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• Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
William Golding

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 - 192 pages

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Lord Of The Flies Review

I think the book wasn't believable enough that it could relate it to any ones life. Yes, it does have its points about life, but all in all it isn't realistic. I think the author's purpose for writing this book was to state the theme that, there is a need for civilization and rules. I agree with his idea. I made this conclusion when I saw the book's high points, which were the events that happen when there is no civilization or rules and it all led to chaos. Murder, theft, and violence are all products of no civilization, and that is shown in the book. I thought that the way that the author described the characters was amazing. The author described his characters to the max. You knew what a character was thinking when he said something or did something. The good characters were so innocent and pure. While, on the other hand, the evil characters were some of the worst people I've ever read about. The reader also loved to hate the evil ones, they do things that get on your last nerve. I don't think this book is believable. In the book, the children have to deal with events and situations that a thirty year old man would have trouble trying to solve. Children of the age of twelve or younger break into groups because of who stole the toy or the video game, not about how they should live or whether or not a childs schedule fits their lifestyle. Bottom line is that the book was good but has it's flaws.



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Sheds light on adolescence

Enjoyable or not, it's an excellent portrayal of the underlying structures of adolescence. As a hyperbolic portrayal, certain scens come in handy when I'm trying to explain to others what life was like at that age.









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An alomost perfect textbook example on how to write fiction

Technically the best piece of fiction that I have ever read! Despite knowing that the novel is a full-blown allegory, the characters and the emotions involve the reader in their world so perfectly that one can almost feel the book come to life before himself. The settings and the environment is very beautifully described, especially the phrases concerning the descriptions of various sounds, fire and the heavens. No work of writing can be perfect, but this one is as close to it as it can get. Perhaps that is the reason after all why Golding won the Nobel Prize for Literature.


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The Dark Side of Humans

An airplane full of prep-school boys is attacked in the air, causing a crash. The pilot is dead and the boys, all adolescents, are stranded on a deserted island. At first they band together as one tribe, hunting to survive and hoping for rescue any day. But then they start to fight with each other for power. They become better at hunting and surviving and they paint their faces with blood. The boys become less and less like civilized humans and more and more like savages. Eventually they turn on each other. Who will win the struggle for power, and will there be anyone left to be rescued by the time help arrives?

This story is a disturbing look at what might happen if a perfectly civilized group of boys were left alone for an extended period of time. It's creepy to think that children would be involved in such atrocities, but it's hard to convince yourself that it wouldn't happen like this. Golding does a great job of making the transition of the boys into the darkness of humanity seem completely natural.


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