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Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

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Roger said: " The story line of this book left a lot of gaps. It wasn't consistent enough and was only portrayed at one people. Young boys specifically. "Lord of the Flies" tells a tale of a large group of young boys who have to set up a way of living on an island The story line of this book left a lot of gaps. It wasn't consistent enough and was only portrayed at one people. Young boys specifically. "Lord of the Flies" tells a tale of a large group of young boys who have to set up a way of living on an island. In the beginning they don't even know they are on an island. They have to establish a hierarchy based on elections. The story of them and how they got on this island isn't clarified, all you are aware of is the fact that they are beyond basic, technology wise. One aspect i think that the average person who didn't actually pay attention would miss, is the fact that there were no FEMALES to find their way into the mix, only young males. This may have added another, much needed, aspect of the story. I personally didn't like the story because it portrayed young men as a gruesome and cut throat group. I can't help but to wonder how the story would have been altered if girls of the same age would have been introduced. Would there have been more or less of the inner brute exposed? How would they have fell in when it came to choosing roles. Would they be more or less aggressive to each other as a pose to the boys? This aside, the brutality grows with each page by the "Choir" and they're "hunting skills". The underlying message is all about the abandonment of humanity. The scary and believable part is actually acquired from the characters. They are all relativity human and relate able. So it in a way makes you question (usually ending in denial) what you would do in the situation, as a pose to the choices made by the boys. The ending is very unexpected and isn't quite fully explained by the author. You are left wondering many things, but altogether i would say this story wasn't to bad. I somewhat enjoyed it. Some of the more gruesome parts were the easiest to visualize . They left images of a slaughtered pig humming in you're mind. Images you wish that the author had avoided, but in the same sense they made the book more interesting. His descriptive nature helped underline his message about humanity though. This message is not believable in my eyes, because it speaks of no religion. I think that religion and diversity would have hugely altered the story line of this book. I did not enjoy this book because the absence of these two factors. ...more "

Oct 15, 2010 01:25PM · see review