THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF PRISTINE SURVIVAL

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	• Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) William Golding Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 1268 reviews view larger image
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Lord of the Flies

The book Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is a very well written book. The genre of the book is historical fiction. The setting of the book is on an uncharted island during the WorldWarII era. The book is mainly about a couple of schoolboys who crash-landed on an uncharted island that they are stranded on, without any adults. I think the theme of the book was to show that society cannot run correctly because of the natural, sinful nature of man. Some of the main characters are Piggy, Ralph, and Jack. Piggy and Ralph first meet when they when they wake up next to each other after the landing. Piggy is a chubby, little bossy kid, while Ralph on the other hand is a mellow and relaxed, cool kind of kid. They call together all of the kids that are on the island including a boy named Jack. Jack is a stuck up kid who is a prefect at his school and is the captain of his choir class. While the short lived bond of Piggy and Ralph's friendship becomes weaker, Jack and Ralph, who are both leaders seem to get along very well. Piggy and Ralph were friends, but when a person like Jack shows up a more strong, leader-like and Ralph-like kid is up to be Ralph's friend, Ralph quickly ignores Piggy to become Jack's friend. But as Jack and Ralph's friendship grows the contest for leadership of the tribe of kids grows even more. Even though the kids already voted for Ralph to be the chief, Jack is starting to show that he could be a better chief. I believe this because all Ralph has ever cared for is to keep the fire going, and keep the hope of being rescued alive. While Jack, a more ferocious boy, focuses on staying alive most of the time, and hunting for the hard to get meat. I think that this book is best recommended for older teenagers because most of the words in the book are very complex, and because of the violence that happens. The book, Lord of the Flies, is a very interesting book. Even though it has some very confusing words and hard to understand material, it should be given a try.

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Time to Read LotF again

Unlike most graduates of American primary and secondary schools, I managed to get through high school without reading William Golding's Lord of the Flies. I first read it to familiarize myself with the text in order to better assist a student I was tutoring. Since its publication in 1954 readers and scholars have found it to be a perfect subject for infinite speculation and theorizing as to its philosophical and allegorical underpinnings. But even apart from theory, Lord of the Flies is a marvelous novel for its attention to pure story. My recent re-reading of the text revealed Golding's real gift as a writer is in revealing tone, voice, emotion, and character.

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Lord of the Flies

The book Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is a very well written book. The genre of the book is historical fiction. The setting of the book is on an uncharted island during the WorldWarII era. the book is mainly about a couple of schoolboys who crash landed on an uncharted island that they are stranded on without any adults. I think that the theme of the book was to show that society cannot run correctly because of the natural, sinful nature of man. Some of the main characters are Piggy, Ralph, and Jack. Piggy and Ralph first meet when they wake up next to each other after the landing. Piggy is a chubby, little bossy kid, while Ralph on the other hand is a mellow, relaxed cool kid. They call together all of the kids that are on the island and they meet a boy named Jack. Jack is a stuck up kind of kid, who is a prefect at his school and a captain of his choir class. While the short lived bond of Piggy and Ralph's friendship grows weaker. Jack and Ralph, who are both the leaders, seem to get along very well. Piggy and Ralph were the two friends, but when a person like Jack shows up, a more strong, leader-like and Ralph-like kid is up to be Ralph's friend, Ralph quickly ignores Piggy and makes Jack his new friend. But as Jack and Ralph's friendship grows the contest for leadership grows even more. Even though the kids voted Ralph as cheif, Jack is starting to show that he could be even a better cheif. I believe this because all Ralph has ever cared for is be keep a fire going and keep the hope of being rescued alive. While Jack, a more ferocious boy, focuses on staying alive most of the time and loves to hunt for the hard to get meat. I think that this book is best recommended for older teenagers because most of the words in this are very hard to understand and there are some violence in the book. The book, Lord of the Flies, is a very interesting book. Even though it has some very confusing words and hard to understand material, it should be given a try.

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Lord of the Flies

The book Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is a very well written book. The genre of the book is historical fiction. The setting of the book is on an uncharted island during the WorldWarII era. the book is mainly about a couple of schoolboys who crash landed on an uncharted island that they are stranded on without any adults. I think that the theme of the book was to show that society cannot run correctly because of the natural, sinful nature of man. Some of the main characters are Piggy, Ralph, and Jack. Piggy and Ralph first meet when they wake up next to each other after the landing. Piggy is a chubby, little bossy kid, while Ralph on the other hand is a mellow, relaxed cool kid. They call together all of the kids that are on the island and they meet a boy named Jack. Jack is a stuck up kind of kid, who is a prefect at his school and a captain of his choir class. While the short lived bond of Piggy and Ralph's friendship grows weaker. Jack and Ralph, who are both the leaders, seem to get along very well. Piggy and Ralph were the two friends, but when a person like Jack shows up, a more strong, leader-like and Ralph-like kid is up to be Ralph's friend, Ralph quickly ignores Piggy and makes Jack his new friend. But as Jack and Ralph's friendship grows the contest for leadership grows even more. Even though the kids voted Ralph as cheif, Jack is starting to show that he could be even a better cheif. I believe this because all Ralph has ever cared for is be keep a fire going and keep the hope of being rescued alive. While Jack, a more ferocious boy, focuses on staying alive most of the time and loves to hunt for the hard to get meat. I think that this book is best recommended for older teenagers because most of the words in this are very hard to understand and there are some violence in the book. The book, Lord of the Flies, is a very interesting book. Even though it has some very confusing words and hard to understand material, it should be given a try.

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THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF PRISTINE SURVIVAL

This being a classic most of us had to read in school, I dared commenting on some plot points - so,
***** *** ** * WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD * ** *** *****

A number of phospholipids left alone in solution will self-organize into a double-layer membrane. A number of differentiated cells carry the inherent capability of self-organize into a semblance of tissue. Do humans carry a similar inherent tendency to self-organize into organized societies? And at what price?

From Stephen King's THE STAND to one of the best TV series ever, LOST, the idea of an isolated group of survivors forming a pristine human society and falling to avoid our dark proclivities has been explored again and again. This 1954 novel was the original telling of it. WILLIAM GOLDING being a Literature Nobelist, it comes to no surprise that his prose is mesmerizing, economic and direct at the same time.

Most societal archetypes and their interactive trajectories are elegantly represented: the benevolent yet eventually dethroned natural leader (Ralph) that is vindicated only after a deus ex machina intervention (the Naval officer); the militaristic idiot that manages to pass as a charismatic necessity (Jack); the technology-dependent intellectual weakling (Piggy) that eventually gets murdered by the brutal dictator (Roger) - who would come up running the show in the end if not stopped by their return to civilization. Reading LORD OF THE FLIES will bring up a great number of familiar societal types. Nevertheless, GOLDING presents a rather deterministic viewpoint.

One does not have to agree with GOLDING's pessimistic myth: we humans are not inherently bound to our societal shackles - and are perfectly capable of both doing the unexpected and surviving without a structured civilization. We existed a long time without it and we can learn again to do so if dictated by necessity. And, keep in mind, according to the Freudian approach, socialization is the root of most...psychosis.

It will keep you thinking long after the last page is turned.

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