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i honestly thought this book was boring .. its more 21century. It didnt keep me entertained ...

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'Lord of the flies' is one of the worst books i had ever read. If i were not told to read it , i had immediately stopped after the first chapter. But after reading , i understood the symbolics in the book and they were amazing. There are a lot of symbols about human , the second world war and also a bit about the people today. I mean we can read in the book, that the boys, with the ``small`` characters, need a BOSS. Somebody who tells them what they should do. We can also see this in real life ...

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Golding's exposition of the brutality that the struggle for power creates in human beings is done in such a way that you can't help but finish the book feeling curious about society and it's people. He draws you in with a variety of lovable and equally unpleasant characters. A real thought provoker, Golding encourages the reader to think and that is what so special about this novel. I read it for GCSE English so we looked in detail at what Golding is trying to express. I gained an understanding ...

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William Goldings 'Lord of the Flies' is regarded by many as a literary masterpiece. Indepth view into attitudes of humanity, although, younger readers may find it a little slow and dull in parts.

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This book... Sucked, so bad. I have read many books, and many stories where characters died, yet this took it to a whole new level; they were blood thirsty. Two characters killed, another dead. Lovely. Really. The only good thing about it was that it actually ended. If I hadn't been reading this for a class, I would have stopped when they killed Simon. Actually, maybe even before that when the twelve year olds said they had halved coconut shells. I would sure love to know how a twelve year old c ...

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William Golding is overall a good writer, but Lord of the Flies was not one of his best writings. William Golding was too descriptive. The book was quite boring actually. I read it to a college class and i could not help but want to fall asleep while reading it. Personally, i hated the book. The ending was terrible.

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Would you forget about rescue if you were stranded on an island? What would happen to you if you did? In Golding's work of allegorical fiction, he creates a symbolic microcosm of society to show what could happen when mankind turns its back on the greater good of civilized society to selfishly pursue its own appetites. Individuals degenerate into beasts and become the very things they fear. This novel, rich in Christian and Freudian symbolism, is sculpted with rich alliteration and an imagi ...

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It has been just over half a century since Golding first published this book, so maybe it's a good time to take another look at it. I promise to dive deep and to explore the effects of William Golding's extraordinary imagination.
In the book, some young boys are stranded on a small empty island, all is fine until tension builds between some of the main characters and the mood on the island changes, to a disturbing and dark atmosphere. A huge contrast between the sun-drenched island to a siniste ...

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Goldings Nightmare

Ryan Harris - reinstates the dark novel

Golding has spiritually retrieved his title for the novel from the Hebrew word Ba'al ze bub meaning Lord of the Flies, later corrupted to Beelzebub. The novel is an examination of the nature of evil.

The novel starts off when a plane-load of upper crust British school boys, evacuated during the blitz, crash on a edenic, uninhabited tropical island. Without a living adult in sight the boys start out with forms of civilization t ...

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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies, the novel that exhibits civilisation, isolation, and how they can destroy humanity; has been on our shelves for 53 years to this day, and despite the age of this book, it certainly deserves our attention and high respect for its achieving, disturbing plot which seems to teach us right from wrong.

It all begins as World War 2 breaks out, and the children must be evacuated to safety. Little did they know they were boarding a plane to their own death and insa ...

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I have little doubt that you have studied or are aware of the notorious William Golding doorstop that is the Lord of the Flies. Its contents are preached in many variations from a primitive portrayal of the state of modern society to a dark, sinister and violent insight into the inner self. Despite personal interpretations, it has an undeniable shadowed energy woven amongst the post war banter. This review may aid those students who clutch the novel with a mysterious thousand meanings.

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This piece by William Golding is intriguing and allows readers to think of fun and games, social behavior, and human nature in a completely different way. I would recommend this novel to anyone who would enjoy a terrific adventure and have already conquered their fear of beasts and nightmares.

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A great allegory between the boys on the island and any government trying to withstand the evil of man's human nature. William Golding puts into vivid detail the loss of innocence, the battle between civilization and corruption, and the potential leaders throughout the story. As you read Lord of the Flies, you are drawn to the symbolism of everything--the island, the conch, even the boys themselves, and it lets you view the world from Golding's perspective.

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Lord of the flies is not a book like others, its a book with a hidden message. This book shows the evil of mankind and the fear which we provoke to our self. Yes the book is about some kids stuck on a island but some line clearly show the evil of man like the quote from piggy " their is no monster unless.....we fear people"

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William Golding, Lord of the Flies- No government organisation, law, philosophy, science, technology, religion or refinement can convert the beast in man: human nature is simply bestial. This is central to an interpretation of Lord of The Flies. Simon sees the nature of the unfeeling pig's head, he sees man's nature in it but is never to tell his mates. He is the philosopher. Piggy is the rational or scientific type. He is not to last in the story. Ralph who represents good governance becomes th ...

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Lord of the Flies is about a group of boys who get stuck on an island in the middle of nowhere. About their struggle to get on together. Really interesting if not a bit disturbing.

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Lord of the Flies is mainly about a group of boys, whom eventually segregated themselves in a way, that were shot down over an unmarked island and crash landed. At first most wanted only to play rather than do the work that was needed to survive. The signal fire at the top of the mountain, that went out due to the fact that Jack, main antagonist, and his hunters neglecting their duty. At first it seemed like a normal community starting out with its own government, but then it turns into savagery ...

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William Golding's Lord of the Flies was generally a good book, I had to read it in my english lessons at school otherwise I wouldn't have read it. I'm glad I did though.

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Lord of the Flies was the first novel published by Sir William Golding after a number of years as a teacher and training as a scientist. Although Golding had published an anthology of poems nearly two decades before writing Lord of the Flies, this novel was his first extensive narrative work and is informed by his scientific training and academic background. In many ways Lord of the Flies is a hypothetical treatment of particular scientific concerns. It places a group of young English boys on a ...