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Summary: A Tragic Look at the Human Psyche
Review: I honestly could not believe that the average score for this book was just 4 stars out of 5. "Lord of the Flies," a tale of a group of boys whose plane crashes on an island, is perhaps the best look inside the brutal human mind ever published. The character development is excellent, and it is what really tells the story. But what really makes this book so good is the fact that it can be read on so many levels; it can be looked at as an adventure story with a tragic ending, or a psychology textbook ghost-written by Sigmund Freud. Either way, this is a MUST-READ.
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Summary: Lord of the Flies Review
Review: Lord of the Flies is a story about sverel young boys who were stranded on an island with no adults. The story tells about how they developed leaders and routine for their lives. It was a well written book, although sometimes it was hard to follow. Some portions were a bit disturbing, but it kept me entertained, and that takes a lot. I'd say this book is like Peter Pan meets Cast Away. It was a wonderful story on adventure and survival.
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Summary: Lord of the Flies- the savagry of humans
Review: Lord of the Flies begins with an airplane crash. The plane was carrying boys from a British school. The boys find themselves on a deserted island without any adults. A boy by the name Ralph is chosen as the chief, and Jack gets jealous. Jack leads the boys that were a choir and they are elected as the hunters. The small children are given the name "littluns," and don't usually do any work at all. Sam and Eric, the twins, work at the top of the mountain to keep a fire going in case of a boat or plane passing by. Piggy, an outcast of the group, is useful in only the fact that he has glasses that are used to light the fire. Rumors of a beast on the island spread. One night, a pilot parachutes onto the island and dies on impact. Sam and Eric assume that it is the Beast, and frighten the boys with their story. Jack, who is starving for power at this point, decides to lead the boys to another part of the island to begin a tribe. Ralph and Piggy remain in the shelters. Jack's hunters go from boys to animals- smearing paint on their faces and hunting. Jack and the hunters tie up a boy, Wilfred, for no apparent reason. Simon, a boy of good sense, realizes that the Beast is only a dead pilot and frantically runs to tell Jack and the others. They think that the Beast has posessed Simon and kill him. Piggy and Ralph take part in this, but they cannot figure out why they did so. Eventually another boy is killed and a couple are captured. Ralph tries to hide from Jack and the hunters. Finally, a naval ship comes to rescue the boys, but Ralph cries as they leave the island because he knows that the boys have lost their innocence.
This book displays a good sense of what society can be today. Although people may seem civilized, we are to some extent barbaric in the ways we live. Many are hungry for power and money when, really, these are not essential to life in any form. The search for an idol in the story was mostly to give the boys something to do. It is unfortunate that even today, as innocent as it may seem, people have created idols. They are being deceived. If people could realize that survival on Earth is only possible through accepting Christ and having a relationship with God, then they would not be so deceived. This book was a good lesson in how our lives can turn messy if we don't follow instructions and rules set before us.
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Summary: This book was OK
Review: This book has a great plot, a group of shipwrecked boys gone wild, killing multiple people. I liked the book except for one major part, the book was Extremely descriptive. Whole pages would be devoted to describing the island scenery before anything actually happened.
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Summary: The Lord of the Flies
Review: The Lord of the Flies portrays the wicked, sinful nature of man. In the beggining of the tale the boys are proper and organized. As it progresses however, the boys become blood thirsty murderers. Ralph is the leader of the civilized tribe but later loses control to Jack. Jack's tribe hunts for food and has a fort, while Ralph tries to keep a smoke signal alive. Jack's tribe kills two of Ralph's friends and plans to kill Ralph...This book shows the evil nature of man and how it can easily get out of control.
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Summary: lord of the flies is a bad adventure book
Review: Imagine you are stranded on an island with a large group of boys. What would you do? Well, that is exactly what the boys in The Lord of the Flies have to ponder. Four leaders emerge, but in different strengths and the best leader is elected. One leader knows what the people want, another one knows what is good for everybody and what should be done, another one is always helpful, and the last one who is elected knows what the people want and also what is good for them. The story starts out well with all of the characters loving the place, but then it is turned upside-down. There are divisions in people and what they should do which starts discrimination. Each group becomes independent and hates each other. Lord of the Flies represents every character as a real life person in a real society and shows how we are all born evil. Our society will never work out because of our human nature and our natural sin. The end, or the termination of society is extraordinarily gripping and powerful and dreadfully true. This book should be read and analyzed as it is read. In other words, this book is not to be read as an adventure book, for it is a very bad one, it is read to portray a very potent theme.
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Summary: Fighting for Survival
Review: Have you ever had to fight for your own survival? In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of kids crash on a deserted island with no adult in sight. The kids choose a leader, Ralph, who fights for the survival of the group.
I felt this book was slow in getting to the turning point in the plot. When I did reach that point it changed so drastically it left me puzzled. Reading this book was a chore. I struggled to keep myself interested through every chapter. The characters behaviors kept changing and it made the storyline hard to follow. I do not recommend this book to readers who crave exciting and interesting plots.-Tim Fox
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Summary: Way Better Than "Lord of the Dance"
Review: If you have ever read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell,then you will enjoy "Lord of the Flies". "Lord of the Flies" is a book that demonstrates how society deals with war, and also serves as a warning bell to society to show people what could happen if they don't react more civilized in a time of crisis. Golding symbolized this situation with children stranded on an island forced to live by themselves and under their own rules. This is a great book if like political/war novels or if like Goerge Orwell since both authors deal with the same topics.
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Summary: if you didnt like this book read it again!!!
Review: I first read and reviewed this book when I was 10 years old. I didn't understand any of the symbolism and I just thought that Golding was a sicko who was writing about kids acting unrealisticly savage and brutal, and he used way too many weird English words. I just recently was assigned to read this book in my sophmore English class and I now really enjoy the book. I think that this book is incredibly deep and thought provoking and can only be enjoyed if you are open trying to understand the underlying themes. This novel brilliantly explores human nature and the effect of civilization on people. Lord of the Flies is a great read and I highly reccomend it to everyone. If you didn't like the book the first time, chances are you didn't understand it; I suggest reading it over again with an open mind.
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Summary: a great novel
Review: this novel was extremely intersting and had great symbolism. great choice!!
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