George Johnston portrays this time in his novel "My Brother Jack", through the eyes of Davy Meredith, a young boy, (who in turn is portrayed unmistakably as a young Johnston), who develops into a young man. The cultural influences of this era shaped the men that both the young boy and his older brother, Jack, developed into. ... Having this background told to us, later in the story when the Second World War is at its beginnings, we can see how Davy feels he has betrayed the culture that formed him. ... The Depression in Australia, as described by Davy, came slowly at first, but then hit with...

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The boys fall from innocence represents the loss of innocence of all mankind that Golding saw during the war. ... Golding uses the fall of the democratic society of the island to demonstrate his personal belief that Democracy has failed because it, too is at its heart, evil. ... In addition to the background, both of the books' titles lend a great deal to the book's overall tone and themes. ... (Dick, Bernard F. page 28) This is Golding's goal, to present mankind's evil in its primal form, in existence even before the fall. ...

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