Golding’s the Pyramid: A Study of Class Hierarchy
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Abstract
William Golding in his novel The Pyramid explores the conflict prevailing in the
English society as an outcome of class hierarchy. The title The Pyramid itself refers to the
pyramid of social hierarchy. This is because of the economic status; the conflict goes on
and on. The struggle occurs between upper and lower middle class. The characters like
Bobby Ewan stands for upper middle class whereas the characters like Oliver stands for
the lower middle class. There is the tug of war between these two representatives of two
distinct classes. Each of them struggle for the existence. It is the essence of Golding’s The
Pyramid,which has been discussed in detail in this research with a number of critical
opinions that claim Golding as the most socio-realist novelist.