Lord of the Flies
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- Author：William Golding
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Summary
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When a plane crashes on a remote island， a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors。 From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack， each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality - and brutal savagery - of their situation sets in。
The boys' struggle to find a way of existing in a community with no fixed boundaries invites readers to evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks。 Ideas of community， leadership， and the rule of law are called into question as the reader has to consider who has a right to power， why， and what the consequences of the acquisition of power may be。 Often compared to Catcher in the Rye， Lord of the Flies also represents a coming-of-age story of innocence lost。
When a plane crashes on a remote island， a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors。 From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack， each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality - and brutal savagery - of their situation sets in。
The boys' struggle to find a way of existing in a community with no fixed boundaries invites readers to evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks。 Ideas of community， leadership， and the rule of law are called into question as the reader has to consider who has a right to power， why， and what the consequences of the acquisition of power may be。 Often compared to Catcher in the Rye， Lord of the Flies also represents a coming-of-age story of innocence lost。
Reviews
Carlos
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 You can follow the evolution of every character from the start to the end， you can tell the mood and thinking of them only by the kind of description of the environment。 Besides the well treatment of characters it involves a huge amount of human behavior， contrasting the contemporary “civilized” way of living and thinking to the “savage” life。 The critic to their contemporaryworld and it’s kind of hypocrite British “Occidental” moral， just cover the whole book。 Finally I will just say to not for You can follow the evolution of every character from the start to the end， you can tell the mood and thinking of them only by the kind of description of the environment。 Besides the well treatment of characters it involves a huge amount of human behavior， contrasting the contemporary “civilized” way of living and thinking to the “savage” life。 The critic to their contemporaryworld and it’s kind of hypocrite British “Occidental” moral， just cover the whole book。 Finally I will just say to not forget the two last chapters， those completely thrill me。 。。。more
Rebecca Garon
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4 or 4。5 stars。 This book is brutal but sooo interesting。 William Golding really understood human nature and the need for law and order and he communicated it in such an interesting way！ Surprised I never read it In high school because it’s themes are not too hidden but it’s a great study for so many literary devices。
Ioanna Xristodoyloy
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βιβλιο τροφη για σκεψη。 πως ο ανθρωπος ακομα και στην πιο τρυφερη του ηλικια κατω απο της καταλληλες συνθηκες μπορει να γινει σαν ολα τα αγρια ζωα
Alyssa Borwick
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Another one of my very favorites！ I've read this book once before I knew the Lord， and once after。 Reading it post-salvation revolutionized my understanding and respect for this book。 Mankind is totally depraved without the protection of Christ—Golding does an impeccable job in creatively conveying that doctrinal truth！ Another one of my very favorites！ I've read this book once before I knew the Lord， and once after。 Reading it post-salvation revolutionized my understanding and respect for this book。 Mankind is totally depraved without the protection of Christ—Golding does an impeccable job in creatively conveying that doctrinal truth！ 。。。more
Rachel
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Stunned by the brutality and yet desensitized at the same time。 Why is it so easy to achieve complacency about wrong doing？ Our culture is rife with such indecency。 It’s not right and yet it happens， again and again。 Darkness inks it’s blackness into our lives and though we baulk， strive to make a stand against it’s ills， it infects regardless。 A sobering story。
Alicia McLachlan
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Assigned to read it in Grade 11。 Hated it。
Jens Hendrickx
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heel goed
María Jesús Ortiz Moreiro
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El libro habla sobre el mal。 El mal va seduciendo poco a poco a los protagonistas de “El señor de las moscas” （1954）， un grupo de niños supervivientes de un accidente aéreo que deben organizarse en su nueva condición de náufragos en una isla desierta。 Libro tan molesto como necesario， tan incómodo como imprescindible。 Duele cuando meten los dedos en la herida。 Golding lo hace sin miramientos。The book talks about evil。 Evil is gradually seducing the protagonists of "The Lord of the Flies" （1954）， El libro habla sobre el mal。 El mal va seduciendo poco a poco a los protagonistas de “El señor de las moscas” （1954）， un grupo de niños supervivientes de un accidente aéreo que deben organizarse en su nueva condición de náufragos en una isla desierta。 Libro tan molesto como necesario， tan incómodo como imprescindible。 Duele cuando meten los dedos en la herida。 Golding lo hace sin miramientos。The book talks about evil。 Evil is gradually seducing the protagonists of "The Lord of the Flies" （1954）， a group of child survivors of a plane crash who must organize in their new condition as castaways on a desert island。 A book as annoying as it is necessary， as uncomfortable as it is essential。 It hurts when they put their fingers in the wound。 Golding does it ruthlessly。 。。。more
Amanda Li
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colonizer vibes
Anwesha
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One of the most disturbing， bone-chilling works of fiction ever written。 Strangely， but not unexpectedly， the premise of this book will stay fundamentally relevant through generations。 William Golding， the British Nobel-prize winning author， makes an interesting observation in the audiobook foreword （which is in itself amazing that the audiobook exists in his own narration） about why there were no girls in this mini human jungle -- he says， and I'm paraphrasing， that women are not to be consider One of the most disturbing， bone-chilling works of fiction ever written。 Strangely， but not unexpectedly， the premise of this book will stay fundamentally relevant through generations。 William Golding， the British Nobel-prize winning author， makes an interesting observation in the audiobook foreword （which is in itself amazing that the audiobook exists in his own narration） about why there were no girls in this mini human jungle -- he says， and I'm paraphrasing， that women are not to be considered equal but emotionally evolved， better members of society and therefore would not have been representative of the brutal hierarchical "society" engineered by the boys stranded on this fictional island。 A strange concoction of our primal human instincts manifested through the actions of young boys -- fear， dominance， survival; left running amok in a truly uninhibited place makes this book an ageless heavy-weight。 。。。more
spaccapagine
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Il signore delle mosche è un romanzo d’avventura， ma anche un’amara analisi sui rapporti umani che si sviluppa in maniera drammatica e sconvolgente a seguito della diffusione di ideologie contrastanti。 E’ anche un romanzo politico， nel senso che mostra modi di pensare riferiti alla società estremamente diversi tra loro; Golding utilizza， infatti， molto spesso nel corso del romanzo un linguaggio specifico che è appunto quello politico: “adunata”， “assemblea”， “congresso”， “leggi”， “consensi”， “ma Il signore delle mosche è un romanzo d’avventura， ma anche un’amara analisi sui rapporti umani che si sviluppa in maniera drammatica e sconvolgente a seguito della diffusione di ideologie contrastanti。 E’ anche un romanzo politico， nel senso che mostra modi di pensare riferiti alla società estremamente diversi tra loro; Golding utilizza， infatti， molto spesso nel corso del romanzo un linguaggio specifico che è appunto quello politico: “adunata”， “assemblea”， “congresso”， “leggi”， “consensi”， “maggioranza”， “capo”， “elezioni” sono solo alcune delle parole che vengono impiegate。Ma Il signore delle mosche è anche il segno di un imbarbarimento pericoloso， di un ritorno alle origini selvagge， primitive， è il ritorno a uno stato di natura che fa seguito a un abbattimento di ogni esplicitazione della cultura （l’educazione， l’insegnamento， la formazione， la morale， la religione， il buon senso）。 Il romanzo si presenta come un bildungsroman stravolto: i bambini della storia， soli superstiti di un incidente aereo， si ritrovano su un’isola disabitata del Pacifico e， dopo un’iniziale progetto democratico di organizzazione e di coesione， si abbandonano a screzi， litigi， rimproveri， minacce sino ad arrivare a vere e proprie violenze。 。。。more
MÅrk Olasiman
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Its message on the darkness of men， and its commentary on authority， order， society etc。 are still relevant today。 I enjoyed this book even if the kids were annoying， and some things weren't making sense if you actually pondered upon them， good thing it is only short though。 Its message on the darkness of men， and its commentary on authority， order， society etc。 are still relevant today。 I enjoyed this book even if the kids were annoying， and some things weren't making sense if you actually pondered upon them， good thing it is only short though。 。。。more
Drish
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we live in a society
Tom Nowak
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Pblbllblblblbllbt
Dung Phương
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Con người có thể tàn nhẫn đến mức độ nào？ Liệu có phải là "Nhân chi sơ， tính bản thiện" Con người có thể tàn nhẫn đến mức độ nào？ Liệu có phải là "Nhân chi sơ， tính bản thiện" 。。。more
Rosemarie Albao
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Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more
Ronron08
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This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
Lily Sutherland
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Honestly， quite disappointed。 This was so terribly slow， the last 15-20 pages were the only part that I found interesting。 Maybe had it played up in my head with so many references to a hunger games feel？ 🤷🏼♀️ was not what I expected and found myself skimming most of the pages。
Daniela Saavedra
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Este libro hubiera tenido una calificación más alta， si el ritmo de la novela no fuera tan lento。 El argumento del libro， unos niños perdidos solos en una isla， es sumamente interesante， y más que interesante diría que horripilante。 El desarrollo de la trama y todo lo que sucede simplemente me aterrorizó， porque。。。¡Son niños！ Y las cosas que hicieron， simplemente eran horribles。El personaje de Piggy representa al incomprendido de cada sociedad， aquel que tiene un pensamiento adelantado a su tiem Este libro hubiera tenido una calificación más alta， si el ritmo de la novela no fuera tan lento。 El argumento del libro， unos niños perdidos solos en una isla， es sumamente interesante， y más que interesante diría que horripilante。 El desarrollo de la trama y todo lo que sucede simplemente me aterrorizó， porque。。。¡Son niños！ Y las cosas que hicieron， simplemente eran horribles。El personaje de Piggy representa al incomprendido de cada sociedad， aquel que tiene un pensamiento adelantado a su tiempo， pero solo por vivir entre una panda de salvajes carentes de sentido común， es marginado y maltratado。 。。。more
Clarabs65
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Al principio me pareció un libro aburrido， tedioso， creía que era una historia que ya me habían contado， un Robinson Crusoe de cartón piedra casi。 Sin embargo， conforme avanza y caes en la profundidad de la obra， descubres el terror del ser humano， lo frágil de la inocencia y la auténtica maldad。 Especialmente los dos últimos capítulos son una obra maestra。
Princess Gomez
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Amazing book and storyline; If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
S61
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Not for me
Kai
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3。5 stars。 Its a great book but wuite confusing and not my favourite。 A more in debt is coming after a reread because i don't think i can give a decent review just yet！ 3。5 stars。 Its a great book but wuite confusing and not my favourite。 A more in debt is coming after a reread because i don't think i can give a decent review just yet！ 。。。more
Danielle Ferguson
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National 5 English。 Very good but ptsd from exam
Zach Josh
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A good book overall。 It was a little bit repetitive and circular， and a bit boring at times。 But it was very well written， Golding knew how to engage the reader with extensive vernacular。 It provides an honest insight into the darkness of the human heart， especially through the lens of innocent children。 A harrowing look at the true nature of the human heart。 A classic yes， but not the best classic I’ve ever read。
Mohammed Algthamy
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Who's this William Golding ？ And why is he ripping off Nick Cutter's The Troop ？ Who's this William Golding ？ And why is he ripping off Nick Cutter's The Troop ？ 。。。more
Ben H
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Lord of the Flies is a fiction novel written by William Golding in 1953。 Golding wrote his first novel in 1953 which was “Lord of the Flies” up until his last novel “The Double Tongue” which was published two years after his death。 Many believe that his book had tainted views from what he experienced during his tenure in the Royal Navy during World War II。Some main characters in the book include， Simon who is seen as the prophet， Jack who is the antagonist， and Ralph who is the protagonist。 In t Lord of the Flies is a fiction novel written by William Golding in 1953。 Golding wrote his first novel in 1953 which was “Lord of the Flies” up until his last novel “The Double Tongue” which was published two years after his death。 Many believe that his book had tainted views from what he experienced during his tenure in the Royal Navy during World War II。Some main characters in the book include， Simon who is seen as the prophet， Jack who is the antagonist， and Ralph who is the protagonist。 In the book， a group of boys are stranded on an island during which multiple conflicts and issues arise。 The book is written in third person but the narrator is not a character in the novel。 Here is a quote to show an example of the writing style: “Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them。 Yet there was a space round Henry， perhaps six yards in diameter， into which he dare not throw。 Here， invisible yet strong， was the taboo of old life。 Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law”。Children under 13 should not read this book due to its gore and extreme violence。 Most high school curriculums require this book to be read so be prepared to read it。 Although it wasn't my favorite book I would give it a 6。5/10。 If you have the chance to read it， I would recommend that you read it just to see what people deemed acceptable back then。 。。。more
Raissa
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What a book！ I'm still thinking about it。。。 What a book！ I'm still thinking about it。。。 。。。more
Ashley Roberts
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Dark， disturbing， important。
Andrea
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Terrible
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Lord of the Flies
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Lord of the Flies&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Lord of the Flies&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0