The Inheritors (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: William Golding
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Paleolithic period
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Leadership, Communication, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Fear, Good and evil, Hunting or hunters, Naivete, Prehistoric humans, Prehistoric times, Stone Age
- Locales: Ancient world
Places Discussed
River crossing. The first appearance of a family of Neanderthals occurs during their spring migration when they reach a river crossing and discover that an old fallen tree that long provided a bridge across the river is now gone. Their belief that the tree has somehow decided to go away, provides the first glimpse of the Neanderthal world view. Their ability to move another fallen tree into position to fashion a bridge shows their limited ability to manipulate nature and to learn. At the same time, the fact that old Mal falls into the river and catches a chill...
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