sartre, being an existentialist, condemns this idea, and ultimately reaches a point in his play in which it is realized that each person has control over his actions, and no authority figure can govern a person’s free will. In the beginning of the play, Electra, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late Agamemnon, is introduced. At this point, Electra is leading a life of servitude, brought about by the death of her father, and the acquired power of gisthus. E ...