Lord of the Flies
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Summary
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors， a group of schoolboys， assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued。 By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blues seas， but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast。 As the boys' delicate sense of order fades， so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive， and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous， savage significance。
Reviews
Andrew Smith
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Pretty solid
Rhi
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I just really hate this book。
Royal Fox
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Rating: 4。5/5I will start by saying that the first few chapters， roughly 100 or so pages， were a bit of a slog for me to get through。 In the beginning I had trouble visualizing what Golding was trying to describe， but I believe this to be partially because of my inability to connect with the boys that were being introduced， and my slowness to adapt to Golding's writing style。Once I got used to Golding and really started understanding the boys， I really enjoyed the time I spent with them--seeing Rating: 4。5/5I will start by saying that the first few chapters， roughly 100 or so pages， were a bit of a slog for me to get through。 In the beginning I had trouble visualizing what Golding was trying to describe， but I believe this to be partially because of my inability to connect with the boys that were being introduced， and my slowness to adapt to Golding's writing style。Once I got used to Golding and really started understanding the boys， I really enjoyed the time I spent with them--seeing how they changed and developed and struggled to survive and create their own society while they waited， day after day， for rescue。 Their fear and anger was tangible， and I couldn't put the book down from that point forward。Great book that I will definitely re-read in the future！ 。。。more
aisha
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*3。5*ended up liking this more than i thought i would halfway through， but it’s no wonder i hadn’t had the patience to get beyond 30 pages or so the first time i tried to read it （in 19 feb 2018）。 lois lowry’s afterword is great and she’s right about the one character to “loathe” <3
Surabhi Brahma
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India is in the midst of its second Covid-19 wave。 As cases are dramatically increasing every day， several restrictions and lockdowns have been imposed all over the country and people are asked to stay at home and avoid going out as far as possible。 So naturally， the book I picked up was one about people being forced to co-exist in a small place unable to leave。 So similar， yet so very vastly different。Lord of the Flies is the absolute worst case scenario of any possible desert island game。 But India is in the midst of its second Covid-19 wave。 As cases are dramatically increasing every day， several restrictions and lockdowns have been imposed all over the country and people are asked to stay at home and avoid going out as far as possible。 So naturally， the book I picked up was one about people being forced to co-exist in a small place unable to leave。 So similar， yet so very vastly different。Lord of the Flies is the absolute worst case scenario of any possible desert island game。 But it’s amazing how wonderfully a book about children stranded on an island can talk about some of the uglier aspects of being human with such subtlety。At the beginning of the book， the fact that the people stranded on the island were little children – the oldest being no more than 12 – was on the forefront of my mind。 They were scared， some were crying to go home， some were crying for their mothers and all of what they said， thought and felt was so child-like， naturally。 But as the story progressed， I had to consciously remind myself that these characters were children and not adults， because their actions and decisions seemed so…grown up。 I think the main reason why William Golding chose to tell a story about children stranded on an island， as opposed to adults is because he wanted to say that aspects like cruelty， the hunger for power and control， or even decision-making， all of which we normally attribute to adults are very much a part of those people as children。 They don’t suddenly appear with age。 They’re groomed and cultivated and polished， certainly， but the spark is present in those people right when they are born。This book also makes several points about fear and how powerful it can be。 Fear has the ability to curb the most reasonable and effective thought processes and can make you do the unthinkable。 It also talks about how easily we submit to authority and how easy it is for us to do things we normally wouldn’t if someone else takes responsibility for them。 But， above all， this book is about how very animalistic human beings can become， especially when it comes to survival。I really appreciate how there is a significant lead up to the jarring incidents in the book。 The right amount of foreshadowing also ensures that while these happenings shock you， they certainly don’t appear out of nowhere。This book gave me a lot to think about。 Human beings， their driving factors， base urges， fears。 One question is the most prominent in my mind。 How similar and how different would Lord of the Flies be if there were a group of girls stranded on the island instead of a group of boys？ I suppose I will have to use my own imagination to answer that one。 。。。more
Leanne Keenoo
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Been meaning to read this classic for years and eventually got around to listening to it on Audible。 Took a while to get through as I can only listen in the car with no passengers or when walking by myself。 The plot involves a group of varying aged English schoolboys whose plane crashes on a deserted uninhabited island and no adults survive。 At first they work together to try to ensure survival and the hope of rescue but then things take a sinister turn。 A disturbing tale of human nature and civ Been meaning to read this classic for years and eventually got around to listening to it on Audible。 Took a while to get through as I can only listen in the car with no passengers or when walking by myself。 The plot involves a group of varying aged English schoolboys whose plane crashes on a deserted uninhabited island and no adults survive。 At first they work together to try to ensure survival and the hope of rescue but then things take a sinister turn。 A disturbing tale of human nature and civilisation which I’m glad I have eventually read 。。。more
Daniel Lim
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Read this one because we were required to write a book review。 Never regretted it！ Such a classic！
Asuna Kirisaki
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The story is powerful; I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ 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
Jonathan Mulia
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This is a pretty "dark" novel with unexpected plot a long the line， and it really shows that humans is more frightening than monster itself。 It's also a great representation of how easy someone could turn from being civilized human being into a savage by abandoning their morals and laws in a very short time。 I recommend this for anyone who wanted to start reading a novel。 This is a pretty "dark" novel with unexpected plot a long the line， and it really shows that humans is more frightening than monster itself。 It's also a great representation of how easy someone could turn from being civilized human being into a savage by abandoning their morals and laws in a very short time。 I recommend this for anyone who wanted to start reading a novel。 。。。more
Gleb
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7/10 - GoodSaw constant parallels between the situation in this book and an ordinary British school environment。 Very interesting look at human nature through children。
Will M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was just as powerfully resonant with me the second time around。 I last read this story many years ago and remember being intrigued and blatantly horrified at the same time。 The grand web of symbolism and the sure battle of Jack and Ralph - societal morality vs chaos constantly captured my attention。 The boys are saved by adults in the end - Ralph is saved from being hunted by Jack’s vicious tribe by the navy man; but who saved the Adults？ Who is there is save the navy man， on his own c This book was just as powerfully resonant with me the second time around。 I last read this story many years ago and remember being intrigued and blatantly horrified at the same time。 The grand web of symbolism and the sure battle of Jack and Ralph - societal morality vs chaos constantly captured my attention。 The boys are saved by adults in the end - Ralph is saved from being hunted by Jack’s vicious tribe by the navy man; but who saved the Adults？ Who is there is save the navy man， on his own chase from the enemy。 A remarkable read that I will return to down the road again and again。。。 “Because rules are the only thing we’ve got！” - Ralph Pg 83 。。。more
Claire
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Lord of The Flies is a fictional novel written by William Golding。 The antagonist throughout the story is Jack。 He does everything he can do possible to constantly get in the way of Ralph as he tries to form a civilized community on the island。 The protagonist in Lord of The Flies is Ralph。 he is what seems to be the main character。 He is the Protagonist because he is a leader and and the other boys follow him and look up to him and his actions to an extent。 This story is about a group of young Lord of The Flies is a fictional novel written by William Golding。 The antagonist throughout the story is Jack。 He does everything he can do possible to constantly get in the way of Ralph as he tries to form a civilized community on the island。 The protagonist in Lord of The Flies is Ralph。 he is what seems to be the main character。 He is the Protagonist because he is a leader and and the other boys follow him and look up to him and his actions to an extent。 This story is about a group of young boys who end up alone and frightened on an empty island with no civilians。 Because it was just the group of boys one of them took the lead which was Ralph and everyone else agreed to follow his orders。 Since it was just the boys and no adults this didn't last long， the boys began to turn on each other quickly leaving them in dangerous and violent situations。 Overall I was not a fan of this book for my age， perhaps if i read this when i am older I would enjoy it more， but reading it now it doesn't seem like the story for me。 It seemed like a brutal story with lots of violence and involved friends turning on each other resulted in bad outcomes。 the story never shows true friendship or loyalty。 。。。more
Ac167
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In the fictional and allegorical novel Lord of the Flies by， William Golding there is lots of moments that help shed light on the world in the past。 Golding uses the technique of an allegory to further his claim。 Considering that Lord of the Flies was Goldings first novel and most popular book his others just could not compete like， The Inheritors， Pincher Martin， and The Spire。 Golding served in World War two，and most likely that is where he go the idea to write it。 Golding uses this book as an In the fictional and allegorical novel Lord of the Flies by， William Golding there is lots of moments that help shed light on the world in the past。 Golding uses the technique of an allegory to further his claim。 Considering that Lord of the Flies was Goldings first novel and most popular book his others just could not compete like， The Inheritors， Pincher Martin， and The Spire。 Golding served in World War two，and most likely that is where he go the idea to write it。 Golding uses this book as an allegory fo what was happening during the war， and how it can change a man。 All of the characters are boys of some certain age groups， so there is some gap between them。 The main protagonists are Ralph and Piggy， and the antagonist is Jack。 The three boys attempt to rule over the others only under their beliefs。 The boys are on a plane and it crashes killing the pilot and leaving the children to fend for themselves。 The boys vote Ralph to be their leader for a while， and Piggy helps call the shots。 The boys use a conch to contact the others and establish order for the time being on the island。 The fight for power between the boys gets out of hand， and chaos breaks out。 Even though the book is written in the third person point of view， there is dialogue between the boys every once in a while which adds life and meaning to the story。 Golding’s writing is authentic and adds to the allegorical aspect of the book。 The pacing of this book is slightly of and confusing at times， and often is a bit slow。 Sometimes a scene takes to long and cause a lack of interest， but it gets better the more you read。 Within the book there are very meaningful quote that are worth sharing because they make you think。 At the middle of the book it says， “ Now that his physical voice was silent， the inner voice of reason，and other voices to， made themselves heard。” Quotes like these make you wonder， and stick with you throughout the read。 Another interesting quote is， “We’ve got to have rules and obey them。” The boys try to establish order on the island in order to avoid madness。 This quote enhances the allegory， and sheds light on our society。 During world war two the things leaders would do for power would be unimaginable today， but this book really shows how peoples opinions influence their actions。 It also captures the human nature during the war， and how it is suppressed。This is a book for all ages， but I would specifically recommend it to people who are looking for a suspenseful， and thought provoking book。 People who enjoy allegorical book will especially enjoy it。 This book has very appealing vocabulary that is used to emphasize the emotions of the characters in the book， and there may be a few new words to learn as well。 It is well worth reading and a highly interesting plot。 。。。more
Emrah Şakar
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kitabın ilk yarısı çok sarmadı açıkçası。 birden pat diye olaya girince uzun bi süre anlamak için kafa yordum。 aklımda sürekli noluyor ？ bu çocuklar buraya nereden geldiler ？ neden geldiler ？ gibi soruları düşünüp durdum。 bu da kitaba odaklanma süremi uzattı。ancak kitabın ikinci yarısında yaşananları ise ağzım açık okudum。 çocukları oldum olası sevmem， şu kitabı okuyunca kendime geçerli bir sebep de bulmuş oldum。insan bilincinin güç ve otorite tutkusunun， açgözlülüğünün küçük yaşlardan itibaren n kitabın ilk yarısı çok sarmadı açıkçası。 birden pat diye olaya girince uzun bi süre anlamak için kafa yordum。 aklımda sürekli noluyor ？ bu çocuklar buraya nereden geldiler ？ neden geldiler ？ gibi soruları düşünüp durdum。 bu da kitaba odaklanma süremi uzattı。ancak kitabın ikinci yarısında yaşananları ise ağzım açık okudum。 çocukları oldum olası sevmem， şu kitabı okuyunca kendime geçerli bir sebep de bulmuş oldum。insan bilincinin güç ve otorite tutkusunun， açgözlülüğünün küçük yaşlardan itibaren nasıl zehir gibi yayıldığını gösteriyor bu hikaye。 çocukların da kendi hesaplaşmaları içerisinde aslında her zaman masum olmadıklarını， gücü ellerinde tutabilmek için yetişkinlere taş çıkaran fenalıklar yapabileceklerini okuyoruz。genelleme yapmak tabi ki mümkün değil。 simon'ın kendisiyle baş başa kalıp sineklerin tanrısıyla arasında geçenler bir çocuğa daha çok yakıştırdığımız daha masum cinsten bir olaydı。 yazarın da masumiyet ve azgınlık arasındaki çizgiyi güç ve otorite unsurlarının etkisi altında ayırdığını düşünüyorum。 。。。more
Caner
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Yazarın kaleminden mi yoksa çevirmenin biraz özensizliğinden mi bilmiyorum metnin dili bana biraz yavan geldi。 Sineklerin Tanrısı modern dünyanın bir alegorisi。 Bir ada içerisinde uygarlık ve ilkellik arasında gidip gelen çocukların durumlarını günümüz politikasının içindeki insanların demokratik ve baskıcı yönelimlerine benzetebiliriz。 Adadan kurtulmak için barınak kurduktan sonra açıktan geçen gemilerin onları görebilmesi için ateş yakıp duman çıkarmak zorunda olan çocuklar güzel bir iş bölümü Yazarın kaleminden mi yoksa çevirmenin biraz özensizliğinden mi bilmiyorum metnin dili bana biraz yavan geldi。 Sineklerin Tanrısı modern dünyanın bir alegorisi。 Bir ada içerisinde uygarlık ve ilkellik arasında gidip gelen çocukların durumlarını günümüz politikasının içindeki insanların demokratik ve baskıcı yönelimlerine benzetebiliriz。 Adadan kurtulmak için barınak kurduktan sonra açıktan geçen gemilerin onları görebilmesi için ateş yakıp duman çıkarmak zorunda olan çocuklar güzel bir iş bölümü yaparlar。 İşler yolundadır。 Ralph'ın önderliğinde nispeten disiplinli ve zahmet isteyen bu plana bir süre sonra katlanamaz ve sıkılırlar。 Önceleri oyun olarak gördükleri Jack'in domuz avına katılırlar ancak işler çığırından çıkar。 Domuz avlamayı başardıkça yavaş yavaş aralarındaki demokratik düzen kaybolur。 Domuzun eti tatlı， avlaması eğlencelidir。 Kısa bir süre sonra bu eğlence giderek vahşi bir hal alır。 Var olmayan bir hayali canavarın korku imgesi ilkel kabile haline gelen çocukları büyüsü altına alır。 Jack adlı zorbanın etrafında kabile düzenine geçerler。 Ralph， Domuzcuk ve Simon uygarlığın yüzleridir ve uygarlığın iki neferi çocuk kabilesi tarafından katledilir。 Domuzcuk gözlüğüyle ateş yakma becerisine sahiptir， Simon ise korkunun kaynağını ve korkulan hayali canavarın gerçekte bir ölü bir paraşütçü olduğunu fark ederek korkuyu yok etmiştir， fakat bunu söyleyemeden bir ayinde yanlışlıkla canavar sanılarak öldürülür。 Domuzcuk ise kabile tarafından kasten öldürülür。 Ateş artık Jack'in kabilesinin avladığı domuzları pişirme hizmetine girer。 Artık tek bir düşman kalmıştır o da Ralph， çünkü Ralph onlardan farklıdır。 Onu yakalamak için tüm kabile harekete geçer。 Artık akıl adayı terk etmiş tamamen vahşi duygular egemen olmuştur。 Buradaki mesaj gayet anlaşılırdır。 Uygarlık zahmetlidir ve çaba ister。 Ancak uygar olmadığımızda ise birbirini boğazlayan hayvanlardan farkımız yoktur。 İnsanlık neyseki iki durumu da bünyesinde barındırır。 。。。more
Rose
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Good
Barbora Ševčíková
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required reading - it was very interesting， but I probably wouldn't have chosen the book myself。 required reading - it was very interesting， but I probably wouldn't have chosen the book myself。 。。。more
Sir Ehssan
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کتاب قابل تاملی بود که با هدف اخلاقی نوشته شده。بی دلیل نیست که کلاسیک محسوب می شود。البته انتظار پایان تلخ تری را داشتم مثل قلعه حیوانات。هنوز هم مردد هستم که چه نظری داشته باشم。 اشتباه بزرگ من این بود که کتاب را از یک انتشارات غیر معروف و با ترجمه نه چندان دلچسب خواندم。 اشتباهی که دیگر دست کم در خصوص آثار ادبی نباید بکنم。
Ilona
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The World War II allegory in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies mixed in with racism and sexism is what makes this book such a conflicting read and review。Hullo。” The officer nodded as if a question had been answered。 “Are there any adults—any grown-ups with you？” Dumbly， Ralph shook his head。 He turned a halfpace on the sand。 A semicircle of little boys， their bodies streaked with colored clay， sharp sticks in their hands， were standing on the beach making no noise at all。 “Fun and games，” sai The World War II allegory in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies mixed in with racism and sexism is what makes this book such a conflicting read and review。Hullo。” The officer nodded as if a question had been answered。 “Are there any adults—any grown-ups with you？” Dumbly， Ralph shook his head。 He turned a halfpace on the sand。 A semicircle of little boys， their bodies streaked with colored clay， sharp sticks in their hands， were standing on the beach making no noise at all。 “Fun and games，” said the officer。 。。。。 “We saw your smoke。 What have you been doing？ Having a war or something？” Ralph nodded。 The officer inspected the little scarecrow in front of him。 The kid needed a bath， a haircut， a nose-wipe， and a good deal of ointment。 “Nobody killed， I hope？ Any dead bodies？” “Only two。 And they’ve gone。” The officer leaned down and looked closely at Ralph。 “Two？ Killed？” Ralph nodded again。 Behind him， the whole island was shuddering with flame。 The officer knew， as a rule， when people were telling the truth。 He whistled softly。 Other boys were appearing now， tiny tots some of them， brown， with the distended bellies of small savages。Lord of The Flies Takes place in the middle of World War II when a group of British schoolboys is on a plane being carried away。 when this plane crashes on a deserted island there are no adults with the boys and they must figure out how to survive together。 At the start of their Adventure on the island， they are able to form a hierarchy as well as jobs for each person on the island however the island soon falls into chaos。 The Voice time on the island represents mankind throughout world war II by showing how greed and savagery will ultimately take control。 Golding Uses schoolboys to represent the most civilized people， as well as young boys to represent people who have not yet experienced the real world and have some innocence to show that no matter who is in control where you are or what the situation is mankind will ultimately be its own downfall。 At the start the boys create a government system that seems to be efficient， however， the boys who are not in power soon become greedy this greed is a common problem in the real world today。 with this greed the boys begin to have their own problems that seem to replicate the war that they were trying to fly away from。 The boys tried to form their own Fair government system however they were unable to escape the greed， jealousy， and need for power that Golding believes is human nature。 these toxic traits cause the Boyz In The Island to fall into a state of savagery， chaos， and murder。 This allegory for The Real World shows an interesting insight into The Human Condition。 However， intertwined in this story of power feminine men traits are shown to be weak; this representation is one of the problems with the book that makes it difficult to read today。 Additionally， when the island falls into chaos the boys are often described as being Savages or having Savage traits。 This description Portrays people who are not the image of civilization or people who are not white as being in the wrong。 I believe that Lord of the Flies presents an interesting allegory however the racism and sexism make the book difficult to read。 This is why I give this book 4 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Sonia
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The book Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel written by William Golding。 Golding’s first novel was Lord of the Flies， which was his most famous book。 After that he wrote 12 more books。 Lord of the Flies is about a group of young boys who get stuck on a deserted island。 The story takes place around 1950。 When the boys first arrive on the island they are all confused and scared since they don’t know where they are。 They eventually meet each other and become friends。 They make up rules and ch The book Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel written by William Golding。 Golding’s first novel was Lord of the Flies， which was his most famous book。 After that he wrote 12 more books。 Lord of the Flies is about a group of young boys who get stuck on a deserted island。 The story takes place around 1950。 When the boys first arrive on the island they are all confused and scared since they don’t know where they are。 They eventually meet each other and become friends。 They make up rules and choose a leader。 Everyone is happy and they have a plan on how they are going to get rescued。 Everything is going well， but as time goes on and they spend more time together on the island， things start falling apart。 The boys struggle to get along and fight over who gets to be the leader。 The boys start to become more violent as time goes on。 They split up into two different groups towards the end of the book after many terrible events take place。 The main characters are Ralph， Piggy， Jack， Simon， Sam， Eric， and Roger。 There are other boys who are younger that are called the “littluns” by the other boys。 All of these boys struggle to stick together while they are stuck on the island。 The longer they are on the island and away from civilization the more violent they become。 Since the book is an allegory there are two different meanings。 The first meaning is the obvious。 A group of boys that are stuck on a deserted island。 The hidden meaning is about society and how everything will fall apart if there is no civilization。 I would recommend this book to teenagers and adults。 There are some very violent scenes that take place towards the middle and end of the book。 tThe book is very interesting and intriguing。 The plot is easy to follow and it is very well written。 You get introduced to all of the different boys。 There isn’t much of a background for each of the boys。 Each boy represents something or someone in society。 For example Piggy represents an adult/mother figure。 I think that if we got more of a background on some of the boys it would help the reader better understand each person。 There are a lot of detail used to describe the island， and how the boys interact with the island。 Each boy has a different reaction at first to being stuck on the island。 As they spend more time together they become more comfortable。 Although the book seems innocent when you first read it， once you finish reading it and analyze it you understand the hidden meaning。 The book shows how important civilization is， and how without it everything will fall apart in the end。 This book is a very good example of how even though everything seems fine at first， something bad will happen。 Being away from civilization and society changes people。 At the beginning the boys all seem innocent， but as the book continues you learn more about how they aren’t innocent， and what they are willing to do in order to get what they want。 tThe book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is fiction。 It shows how civilization keeps everything in order， and how without it nothing ends well。 It is important to understand the meaning behind the story in order to understand why it is so important。 。。。more
Alec
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Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel written by William Golding in 1954。 This novel was the first and most known novel by Golding。 The setting of this novel was on an abandoned island during World War II， and the characters included all the kids that survived a plane crash; most of them didn’t know each other but were forced to work together on the journey they were about to go on。 As they explore the wonders on the island they are stranded on they must overcome fears along with push throug Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel written by William Golding in 1954。 This novel was the first and most known novel by Golding。 The setting of this novel was on an abandoned island during World War II， and the characters included all the kids that survived a plane crash; most of them didn’t know each other but were forced to work together on the journey they were about to go on。 As they explore the wonders on the island they are stranded on they must overcome fears along with push through struggles they never would have expected to face。 Golding got his ideas for this novel because of his days spent teaching。 He was also part of the Navy which I believe is why he made the book take place during WWII even though the fact that this is going on does not have too big of an impact on the plot。 His view on children based off of his teaching days is the same view he places on his characters in this book， they may not present an accurate depiction of every kid back then， but it did in his mind。 The book is written from the basic point of view of a narrator; however， throughout the book the author presents in depth descriptions of characters and their reaction to something， or their thoughts which gives the reader insight towards each character's point of views and feelings。 The author did a great job of letting the reader know how every situation was perceived by the more important characters。 There is a strong representation of diction in this novel， and there will be words that you have to find the definition of to better help you understand what is being said。 To give a sense of the diction used in the book: “The mask was a thing 。。。 behind which Jack hid， liberated from shame and self-consciousness。” I felt the pacing of the book was good until the end; in my opinion the author could have done a better job with the ending and there is a chance it leaves you dissatisfied。 One thing I may add as a piece of criticism towards how the author scu=ructured this book was there were several characters that held minimal significance towards the main idea， and they did not necessarily need to be included in the book， and it confused me as a reader why he did so。 Although， looking at it from an objective standpoint， I would understand how their supporting roles impact the greater role of a main character。 Overall I thought the book was above average， and I would recommend others to read it for a short bit of entertainment in book form， but it is not something I would classify as a must read because of the aspects I was not a fan of。 。。。more
Y Seungchan
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The fictional novel， Lord of The Flies by William Golding is one of the most famous and notorious books of all time。 It shows the thinkings of William Golding and his perspective of society。 tWilliam Golding is an award-winning author that is best known for his debut novel Lord of The Flies。 Aside from that， he has many other books such as The Inheritors， The Spire， and Pincher Martin。 Lord of The Flies in particular - due to having a radical and pessimist point of view of human society as well The fictional novel， Lord of The Flies by William Golding is one of the most famous and notorious books of all time。 It shows the thinkings of William Golding and his perspective of society。 tWilliam Golding is an award-winning author that is best known for his debut novel Lord of The Flies。 Aside from that， he has many other books such as The Inheritors， The Spire， and Pincher Martin。 Lord of The Flies in particular - due to having a radical and pessimist point of view of human society as well as violence uncomfortable for a majority of people - has been challenged and banned many times throughout history。tThe novel takes place on an island where a group of kids is stranded after a plane crash。 Important characters in the book such as Piggy， Ralph， Jack， Simon all have their respective roles in this setting that is supposed to represent human society。 The characters can be broken up into different roles， such as the “Jesus” figure or a “devil” figure。 As the children are left to fend for themselves on this deserted island， they are slowly led towards chaos and violence as a result of the monster in their hearts。The book in general， in my opinion， is not a very accurate representation of society。 I think that， because of the time that this book was written after World War II）， many people had misconceptions about other people， and were living in constant fear of another war。 Because of this， people like Golding’s thoughts could have changed。 There are many different themes that Golding presents to the reader throughout the book。 Some of which being violence， savagery， society， hypocrisy， etc。 This whole novel is a satire of humans as a whole。To many， this book can also represent the fall of the European supremacy mentality。 At the time of Golding， Great Britain was facing a crisis never before seen， and was forced to give up on their “British supremacy”。 This can be reflected in the book because of how the supposedly “gentlemanly” British children had slowly become savages that abandoned rationality。 Although whether or not the book’s generalization of humans is true is unknown， what is fascinating about this book is that it does indeed have many similarities with real-life situations。 Characters in the book represent an aspect of society。 For example， Ralph would be a democratic leader。 Jack would be a dictator that wants to gain power for his maniacal ambitions。 Similar to some figures in history such as Hitler， Mussolini， Stalin， Mao， etc。 So in a way， this book does indeed reflect a part of the real-life world。I would recommend this book to those that are interested in a thrilling plot。 This book contains gore and may also cause readers to become uncomfortable。 I do not recommend this for people who are looking for a happy-go-lucky adventure book。 。。。more
Adam R
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The book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is an allegorical fiction that was published September 17th， 1954。 William Golding is a british novelist born on September 19th， 1911， at his grandparents’ house in Newquay， Cornwall。 He grew up in Marlborough， Wiltshire， where his father was a science master at Marlborough Grammar School while his mother was working in the house。 Golding kept a personal journal for over 22 years which contained approximately 2。4 million words in total。 The journal The book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is an allegorical fiction that was published September 17th， 1954。 William Golding is a british novelist born on September 19th， 1911， at his grandparents’ house in Newquay， Cornwall。 He grew up in Marlborough， Wiltshire， where his father was a science master at Marlborough Grammar School while his mother was working in the house。 Golding kept a personal journal for over 22 years which contained approximately 2。4 million words in total。 The journals contain certain thoughts and dreams that would be about his novels and memories from his past。 Golding describes setting his students up into two groups to fight each other like they do in Lord of the Flies in one of his journal entries。 He has written other novels such as The Inheritors（1955）， Pincher Martin（1956）， and Free Fall（1959）。 He first got the idea when In 1935， he took a position teaching English at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury。 His experience teaching problematic young boys would be his inspiration for Lord of the Flies。Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of boys from Britain that are in a plane that is then shot down over an island。 Ralph and his friend Piggy， who are the protagonists， find a conch shell while searching the beach of the island， and Piggy uses it as a horn to see if the others will hear it。 After they had all found each other the boys set about electing a leader and trying to come up with a way they can be rescued。 Ralph is chosen as the main leader， and Ralph tells Jack， who is the antagonist， to be in charge of the boys who will find food。 The conflict starts to arise as the boys have trouble working as a team and Ralph and Jack are in the middle of it。 They both have different points of views when it comes to surviving on the island。 Jack maintains more of a civilized role， but Jack turns to savagery。The story is told in a third person point of view that has vivid descriptions of nature with highly detailed fighting/action scenes。 The pieces of dialogue also show how the boys descend into savagery and chaos。 One example of this is， “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 the old life。 Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law。” Another example is， “Oh， Piggy！” Ralph’s voice， low and stricken， stopped Piggy’s gestures。 He bent down and waited。 Ralph， cradling the conch， rocked himself to and fro。 “Don’t you understand， Piggy？ The things we did—” “He may still be—” “No。” “P’raps he was only pretending—” Piggy’s voice trailed off at the sight of Ralph’s face。 “You were outside。 Outside the circle。 You never really came in。 Didn’t you see what we—what they did？” There was loathing， and at the same time a kind of feverish excitement， in his voice。 “Didn’t you see， Piggy？” “Not all that well。 I only got one eye now。 You ought to know that， Ralph。” Ralph continued to rock to and fro。 “It was an accident，” said Piggy suddenly， “that’s what it was。 An accident。” His voice shrilled again。 “Coming in the dark—he hadn’t no business crawling like that out of the dark。 He was batty。 He asked for it。” He gesticulated widely again。 “It was an accident。” “You didn’t see what they did—” “Look， Ralph。 We got to forget this。 We can’t do no good thinking about it， see？” “I’m frightened。 Of us。 I want to go home。 Oh God， I want to go home。” “It was an accident，” said Piggy stubbornly， “and that’s that。” These examples show the descent into savagery that the boys go through during their time on the island。I feel as though people in middle school and older can read this book。 It’s a great read that can really draw the reader in and the descriptive language helps to create an idea in your head。 I recommend middle school and older just because of the violence and some of the words are harder to understand in the book but besides that it’s great。 I rate it 4。5 out of 5 stars！ 。。。more
IanB
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is alright。 Not Great。 Not Horrible。 It’s Mediocre at best。 The book takes so long to get to anything interesting that I almost quit reading it。 However， at the end it didn’t even seem worth it to have continued。 The ending was so underwhelming， which brought me to the conclusion of an alright book。 I feel like one of the only things that didn't make it horrible was the fact that there was fire and fighting， something to spice up the constant dialogue between characters trying to figur This book is alright。 Not Great。 Not Horrible。 It’s Mediocre at best。 The book takes so long to get to anything interesting that I almost quit reading it。 However， at the end it didn’t even seem worth it to have continued。 The ending was so underwhelming， which brought me to the conclusion of an alright book。 I feel like one of the only things that didn't make it horrible was the fact that there was fire and fighting， something to spice up the constant dialogue between characters trying to figure out what to do。 You start to feel bad for some of the boys because of what they're going through， for all the stress the characters went through trying to keep everybody alive and keep order between everyone， The ending just made it not worth it。 The entire time the boys are on their last legs with managing trying to get rescued and surviving。 At the very end there is this big fight where they manage to set the entire island on fire and are all running around like a bunch of banshees。 “He swerved as a spear flew past and then was silent， running。 All at once the lights flickering ahead of him merged together， the roar of the forest rose to thunder and a tall bush directly in his path burst into a great fan-shaped flame。” Yet all that happens is they find one guy who came off a big military boat。 A boat where practice is to never leave someone alone， sends one single guy， to rescue them， then it's just over。 “The officer， surrounded by these noises， was moved and a little embarrassed。 He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited， allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance。” That's it。 The end。 Left it at that。 Never mentioned what the boys did after， Never talks about them recovering。 Just ends with a flaw。 I only rate this book as high as I do because the fighting made for something interesting。 。。。more
Andrew
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Lord of the Flies， by William Golding， is a story about a group of young British boys that get stranded on a deserted island。 The book discusses how people act without society and tries to show how people are naturally evil and will act that way in the right circumstances。 William Golding believed that all people were naturally evil。 In the book， one of the boys， Ralph is chosen as chief， and Jack， constantly argues and disagrees with him。 Jack eventually leaves Ralph and takes almost all the ot Lord of the Flies， by William Golding， is a story about a group of young British boys that get stranded on a deserted island。 The book discusses how people act without society and tries to show how people are naturally evil and will act that way in the right circumstances。 William Golding believed that all people were naturally evil。 In the book， one of the boys， Ralph is chosen as chief， and Jack， constantly argues and disagrees with him。 Jack eventually leaves Ralph and takes almost all the other boys with him to form his only gang。 During the book， Simon and Piggy were killed by the boys， and many others were hurt and injured。 Jack even tortured some of the boys with a spear: “The prodding became rhythmic。 Sam yelled” （262）。 I have many problems with Lord of the Flies。 First of all， I don’t believe it was fun to read。 I wasn’t very engaged in the story and I didn’t like Golding’s style of writing。 Also I disagree with the whole idea of the book。 I think that it is ridiculous to think a group of boys on an island would start to kill each other after a few days。 I also don’t believe all people are naturally evil like Golding wants you to believe。 Ralph and Simon are proof of this in Lord of the Flies， itself; they defy Jack， and try to preserve order and peace on the island。 There are certain people that may enjoy this book。 The book relies strongly on allegories so people who enjoy reading books like those may enjoy it。 Also， the plot may interest you， even though it didn’t interest me。 I didn’t love this book， but it might be worth reading for certain people。 t 。。。more
Isaac T
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In the Fictional allegorical novel， Lord of the flies， by William Golding， there are many problems inside the book with both the book’s morals and the book itself。 The book is a book created around the idea of children forming a civilization on an island and each of the different children represents a different person or part of society。 Another problem with the text is that it feels as though it is missing lots of parts as though Golding forgot to write them。The problem with the children repres In the Fictional allegorical novel， Lord of the flies， by William Golding， there are many problems inside the book with both the book’s morals and the book itself。 The book is a book created around the idea of children forming a civilization on an island and each of the different children represents a different person or part of society。 Another problem with the text is that it feels as though it is missing lots of parts as though Golding forgot to write them。The problem with the children representing parts of society is that the children aren’t mature enough to properly represent these roles and that this caused Golding to form an incorrect representation of the children。 The children are all swayed far too easily by the rumor of a beast that scares all the children into joining Jack in the tribe。 They all follow him because he is portrayed as strong。 The problem with this is that the children would not follow someone in that way so simply because of rumors that are simply that， rumors。 The children will follow Jack for a long time without question which is also concerning and far from reality。 This is because young children and even older children are very impulsive and will ask lots of questions and will want verification of something。 This is never shown in one of the children that are in the tribe。Another problem in the story is the lack of some roles that characters have。 One of these characters is Piggy。 While on the outside it may seem like he is largely used in the story and is very important， The more you dig into his character， the less interesting he becomes。 In certain parts of the book， Piggy will speak many lines such as in the meetings。 The problem with this is that in all these instances， Jack will instantly stop him and shut down his ideas。 There is no regard for his ideas at any moment in the book。 Another instance of where we see that Piggy is written as a secondary or even background character is when he is given his name。 He has no say and is instantly Piggy。 When reding the book it almost feels as though he has no feelings and that his life has no meaning。 More times he seems like he a background character is when he dies。 Simons’s death is larger and has more emotion written and weaved into it than that of Piggy’s。 After his death， again we are sown that he is meaningless。 We are shown these after his death when even after ignoring his ideas and plans that would have a very high chance of success， they are saved because， in the hunt for Ralph， the island is set on fire while a ship is passing by them and see the fire。This is why I feel that the book， Lord of the Flies is a book that is not worth reading and that there is no important lesson or meaning to any of it then it is an introduction to the allegories in which I still think is still weak。 。。。more
Marissa P
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I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars， the concept of the whole story is really intriguing to the reader， the differences of characters， the symbols represented in the story yet， the author included many parts of the story that people have disagreed with using。 I think the author could have written some parts of the story better， and remove parts that affected the reader while reading this story。 The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a breathtaking book to read。 After reading a fe I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars， the concept of the whole story is really intriguing to the reader， the differences of characters， the symbols represented in the story yet， the author included many parts of the story that people have disagreed with using。 I think the author could have written some parts of the story better， and remove parts that affected the reader while reading this story。 The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a breathtaking book to read。 After reading a few of the chapters in the story， I was at times shocked to see what was going to happen next。 I would also say the book is very unexpecting at times， with issues that went on with the characters and their conflicts。 I would say that the conflicts are very rough in the story， including that there are so many of them and that they are very effective towards the characters。 I observed the different personalities that each of the characters carry。 Characters that stood out to me most would be Jack， Ralph， Simon and Piggy。 While reading the story， I noticed the similarities and differences that these characters have。 Ralph and Jack like to be leaders， ones who take control and gather others to be on their side。 This relates to the idea of how democracy was introduced in the middle of the story and how it was introduced in part of the book。 Piggy and Simon were the ones who had disabilities from past issues that occurred in their lives。 Piggy and Simon were the ones who were never heard and always known as followers towards Ralph and Jack。 This goes back to the idea of how Golding wrote this story， as he made the leading characters more powerful against everyone else， while the innocent and ones who aren't heard as much， tend to be sent with punishment throughout the book。 The author could have definitely tweaked this a bit， which would make the reader question the authors decisions on writing this book。I feel that Golding may have made this book directed towards ableism。 This is one of the topics that stood out to me towards the end of the story， and did not agree with when reading it。 I am sure many others thought the same too。 To be honest， I don’t think Golding intentionally thought about making this text ableist （yet intentionally put in other types of issues）， but it is something to be addressed when talking about this book。 Many people see this book differently nowadays， because it seems to have many flaws， including ableism。 When I say ableism， I mean as in characters and how they are treated by other individuals in the story。 Piggy is treated horribly， as well as Simon， all because they have past issues that affected them and how they act。 I found it hard to see how this was written。 I definitely think this should not have been written in the story， in that way my rating would go from 4 to 5， but I knew there were some issues in the story that could have been addressed sooner。I do find this book intriguing， it really brings the reader in when reading it， but some parts could have been not used in this story。 Some of the author's intentions are still questioned by me， but won’t stop me from liking this story。 。。。more
JustinK
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In my opinion， The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is incredibly overrated。 It being called a literature classic is something I may agree with depending on what aspect its focused on， but the statement that everyone should read this book because it is so influential to literature， is something I find very incorrect。 For me， the book in no way was the literary masterpiece it was made out to be。 The story is told very well through Golding’s use of description， but the ideas conveyed were In my opinion， The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is incredibly overrated。 It being called a literature classic is something I may agree with depending on what aspect its focused on， but the statement that everyone should read this book because it is so influential to literature， is something I find very incorrect。 For me， the book in no way was the literary masterpiece it was made out to be。 The story is told very well through Golding’s use of description， but the ideas conveyed were a little basic。tThe novel explains how the Lord of the Flies is not a real being， but instead a piece of all of the boys on the island。 While at the time， this might have been a phenomenal way to express an idea that there is a beast within everyone， but now， it doesn’t hold up to that standard。 It is a very basic idea that many people explain through literature。 Through the development of this idea， Golding lets reader explore this through Simon’s hallucinations about the Lord of the Flies and then killing him right after。 Int he book， Golding kills off two characters， Simon and Piggy， who are perceived as more feminine and weak as compared to the other boys。 Which one might question this as sexism， as much as you can look at this being ableism。 With Simon and Piggy being the only ones who aren’t “normal”。 Simon wears glasses and Piggy is overweight， which isn’t “normal” as compared to the rest of the boys。tNow， do I think that this book had a good story and decent message？ Yes。 Do I think is was portrayed correctly？ Somewhat。 I definitely was a good way to portray the beast inside a person at the time， but now it is very bland。 Also， if you look at it from the angle that the killings of Simon and Piggy were acts of ableism and sexism， that’s when you see what Golding’s true feelings were about these topics。 To reiterate， I do not think that this book should be praised the way that it is because it is on par with many other books with similar ways of storytelling and I do not think that it should be described as something that everyone should read。 。。。more
Will L
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding has me conflicted。 I both really respect this book and can sing its praises， yet parts of it are some of the most revolting pieces of literature I’ve read in recent years。 Let’s start with the negatives so I can end this review on a high note。 The most glaring con of this book is how Golding’s ego and arrogance seeps through each and every thesaurus-ed word in the text。 The first assignment we were given on this book was to define the words we didn’t know in Lord of the Flies by William Golding has me conflicted。 I both really respect this book and can sing its praises， yet parts of it are some of the most revolting pieces of literature I’ve read in recent years。 Let’s start with the negatives so I can end this review on a high note。 The most glaring con of this book is how Golding’s ego and arrogance seeps through each and every thesaurus-ed word in the text。 The first assignment we were given on this book was to define the words we didn’t know in the first chapter， of which there were many。 This did not stop there， as every subsequent chapter kept up Golding’s thirst for the most pretentious and difficult SAT vocabulary words he could fit into his text。 I looked up “lord of the flies vocabulary” and in a long list of words I skimmed the words “ebullience，” “vicissitude，” and “tacit” were found， among many others。 These words are not needed。 They break the flow of the text， making the reader take a few seconds to look up the meaning of “recriminations” rather than understanding the sentence in the first place。 They add nothing to the text， only satisfying Golding’s own hunger to be the biggest man in the room， similar to his own villain character， Jack。 This leads me to the biggest point of this book: the meanings， symbols， and allegories。 This book truly is important。 The entire book is an allegory for war， a call for order and peace。 Each character represents a characteristic of war， each event in the story depicting the repercussions and consequences of violence。 These qualities make this book incredibly useful as a tool from which to learn。 This book can’t be casually read due to its density， its constant metaphors and archetypes shoved down the reader’s throat。 Whenever we were asked to write an essay on various excerpts and passages， my peers and I were often lost on what to pick apart， which message to write about。 Each nauseatingly pretentious paragraph contains so many holes to dive down， that merely reading the required nightly sections becomes overwhelming and confusing。 I’d assume that reading on your own time eliminates some of these problems， but get a notebook out and prepare to take notes because this book has way too much to get on your first go。 I give this book a 2 out of 5。 Its messages and allegories are imperative for students to learn about， however the book is practically unreadable through the layers of obnoxious vocabulary in which Golding encased all of his already confusing symbols。 This is a lesson， not a book and it shouldn’t be kept in such a high regard anymore。 。。。more
Kaitlyn K
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There isn’t a book quite as unique as Lord of the Flies by William Golding。 It’s exciting and disturbing， yet it teaches readers some of the most important life lessons。 Additionally， Golding’s style of writing includes many allegories throughout the book which are fascinating to unpack。 This book is probably the only one I’ve read where the characters， meaningfully， represent so much more than just their actions。 It’s clear to see the hard work that was put into the making of this book， and it There isn’t a book quite as unique as Lord of the Flies by William Golding。 It’s exciting and disturbing， yet it teaches readers some of the most important life lessons。 Additionally， Golding’s style of writing includes many allegories throughout the book which are fascinating to unpack。 This book is probably the only one I’ve read where the characters， meaningfully， represent so much more than just their actions。 It’s clear to see the hard work that was put into the making of this book， and it would be a waste if people chose not to read it。 With that being said， I would definitely recommend this book to teenagers， young adults， and adults。 There are some dark and gruesome aspects to the story that may be too much for younger children to handle。 Though I really did enjoy reading Lord of the Flies， I have to admit that there are a couple things that struck me as odd and concerned me。 After thorough examination of this text， I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s ableist， racist， and sexist。 Obviously， this is very concerning however， I would still recommend this read。 During the 1950s when this book was written， society was rooted with racism， sexism， and ableism。 I believe that is why it’s shown throughout the book。 Maybe on purpose， maybe not。 Either way， it’s important to learn about the social imperfections of that time so present generations can educate themselves to make the world a better place。 Reading the parts of this book that are problematic built up anger inside me because I could see just how twisted people were， and even still are today。 It’s helped me to further understand why problems such as racism， sexism， and ableism are still at large today。 This book isn’t one to skip over due to the teachings it brings to readers。 It’s sometimes hard to read， and may make you angry or uncomfortable， but I believe it’s a necessary read。 Aside from the disturbing aspects of the book， I really did enjoy reading it。 It felt that it was very unpredictable which is why it was so entertaining。 I don’t think I’ve read a book that was as gruesome and true to the human kind as this book。 In the psychological allegory of this book， each character represents a different part of the human psyche。 The main character， Ralph， represents the Ego psyche while the villain in the book， Jack， represents the Id psyche。 Ralph’s sidekick， Piggy， acts as the mother figure in the story， and he represents the superego。 I found this super interesting and cool to analyze because the characters in the story are so complex， yet very easy to understand。 Golding does a terrific job of portraying society through the use of his characters。 Overall， I do think that this book has some doubts and can be a little problematic， however I believe that it’s still a good and important novel for young readers as this book teaches important lessons about the world they are growing up in。 。。。more
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