Abstract
This research paper ventures to show that Sartre’s The Flies, unlike
other modern renderings of the play, depends, thematically and
structurally, upon the choices that Orestes makes. Sartre’s Orestes
is a lost prince in search of his own identity. The play starts with
Orestes’ quest to find his true self and ends on his existential
decision of defiance and sacrifice. The title ‘guilt-stealer’ is taken
from the text of the play itself (“...Supposing I take over all their
crimes. Supposing I set out to win the name of “guilt-stealer”, and
heap on myself all their remorse...”) and signifies the decisionmaking powers of Orestes, an attribute not associated with the
Greek Hero’s character in perhaps any other version of the myth.
Muhammad Yahya Cheema . (2006-2009) Orestes’ Quest for Personal Identity in Sartre’s The Flies , Journal of Research ( Humanities), Volume XLII-XLV, Issue 1 .
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