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Lord of the Flies: By William Golding
A teaching guide to accompany the study of the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding.The text of Lord of the Flies is not included.
52 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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September 12, 2021
I had to teach this book for years to poor, unsuspecting sophomores. I hated inflicting it upon them. It does have lovely vocabulary, and the most charming description of a body floating out to sea that I've ever read, but in the end it's deeply depressing and very dark. I hate almost everything about the book- the victimization of one of the boys (actually, this would sometimes bring me to tears WHILE teaching, so I'm angry about that as well), the brutality, and the horribly dark ending. As long as we still teach young people about Nazis, I'm not sure we really need to read this book as fiction. We've got plenty of the same sort of stuff in history, and history is so grim, and so replete with sad, brutal episodes, surely we could showcase more noble, more uplifting books in English class? Sophomore year was a graveyard of dismal, depressing literature at my school. So if you're in the market for a beautifully written book showcasing the evil that men do in groups, and you really want to read that for entertainment, go for it. Otherwise, I recommend you just read the Sparknotes and watch the Simpson's Das Bus episode. That's a lot faster and a lot less depressing and you'll still be culturally literate enough to feel like you've got the gist of the book.
December 16, 2015
This book is a good read. This makes the reader think if they are civilized or savage. This theme shows throughout the book many times. This intriguing story about boys stuck on an island and they are left to govern and fend for themselves. This book kept me turning pages because it showed what civilized humans will become if this really happened. So before you write off Lord of the Flies as unrealistic and pat yourself on the back for thinking that if you were stranded on a desert island you'd be forming cooperatives and making netting out of vines. this result to the Stanford Prison Experiment. in this the college students were stuck in a basement. This isn't a situation like stuck on a dessert island unlike these young boys but they both show us that human nature can be ugly stuff.
February 14, 2018
I think the book was very slow at first; but it got better more as you went in to the story.
January 7, 2012
I'm reading this book again with my Sophomore English class. It's a joy to read this book now, which I personally disliked when I read it as a high school student myself. Golding's use of psychology and description make the story more vivid and understandable to me as an adult than it was as a teenager. It's interesting to re-read a book...as a reader I bring more to the book than I did as a youth.
August 21, 2017
The Author has a very good notion of his timing, and describing the situation during the second world war, and effect on children. People has the tendency to give up all the civilization layer and return to savage animals.this is true. the most effective part is the death of Piggy. i loved this character.
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February 23, 2015A classic work that details the lives of several boys left to their own devices. A horror story in its own right. Terrifyingly realistic in its portrayal of the human mind set on survival mode.
December 13, 2018
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a book review
Lord of the flies is a story that follows a group of british boys stranded on an island; we think the time period is around world war two. The boys soon organize themselves into somewhat constructive groups, but as the story progresses truths about human nature are slowly revealed. Through reading, we often compare how the boys in the story behave and how we think we would behave in the same situation. The question lingers, are we naturally sinister beings?
The book is full of contradictions, even ironies. William Golding himself was a walking contradiction. As discussed by William Boyd and John Carey in a Lord of the Flies book review, Golding commanded a rocket firing ship off the coast of Normandy on D-Day experiencing first hand the brutalities of war. At the same time, however, he was surprisingly thin skinned towards his books’ critics, even leaving the country after publishing a new book. The book reflects this dichotomy as well as his childhood anger towards highly privileged kids, who had metaphorically been stepping over him and his father since he was a child. One line in the book on page 42 reads “After all we’re not savages… we’re British”. The irony from this line must have been personal to Golding himself. He chooses to include the British boys claiming that they aren’t so called savages solely based off their nationality. It seems Golding was trying to pick fun at, or at least question the assumption that the scientific, western way of thinking is the pinnacle of modernity. We see the structure of the story is beginning to surround the question, are we naturally sinister beings?
In the fourth chapter as structure among the boys is beginning to evolve we see signs of potential harmful behavior, starting with Ralph, “ I was chief, and you [piggy] were going to do what I said”. Ralph is using his power as chief to control others, and we start to wonder what may the others be capable of as well.
Golding uses the power of vivid description especially visible at the start of the book where the scene is set. At times though, the descriptions compounded with the many many characters make the story confusing. A reader who easily loses track of many details has to focus more intently on the book so the story can flow freely. The characters though don’t develop very much from start to finish, with the exception of Ralph who experiences a power change midway through the book. For the rest, however, their characters are relatively flat and they occupy similar spaces in the book at all times. While this may detract from the personal connection to the characters, it adds to the main message of the book, and helps serve as a template for how any group of humans may react in their situation. Golding once again may be drawing upon his distaste for the idea that certain groups of humans are better than others, and he chooses to use relatively flat characters to do this.
Lord of the flies is a story that follows a group of british boys stranded on an island; we think the time period is around world war two. The boys soon organize themselves into somewhat constructive groups, but as the story progresses truths about human nature are slowly revealed. Through reading, we often compare how the boys in the story behave and how we think we would behave in the same situation. The question lingers, are we naturally sinister beings?
The book is full of contradictions, even ironies. William Golding himself was a walking contradiction. As discussed by William Boyd and John Carey in a Lord of the Flies book review, Golding commanded a rocket firing ship off the coast of Normandy on D-Day experiencing first hand the brutalities of war. At the same time, however, he was surprisingly thin skinned towards his books’ critics, even leaving the country after publishing a new book. The book reflects this dichotomy as well as his childhood anger towards highly privileged kids, who had metaphorically been stepping over him and his father since he was a child. One line in the book on page 42 reads “After all we’re not savages… we’re British”. The irony from this line must have been personal to Golding himself. He chooses to include the British boys claiming that they aren’t so called savages solely based off their nationality. It seems Golding was trying to pick fun at, or at least question the assumption that the scientific, western way of thinking is the pinnacle of modernity. We see the structure of the story is beginning to surround the question, are we naturally sinister beings?
In the fourth chapter as structure among the boys is beginning to evolve we see signs of potential harmful behavior, starting with Ralph, “ I was chief, and you [piggy] were going to do what I said”. Ralph is using his power as chief to control others, and we start to wonder what may the others be capable of as well.
Golding uses the power of vivid description especially visible at the start of the book where the scene is set. At times though, the descriptions compounded with the many many characters make the story confusing. A reader who easily loses track of many details has to focus more intently on the book so the story can flow freely. The characters though don’t develop very much from start to finish, with the exception of Ralph who experiences a power change midway through the book. For the rest, however, their characters are relatively flat and they occupy similar spaces in the book at all times. While this may detract from the personal connection to the characters, it adds to the main message of the book, and helps serve as a template for how any group of humans may react in their situation. Golding once again may be drawing upon his distaste for the idea that certain groups of humans are better than others, and he chooses to use relatively flat characters to do this.
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December 12, 2024
Dated. Repeated descriptions of nature don’t look right in novels, the camera does that job nowadays.
How many boys are there? How old are the eldest boys? This info should be provided. Why don’t the boys go round the island to find out how big it is? How about finding a better way of attracting attention than a fire? Dragging fallen trees to make a shape, a message?
Why did none of the boys get ill?
In 1965 6 boys from Tonga were washed up on an uninhabited island. Rescued 15 months later, they were in good shape. No “kill the beast” antics. Admittedly they were older.
Golding was inspired by RM Ballantyne’s book The Coral Island, where Ralph, Jack and Peterkin make the best of their stay on a coral island, rather like British colonial types. Boys aren’t like that, he thought. Probably right, but they aren’t like his marooned boys either. Imo it’s down to the personalities and abilities of the particular boys marooned.
In short, I don’t buy it. Too little of the right kind of detail, behaviour over the top, schoolboys not being like schoolboys (no-one saying his prayers?), and what was the deal with the parachuted pilot?
How many boys are there? How old are the eldest boys? This info should be provided. Why don’t the boys go round the island to find out how big it is? How about finding a better way of attracting attention than a fire? Dragging fallen trees to make a shape, a message?
Why did none of the boys get ill?
In 1965 6 boys from Tonga were washed up on an uninhabited island. Rescued 15 months later, they were in good shape. No “kill the beast” antics. Admittedly they were older.
Golding was inspired by RM Ballantyne’s book The Coral Island, where Ralph, Jack and Peterkin make the best of their stay on a coral island, rather like British colonial types. Boys aren’t like that, he thought. Probably right, but they aren’t like his marooned boys either. Imo it’s down to the personalities and abilities of the particular boys marooned.
In short, I don’t buy it. Too little of the right kind of detail, behaviour over the top, schoolboys not being like schoolboys (no-one saying his prayers?), and what was the deal with the parachuted pilot?
November 30, 2018
The first time that i was reading in i thought it was boring because i wasn't getting the story but after more classes reading it i start understanding what was happening in the book is about this kids that are stuck in a island the coral island in the pacific ocean;at the beginning they were good kids all of them were hanging out with each other playing around but after some hours they start getting hungry and they need to start looking for some food. And this is how their conflict starts one of the kids that was the biggest one take over,saying he was the leader and everyone was mad and they start separating from each other and fitin for the food and the land. And at the end they see a helicopter that was coming tours them and they were happy because they were going back to their normal life the message that this book has is that is the conflict between the human impulse towards savagery and the rules of civilization which are designed to contain and minimize it.And is called lord of the flies because of the head of the pig that they used to have as leaders.
October 3, 2025
Always a good read. Of course we studied this one at length in High School. But I probably haven’t read it since. It’s a brilliant allegory. The characters are so familiar.
The whole book is beautifully written, of course. But there’s a scene where the savage hunter boys attack a mother pig that is just so vivid that it turns the stomach.
There are a hundred adaptations of this book, but for some reason, The Simpsons is the one that I remember best and I couldn’t help but picture those yellow kids as I was reading.
(Reading Challenge category: A book that takes place on an island)
The whole book is beautifully written, of course. But there’s a scene where the savage hunter boys attack a mother pig that is just so vivid that it turns the stomach.
There are a hundred adaptations of this book, but for some reason, The Simpsons is the one that I remember best and I couldn’t help but picture those yellow kids as I was reading.
(Reading Challenge category: A book that takes place on an island)
November 27, 2022
This read is a must. Golding looks deeply into the fundamental desires of humanity in this upbeat, heart wrenching, thriller of a tale about survival, death, and loss of something you can never regain.... innocence. (Pay close attention to this detail whenever beginning the book) This tale shows an innate side of humanity which is our drive that pushes us to the point of doing anything in order to survive (even if that means remaining submissive) whenever threatened. You must read this absolutely thought provolking work. (Likelihood to recommended is 9/10)
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December 11, 2023My thoughts about this book vary. It has interesting twists such as the lives being gone of different characters. But the theme, setting and overall plot of this book was intriguing. I liked the creativity and thought put into this book. I think the biggest lesson in this book is the most important and I enjoy the way it is expressed. That lesson is: Logic should be displayed individually for one to succeed.
January 14, 2022
'He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.'
'Grownups know things,' said Piggy. 'They ain't afraid of the dark. They'd meet and have tea and discuss. Then things 'ud be all right-'
'The greatest ideas are the simplest.'
'Grownups know things,' said Piggy. 'They ain't afraid of the dark. They'd meet and have tea and discuss. Then things 'ud be all right-'
'The greatest ideas are the simplest.'
June 29, 2018
Of all the required reading I had to do in High School, this was by far my favorite.
December 8, 2021
I was a little happy when Piggy died, as I found him annoying. Then I realized he was the lucky one because he didn't have to suffer through the rest of the book... Like us readers.
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January 20, 2022
What scares us the most is the unknown. Everyone can tell what's good and bad, how they act is what really matters.
May 15, 2019
the book was very cheesy, i could pay attenion to it. it didnt have good cilmatic events the best part about the book was it ending.
May 30, 2012
Critical Review Final
Mr. Reed 9
May 23 2012
Imagine that you are on plane that is plummeting down to earth. People are screaming and the wind is blowing violently in your face while your ears are popping from the decrease of pressure. Now imagine that your are ten years old. This is what happened to a group of British boys frying across the ocean to avoid a war.Lord of the Flies will make you jump out of your seat with every word you read. William Golding will capture you with this book with drama, suspense and comedy.
William Golding was born in 191, in the sweet small town of Cornwall England. As a child William had an unusual family and a childhood. His father, whose name was Alec was a school teacher which in later years William would be attending where is father teaches. His father was a rationalism, which means his father was logical and calm. On the other hand his mother, Mildred was a dependable mom but she was a supporter of the British suffrage movement. Because his father was a rationalist, Alec didn’t believe unexplainable emotions. William was scared of the dark as a kid. Because of this fear, he gave the children in his book this characteristic to be afraid of the dark. In Golding”s later years, he served in the navy for five years. And then started to write books.
Beside Lord of the Flies, William Golding has created an abundance of books. What I have noticed in Mr. Golding’s books is that most of them have to deal with the main character or characters are children. For instance, Darkness Visible is about a child that steps out of a fire. And after being scarred from the incident and tormented at school for looking different. So to seek out redemption, he meets two more lost children. Then in his other book The Pyramid, it’s about a school boy named Oliver finds the relationships in life. His books give you a sudden urge to regret all the mistakes you did as a child. When I read Lord of the Flies , It frightened me because the thought of reality of kids being trapped on an island. And how all three of these books are connected is that they all have to deal with children.
The style Golding uses in his writing is outstanding. In his books, he writes in a way that makes you feel like you are part of the story, that you there watching the book as if you were at an IMAX theater. What Golding also does is he takes his life experience and transfers them onto paper. For example, Golding was afraid of the dark as a kid, in result he makes the kids in the book to be afraid of the dark. In the navy,he saw civilized men fight over domination, result the british kids turn less civilized and more into savage beasts. Golding style of writing is to put in his life into stories.
In the book Lord of the Flies, It starts out with the boys waking up from a plane crash. The main Characters all end up to meet early on in the story. Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Roger and Samneric; all british boys find themselve to be stranded on an island. They must all work together to survive. Later in the story things start to get a little creepy, stuff that would make your stomach to turn There's a lot of deaths and violent scenes. But really the motif of the the book or the story is how such civilized people can turn into savages. How in life you must adapt to survive and become the strong person of the pack
In conclusion, the book Lord of the Flies was written by man who fit the book perfectly. He put his life in this story. He gave me suspense by making the boys turn savage. He gave me drama by making me read about boys alone one a horrible island. And he gave me comedy by making me laugh at the book. If you love what I’m saying right now. Then you will love this book.
Mr. Reed 9
May 23 2012
Imagine that you are on plane that is plummeting down to earth. People are screaming and the wind is blowing violently in your face while your ears are popping from the decrease of pressure. Now imagine that your are ten years old. This is what happened to a group of British boys frying across the ocean to avoid a war.Lord of the Flies will make you jump out of your seat with every word you read. William Golding will capture you with this book with drama, suspense and comedy.
William Golding was born in 191, in the sweet small town of Cornwall England. As a child William had an unusual family and a childhood. His father, whose name was Alec was a school teacher which in later years William would be attending where is father teaches. His father was a rationalism, which means his father was logical and calm. On the other hand his mother, Mildred was a dependable mom but she was a supporter of the British suffrage movement. Because his father was a rationalist, Alec didn’t believe unexplainable emotions. William was scared of the dark as a kid. Because of this fear, he gave the children in his book this characteristic to be afraid of the dark. In Golding”s later years, he served in the navy for five years. And then started to write books.
Beside Lord of the Flies, William Golding has created an abundance of books. What I have noticed in Mr. Golding’s books is that most of them have to deal with the main character or characters are children. For instance, Darkness Visible is about a child that steps out of a fire. And after being scarred from the incident and tormented at school for looking different. So to seek out redemption, he meets two more lost children. Then in his other book The Pyramid, it’s about a school boy named Oliver finds the relationships in life. His books give you a sudden urge to regret all the mistakes you did as a child. When I read Lord of the Flies , It frightened me because the thought of reality of kids being trapped on an island. And how all three of these books are connected is that they all have to deal with children.
The style Golding uses in his writing is outstanding. In his books, he writes in a way that makes you feel like you are part of the story, that you there watching the book as if you were at an IMAX theater. What Golding also does is he takes his life experience and transfers them onto paper. For example, Golding was afraid of the dark as a kid, in result he makes the kids in the book to be afraid of the dark. In the navy,he saw civilized men fight over domination, result the british kids turn less civilized and more into savage beasts. Golding style of writing is to put in his life into stories.
In the book Lord of the Flies, It starts out with the boys waking up from a plane crash. The main Characters all end up to meet early on in the story. Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Roger and Samneric; all british boys find themselve to be stranded on an island. They must all work together to survive. Later in the story things start to get a little creepy, stuff that would make your stomach to turn There's a lot of deaths and violent scenes. But really the motif of the the book or the story is how such civilized people can turn into savages. How in life you must adapt to survive and become the strong person of the pack
In conclusion, the book Lord of the Flies was written by man who fit the book perfectly. He put his life in this story. He gave me suspense by making the boys turn savage. He gave me drama by making me read about boys alone one a horrible island. And he gave me comedy by making me laugh at the book. If you love what I’m saying right now. Then you will love this book.
December 11, 2013
In the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding sets a setting in an island ,after crashing there.This novel comes across several characters;Piggy,Jack,Ralph,Simon,and various other kids whom have also appeared through the book.These boys go thought meany thing in their adventure to getting rescued but as the novel continues they found out that theirs a beast. Simon gets to talk to the lord of the flies before his death occurrences which is a tragedy for a plethora of the civilization. Therefore,it brings us to Piggies death after trying to get his specs back form Jack.To begin with,Piggy and Simon represent the level of contentiousness of the super ego because piggy with his specs represents a civilized civilization.As a result,Simon also represents super ego because he shows law and order in the civilization. Through the book Ralph has showed how being a chief is a responsibly of keeping the people together and cares of other people over himself.Unlike Jack whom represents the ID, only cares about himself and hunting animals.I recommend this book because it expletives how some people chose themselves over other people,but this book also is a good novel to read because of its sequential events that happen and set the settings that will remember you of many thing as well as making connections to real life problems and experience things that you have not even thought about.
October 27, 2015
The book lord of the flies is a classic book. It was written by William Golding. The book was a page turner it kept me on the edge of my seat. It left me wanting to read more. The book tells a story about how kids who are about 12 years old or younger are on a plane where it crashes on the island. There are no adults. The story follows these ids as they go try to survive and work together.
My favorite part of the book is when they are fighting over the conch shell towards the beginning. the conch shell symbolizes order and respect for these kids. The kids fight for the conch so that they can have their turn to speak. The kids respect the conch however. I can relat this to my life through my sister. We are always fighting and sometimes what makes us even more mad is that he other one is not listining or wont let us speak.
I would reccomend this book. Anyone that likes an adveture where you want to know more. I personally cose this book becuase i heard that it was a page turner once you got into it. In the beggining it is Quite slow but anyone would get intio it. This is one of my all time faviorite books.
My favorite part of the book is when they are fighting over the conch shell towards the beginning. the conch shell symbolizes order and respect for these kids. The kids fight for the conch so that they can have their turn to speak. The kids respect the conch however. I can relat this to my life through my sister. We are always fighting and sometimes what makes us even more mad is that he other one is not listining or wont let us speak.
I would reccomend this book. Anyone that likes an adveture where you want to know more. I personally cose this book becuase i heard that it was a page turner once you got into it. In the beggining it is Quite slow but anyone would get intio it. This is one of my all time faviorite books.
September 11, 2012
WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BOOK? I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD. I LIKED HOW THEY ENDED UP IN AN ISLAND WERE NO WHERE CAN BE FOUND. I ALSO LIKED HOW THEY WOULD THINK THERE WAS A BEAST ,BT INSTEAD OF BEING A BEAST THER WAS NO BEAST. THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE BEAST THE LITTLE KIDS IMAGINATION LED THEM TOO BELIVE THAT THER WAS A BEAST. AND THAT TORE THE WHOLE STUTATIN UP NOW THEY ARE HUNTTING THER BEAST. BUT THEY WILL NEVER FIND IT. SIMON IS A GREAT CHARACTER HES LIK GOD . PIGGY IS GOOD TOO HE REPRESENTS ADULTS IN THE STORY.JACK IS THE JEALOUS EVIL ONE.HE THINKS HE KNOWS IT ALL BUT HE DOES NOT. THEN HE BETRAIS HIS GROUP AND MAKES HIS OWN.HE CALLS THEMSELFS THE HUNTERS.JACK REPRESENTS SAVERGRY.SIOMON IS HREAT.TILL HE DIES.HE DIES ECAUSE THE OTHER BOYS KILL HIM.SO THEY MURDER HIM, BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT HE WAS THE BEAST AT NIGHT.THEN JORGER KISS PIGG WITH A BIGG ROCK WEN THEY STEEL HIS GLASSES FOR FIRE .RALPH RUNS OFF ANG THE HUNTERS START A FIRE TO LOUR RALPH OUT OF THE WOODS. RIGHT WEN THERE ABOUTS TOO GET HIM ANAVIL OFFICER IS THER TOO RESCUE THEMI LIKED THE ENDING
November 24, 2015
The Book Lord of the Flies is about a group of boys that are stuck on a deserted island all by themselves without any adults. The boys must learn how to survive together. Some of the little boys fantasize about a beast on the island, but there is no beast. On the island there are lots of conflicts and two boys die, the boys must work together if they want to get of the island.
Reading this book made me think of all the bad people in this world. There are bad people in this world, and they will do bad things. You need to be a good person and do good things in life. In lord of the Flies there are a group of bad kids, but Ralph and Piggy just keep on trying to get of the island and get back home.
I would recommend this book to a person who likes action and drama. There are exiting parts and there are parts and that are very sad. This book starts of with not a lot of action but it builds up as you read. Overall it's a great book and you should read it when you have the chance.
Reading this book made me think of all the bad people in this world. There are bad people in this world, and they will do bad things. You need to be a good person and do good things in life. In lord of the Flies there are a group of bad kids, but Ralph and Piggy just keep on trying to get of the island and get back home.
I would recommend this book to a person who likes action and drama. There are exiting parts and there are parts and that are very sad. This book starts of with not a lot of action but it builds up as you read. Overall it's a great book and you should read it when you have the chance.
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April 30, 2016 The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding is a dystopian novel. A novel about a society in chaos rather than perfection. In a flash a kid name Piggy wakes up to find a deserted area all alone. Knowing nothing Piggy wanders around the area and finds another boy. This future life long friend is called Ralph, and all he remembers is a plane crashing. After Piggy and Ralph join together and explore the area they find a conch. They then blow the conch to see if anyone else is nearby. Eventually a group of choir boys meet up with Ralph and Piggy. To make a society with each other that soon falls to pieces. This book is somewhat boring in the beginning, but when you get to the climax. It gets very trippy with lots of thoughts you would never think of, and with deep metaphors about our inner “Beast”. If you like a book with a sudden change with shock and revelation read The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding.
September 23, 2013
i think lord of the flies was a great book with new twists and it changed up alot and new little things popped up threw out the story. I dont like to give away a stoy but i will tell you the plot, there was two boys that were in a plane crash and got stranded on an island. So for the kids to survive they had to build an organized comunity to live, but things change and part of the community turns to rebel the other part of the community. which turns into war the rest of the story you have to find out for yourself have fun and keep on reading.
September 26, 2015
Wow this book was boring. We were told to read it for English and had 4 weeks to read it and take notes, but I just found it so hard to get into. Okay, I really liked the ending, but apart from that, I just disliked the constant description and need for Golding to explain every feelng Ralph had throughout each chapter.
The last chapter was by far the most interestting, but I'm not sure if that was because I'd nearly finished the book or because it was a genuinley engaging finish.
Overall, 2.5 stars.
The last chapter was by far the most interestting, but I'm not sure if that was because I'd nearly finished the book or because it was a genuinley engaging finish.
Overall, 2.5 stars.
June 7, 2011
Lord of the flies is a fantastic novel with a new twist around every corner. as it starts out with a group of boys stranded on an island from a plane crash, they need to make an organized society. However, when a group of the society start to rebel, it turns into war. William Golding really describes each scene so you can capture a vivid picture of what the island looks like. I recomend this book to all mystery lovers because each new twish that is unlocked leads to a new mystery.
September 28, 2023
"All we have is the rules."
Ever fantasize that you are on an island free from the restraints of society? William Golding has taken that scenario to the nth in this story of a bunch of English boys, a plane wrecked on an island during WWII.
We see the fabric of society slowly and most assuredly ripping as the rules are discarded one by one. Golding is very graphic in his description of the demise of pigs and plants.
One will never look at fun and games in the same way.
Ever fantasize that you are on an island free from the restraints of society? William Golding has taken that scenario to the nth in this story of a bunch of English boys, a plane wrecked on an island during WWII.
We see the fabric of society slowly and most assuredly ripping as the rules are discarded one by one. Golding is very graphic in his description of the demise of pigs and plants.
One will never look at fun and games in the same way.
May 15, 2014
Lord of the Flies has been a very interesting read. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect is the inevitable corruption of human nature without the constraints of society. Also interesting is the sway of power, and the influence that symbolism holds over each person i.e. Ralph's conch, Jack's hunting knife, and the facial hunting paint worn by the boys.
July 26, 2012
I thought this book was an okay book. i think a reader who like survival/gore/suspenseful would like this book. however this book frustrated me because everyone just left order and went savage killing anyone who didn't. The author did a very good job of being very detailed. I liked this book because there was always something happening that you just wanted closer on.
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