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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

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  • Author：William Golding
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Summary

At the dawn of the next world war， a plane crashes on an uncharted island， stranding a group of schoolboys。 At first， with no adult supervision， their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do anything they want。 Anything。 They attempt to forge their own society， failing， however， in the face of terror， sin and evil。 And as order collapses， as strange howls echo in the night， as terror begins its reign， the hope of adventure seems as far from reality as the hope of being rescued。 Labeled a parable， an allegory， a myth， a morality tale， a parody， a political treatise， even a vision of the apocalypse， Lord of the Flies is perhaps our most memorable tale about “the end of innocence， the darkness of man’s heart。”

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Reviews

Wade Smithsonian ，

I remember this fondly from my high school days。 Its what got me into reading。 Loved it。

Liyana ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed the themes found in the book。 （1） Leadership。 How a leader can inspire action- good and bad- and how that influences the behaviour of the rest of the people。 （2） Very interesting to see how society organises itself when there is no organisation， especially when there is so much fear （uncertainty） and very little experience （young kids）。 （3） How our physical features can bound ourselves to our sense of self。 When the kids put on masks， they become liberated and they feel unbounded by ru I enjoyed the themes found in the book。 （1） Leadership。 How a leader can inspire action- good and bad- and how that influences the behaviour of the rest of the people。 （2） Very interesting to see how society organises itself when there is no organisation， especially when there is so much fear （uncertainty） and very little experience （young kids）。 （3） How our physical features can bound ourselves to our sense of self。 When the kids put on masks， they become liberated and they feel unbounded by rules they were familiar with。 So much bravery comes from this sense of liberation （also what we see with Batman in the Gotham series）。 （4） How we can devolve as civilised people to ensure survival， of feel safe， to protect ourselves。I did think some the writing can feel a little draggy， which made it a bit harder for me to pass the middle part。 But towards the end the story became more exciting。 Some sentences I loved so much， e。g。， "He found himself understanding the wearisomejess of this life， where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet。"Would read again to unpack。 。。。more

Zaci ，

The most overrated book in the history of the universe。 It has nothing to say except humanity is inherently savage and evil。 Call it a classic your opinions on anything are dead to me。

SquirlGrl ，

Stuff was crazy。 Crazy intense。 Those british boys went wild。

Madden ，

I probably would have liked this more if I hadn't had to listen to the audiobook as well。 It was a good allegory， and interesting to read， though。 I probably would have liked this more if I hadn't had to listen to the audiobook as well。 It was a good allegory， and interesting to read， though。 。。。more

alana ，

This was a pretty good book if it wasn't for the spoiler I received this would have been better。 So due to that， it's 3。5 stars This was a pretty good book if it wasn't for the spoiler I received this would have been better。 So due to that， it's 3。5 stars 。。。more

Penny ，

Good

★Marin★ ，

Maybe it’s because my teacher made it interesting， but I remember really enjoying this book when we read it in school。 It’s still pretty good， even if it’s a little slow until the last few chapters。

Jessica Lemos ，

A very graphic and gruesome book。 A lot of symbolism I found out through class that was utilized very well。 Probably scarier then any horror book I may ever read

Piper Nicole ，

CONTAINS SPOILERSI had just recently completed this book and I was underwhelmed。 This book had so much potential， but the development of the plot just wasn't there。 I can exactly decide what I specifically dislike about the book。 I don't find this book distasteful， just lacking in some departments。 I find it quite odd how the atmosphere of the book was often light for such a dark subject。 The most logical explanation for this was because of suppressed trauma and to add a sense of eerieness。 I su CONTAINS SPOILERSI had just recently completed this book and I was underwhelmed。 This book had so much potential， but the development of the plot just wasn't there。 I can exactly decide what I specifically dislike about the book。 I don't find this book distasteful， just lacking in some departments。 I find it quite odd how the atmosphere of the book was often light for such a dark subject。 The most logical explanation for this was because of suppressed trauma and to add a sense of eerieness。 I suppose what would have made this book great would be a chaotic spiral of loose ends， blood， and gore。 Something to accurately portray the characters' own spirals from innocence。 Instead， the boys were rescued， which in my opinion made the lesson inane。 The young boy's acts were horrific， yet the boys showed no signs of remorese until they were caught。 The boys were then guilty， like a kid stealing candy。 It made the murders seem all that much more insignificant。 If the author would have left only one boy alive to live out his life in a heap of insanity， I would have found it more enjoyable and the lesson more notable。 。。。more

Tanner Lund ，

This book has defeated me more times that any other book in my life。 Im proud to say I’ve finally finished it。 Personally I love the story， but the prose is just so hard for me to read at times， I have to bring down the rating。 There are sentences that are so hard for me to understand that I nearly wanted to give up on the book for the fourth or fifth time in my life。 The back cover says “an unforgettable classic for readers of any age”。 I would like to meet the 10 year old who can full understa This book has defeated me more times that any other book in my life。 Im proud to say I’ve finally finished it。 Personally I love the story， but the prose is just so hard for me to read at times， I have to bring down the rating。 There are sentences that are so hard for me to understand that I nearly wanted to give up on the book for the fourth or fifth time in my life。 The back cover says “an unforgettable classic for readers of any age”。 I would like to meet the 10 year old who can full understand all the descriptions of the island in this book。I enjoyed the plot though and am so happy to finally know this story。 。。。more

Holland Anderson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Summary:Lord of the Flies by William Golding showcases the dark side of humanity， the savagery that can overcome someone in desperate need。 In the midst of a nuclear world war， a group of British boys find themselves deserted on a tropical island after being shot out of the sky。 They quickly realize they have no adult supervision and strive to create a plan for survival。 The group is roughly divided into the “littluns，” boys around the age of six， and the “biguns，” who are roughly between the ag Summary:Lord of the Flies by William Golding showcases the dark side of humanity， the savagery that can overcome someone in desperate need。 In the midst of a nuclear world war， a group of British boys find themselves deserted on a tropical island after being shot out of the sky。 They quickly realize they have no adult supervision and strive to create a plan for survival。 The group is roughly divided into the “littluns，” boys around the age of six， and the “biguns，” who are roughly between the ages of ten and twelve。 They elect leader Ralph， who has Piggy as his second in command。 Ralph， who is trying to an authority similar to what they’ve left behind， begins to assign different task to the boys to help survive。 Ralph’s priority includes finding a way to get off the island。 He creates a signal fire， hoping that a passing ship will see the smoke signal and rescue them。 A major challenge to Ralph's leadership is Jack， his opponent who wants his leadership position。 Jack commands a group of choirboys-turned-hunters who sacrifice the duty of tending the fire so that they can participate in the hunts。 Jack draws the other boys slowly away from Ralph's influence because of their natural attraction to and inclination toward the adventurous hunting activities symbolizing violence and evil。 The conflict between Ralph and Jack and the forces I’d savagery and civilization each represent- is further explored by the boys’ literal fear of a beast roaming the island。 Of all the boys， only the mystic Simon has the courage to discover the true identity of the beast sighted on the mountain。 After witnessing the death of the sow and the gift made of her head to the beast， Simon begins to hallucinate， and the staked sow's head becomes the Lord of the Flies， imparting to Simon what he has already suspected: The beast is not an animal on the loose but is hidden in each boy's psyche。 This is the savagery taking over- losing all of humanity into the forest。 After Simon wakes up， he quickly realizes the beast is really one of the dead pilots， and rushes to tell the others。 Upon his arrival， the boys are dancing， and mistake him for the beast， killing him。 Soon only three of the older boys， including Piggy， are still in Ralph's camp。 Jack's group steals Piggy's glasses to start its cooking fires， leaving Ralph unable to maintain his signal fire。 When Ralph and his small group approach Jack's tribe to request the return of the glasses， one of Jack's hunters releases a huge boulder on Piggy， killing him instantly。 The tribe captures the other two “biguns，” leaving Ralph on his own。 The tribe begins to track down Ralph， in an attempt to kill him， and they start a fire to smoke him out of one of his hiding places， creating an island-wide fire。 A passing ship happens to see the smoke from the fire， and a British naval officer arrives on the beach just in time to save Ralph from certain death at the hands of the schoolboys turned savages。Response: Lord of the Flies was not necessarily a hard read in the sense of lexile， but in the sense of morals。 The book was aimed to parody children novels with particularly happy endings。 Although ultimately the children were saved， we still see human instinct and the idea of “killed or be killed。” It was an uneasy read， as these children， who grew up civilized are now coming “undone，” savagely killing one another and battling to stay alive。 Lord of the flies is a known name of Satan， and in this sense， the island represents hell。 Christian morals are riddled throughout this book， but questioned when in certain situations。 When we let our survival skills come in， do we immediately forgot all civilized and societal morals？ This book poses and lot of questions， and really has one thinking about right and wrong， good and bad， and ultimately what is okay in means of survival。 Questions:1。tDevelop an argument in which explains why some critics feel as though Golding’s main purpose for this novel includes that there is no hope for mankind， or that evil is an inborn trait of mankind。 2。tWhat do you this Golding has to say about evil in Lord of the Flies？ How is this idea conveyed to the reader？ 3。tWhat does this novel say about humanity？ What would happen if civilization collapsed？ 。。。more

Ana Pascal ，

2。5

Ema ，

A really quick and easy read。 The story is captivating and stressful。 You find yourself tense while reading as you start to see everything unraveling。 I have such pure hatred for Jack and Roger。 They are some of the characters which create rage in a reader。 You feel real emotions reading this book。 I recommend it。

Somerandomwolfz ，

This book did not live up to its reputation， which was a big letdown as I figured that such an oft-cited piece of literature would have more of an mental impact on me。 There are two frankly unfortunate reasons。 First， the prose was stagnant。 The descriptions about the island， from top to bottom， did not ever deviate from the same lexicon of no more than fifteen words， from green palms to green fronds。 There is indeed one and only one setting: the isolated tropical island。 That does not mean ther This book did not live up to its reputation， which was a big letdown as I figured that such an oft-cited piece of literature would have more of an mental impact on me。 There are two frankly unfortunate reasons。 First， the prose was stagnant。 The descriptions about the island， from top to bottom， did not ever deviate from the same lexicon of no more than fifteen words， from green palms to green fronds。 There is indeed one and only one setting: the isolated tropical island。 That does not mean there cannot be geographical features that is not either a flat rock or a tall rock。 We have the term purple prose for those who liked their synonym dinosaur a bit too much， in the same vein perhaps we can call this "green prose"， for those who do the exact opposite。 Second， the boys were more savage and deprived of emotion than they have any right to be。 I know the author is trying to convey the grim message that even innocent， civilized boys can becone depraved on their own， but I couldn't stop pondering why the "savages" would want to perpetually streak their faces with colors， it's not like they are hunting all the time， also the nagging question of how this superficial feature is supposed to translate into an inner savage-like state of mind， with their descent into madness being much too swift and glossed over。 Furthermore， how the boys treated the gruesome death of a familiar character as a natural occurrence or even something to be proud of was not believable in the slightest， no matter how cynical one's view is of humanity。 It could have been better， much better。 I was disappointed。 3 stars。 2022/4/7 。。。more

Leon ，

Its an alright book！

Rachel Howard ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Read in secondary school， studied it and really enjoyed writing about it。 Very easy to read， sad at times。

Inês Sousa ，

3，5

Emelyn ，

Excelente libro。

Emma ，

It is intense male version of the hunger games。

charlotte b ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 prob would’ve given this 5 stars if i didn’t have to analyze everything for english cause i actually enjoyed it！！ also simon was literally my fav character he should’ve been alive :（（ ALSO “Ralph wept for the end of innocence， the darkness of man’s heart， and the fall through the air of the true， wise friends called piggy” AJHSJAQJHSJSBA STOP CRYING PIGGY DIDNT DESERVE TO DIE AND WE LITERSLLT NEVER EVEN FOUBD OUT HIS REAL NAME

Becca ，

I think this is like a perfect example of late modernism and is a good read for middle and high schoolers I believe。

grace williams ，

Really enticing concept， one of the only books I’ve read in English class that I’ve enjoyed。

Gunnar ，

I never read this book in grade school。 Knowing what it was about I knew I would probably like it， I just never got around to it。 What finally tipped the scale is a Barnes and Noble gift card and the incredible cover art by R。 Kikuo Johnson。 Now that I’ve actually gotten around to reading it I’m upset I waited so long。 Really great stuff。

Zaza ，

3，5☆Tohle byla síla， to vám povím。。。。

Nic :）） ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Let's get straigh to the point， I disliked this book so much。 First of all， the story itself did not grab my attention， leaving me to not pick up the book。 Secondly， the way the boys were written seemed extremely unrealistic to me。 How can a 12 year old boy stay so calm in such a distressing situation and also know exactly how to survive？ Then lastly the ending was so disappointing to me， since it was so rushed。 One moment there was a hunt going on and then one page later they were rescued？ And Let's get straigh to the point， I disliked this book so much。 First of all， the story itself did not grab my attention， leaving me to not pick up the book。 Secondly， the way the boys were written seemed extremely unrealistic to me。 How can a 12 year old boy stay so calm in such a distressing situation and also know exactly how to survive？ Then lastly the ending was so disappointing to me， since it was so rushed。 One moment there was a hunt going on and then one page later they were rescued？ And the way that the officer acted was so insensitive and ruined the moment that was supposed to be relieving and emotional。 I definitely understand how some people might enjoy this book， but to me it was not fun at all。 。。。more

Elizabeth Cardona ，

Great book。 Excellent writing， was entertained from start to finish。 Environment shapes us in so many ways。 Humans， without rules， wreak havoc。

El Vatikan ，

Why I don't want kids Why I don't want kids 。。。more

lydia ，

Almost as good as the movie （Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked， 2011）

ana ，

“They looked at each other， baffled， in love and hate。”goulding cheapens his own story by pretending its （only） about the chaos ensuing lawlessness when really， its （also） about the demasking of humanity and what emotions can do to you。in some ways， a really good work， single sentences cascading you into thought， but in others。。。 i mean really， how much is necessary。 how inhuman can you make people "not" living in "society" look？ the word "savage" never really felt right to me。 it has meaning th “They looked at each other， baffled， in love and hate。”goulding cheapens his own story by pretending its （only） about the chaos ensuing lawlessness when really， its （also） about the demasking of humanity and what emotions can do to you。in some ways， a really good work， single sentences cascading you into thought， but in others。。。 i mean really， how much is necessary。 how inhuman can you make people "not" living in "society" look？ the word "savage" never really felt right to me。 it has meaning that is mostly pulled from prejudice， from things assigned to native people colonizing englishmen or spaniards wanted gone， wanted reason to destroy。 which， of course， all of you know。 and to see what those boys did， which， in the end， is human， called "savage"， an othering taking place that divides the "civilized"， the "english" from those who are not that。。。 even the lord of the flies， that very thing that was supposed to symbolize the descend to。。。 what？ for it is not animal nature， to be cruel。 it is human， as much as joy。 idk。 there was。。。 it was。。。 too 1954， yk。 the bad way。 basically， if this were a little more nuanced。。。 maybe it would have been more in general。though honestly， im pretty sure of the following:jack and ralph got back home， never saw each other again after getting off the plane， the one's family moved away， 15 years later， both ending their 20s， both antisocial in their own way， fucked up and over though one lets on more than the other， meeting by chance through some work thing， ralph recognizes jack before jack recognizes ralph though they both cant look away from each other， and so it goes from gaze to thought to touch until they are 60 and one of them dies on the other in a slow way， leaving behind love and mourning a hundred times worse than 50 years ago。 。。。more

Reference

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