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Summary: lord of the flies
Review: The Lord of the flies is a book that has adventure and emotion. The conflict between Jack , Ralph, and piggy is a diaster waiting to happen! An example, of this would be,when Ralph exposes Jack , as he really is by saying " you're a beast a swine and a blooy, bloody thief". Between Jack and Ralph were bad beore, but this is when everything exploded.
The amity between Ralph and piggy is one of the strongest you would see in two people. It's similar to a bond between a small boy an dhis pet dog. It's great how they confided in each other and are able to trust in one another. You could tell Ralph starts respecting Piggy when he says "better Piggy than fatty". From then on Ralph beganto listen to piggy.
The only negative thing I would have to say about this book is the way the kids act on the island. I honestly don't think kids of that age would act like murderous savages.
In conclusion I think book is good for most ages. I really think young people would like this book because it has action and adventure.
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Summary: Lord of the Flies
Review: Personally, I didn't completely like Lord of the Flies but I still give it thumbs up for the outstanding plot. It began rather slow and dull and continued that way until about three- quarters of the way. I believed too much symbolism and much unnecessary high levels of vocabulary were used throughout Lord of the Flies. Considering this book is required to be read in the English classes of most high school students, I believed it should have connected to us in a more straightforward manner as in contrast to a symbolic way as it did. Furthermore, when I begin to read a novel I am usually brought in or attracted by the beginning of the book so I can keep interest in it. If I had not been required to read Lord of the Flies, I would have almost certainly stopped to read it due to the lack of enticement and hooks in the novel.
Towards the end of Lord of the Flies is where the book began to get interesting and truly began to hook me into reading more and even reading ahead of the class. Even though it gets good in the end, if you look at it from another point of view, things begin to get a bit out of perspective and maybe out of reality. That's when you must realize that these kids have been stranded on an island for an incredible amount of time and things can sometimes get out of control; you'll have to read the book to find out exactly what happens. Even though I didn't personally like Lord of the Flies, I still believe every sophomore should be required to read it due to the great storyline and I also believe it is different from most novels but in a good way.
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Summary: Very good novel
Review: I thought Lord of the Flies was a great book in the way that it showed how man has so many faults and that it is very hard to stay sane with so many different people with different views from yours. I loved how the story slowly started to turn to chaos and the boys one by one turned against eachother. Plus I liked the violence that this story had in it. I actually like this book so much that I am going to get my own copy and read it again.
There are also some bad things that I didn't like about this book, but what book doesn't have its mixture of bad and good parts. One of the bad things was that some parts where difficult to understand and I had to read them a few times to finally get them. Another fault was that I have heard so many of the same "stranded on an island stories" and after awhile it gets on your nerves. Other than these things this book was very deserving of the 4 stars that I gave it. I would recommend this book for everyone except children under 10 because of some of the violence and High school level word usage.
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Summary: Questions the infactuation of this book by many.
Review: The book starts out pretty quickly, and anyone reading it could probably catch on pretty quickly. There has been a plane crash, and the only survivors are a number of British boys ages 4 to about 14. Soon after they realize that they are on an uninhabited island, and that they must rely on themselves to survive and to get rescued. Upon arriving at the island, they have a group meeting, and when Ralph is voted chief of the island, Jack is left as an also-ran. That's something what I liked about this novel, the whole idea of children being captive on an island, living of pigs and fruit, and trying to maintain a civilization with order and authority all by themselves.However, I am surprised that I actually finished this book. This book is beyond the most boring and dull book in the world. It seems as if William Golding spend weeks on each paragraph and dialogue just to sound so 'absolutely intellectual to the highest extent'. From the looks of it, I'd say that he tried way too hard to impress his Oxford college friends. Unless if you are really into the symbolism or if you have a master's degree with an English major, then you would have been able to understand everything in this book. From every significant event, to every detail expressed about the children's actions or their surroundings, it is better to have Cliff Notes by your side if you wanted to catch every little segment of symbolism and importance.
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Summary: Questions the infactuation of this book by many.
Review: The book starts out easily, and anyone reading it could probably catch on pretty quickly. There has been a plane crash, and the only survivors are a number of British boys ages 4 to about 14. Soon after they realize that they are on an uninhabited island, and that they must rely on themselves to survive and to get rescued. Upon arriving at the island, they have a group meeting, and when Ralph is voted chief of the island, Jack is left as an also-ran. That's something what I liked about this novel, the whole idea of children being captive on an island, living of pigs and fruit, and trying to maintain a civilization with order and authority all by themselves. However, I am surprised that I actually finished this book. This book is beyond the most boring and dull book in the world. It seems as if William Golding spend weeks on each paragraph and dialogue just to sound so absolutely intellectual to the highest extent. From the looks of it, I'd say that he tried way too hard to impress his Oxford college friends. Unless if you are really into the symbolism or if you have a master's degree with an English major, then you would have been able to understand everything in this book. From every significant event, to every detail expressed about the children's actions or their surroundings, it is better to have Cliff Notes by your side if you wanted to catch every little segment of symbolism and importance.
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Summary: my opinion of Lord of the Flies
Review: My opinion of the book is that i didnt like it as much and that it didnt pull me in to want to keep reading it.If you like action and like story lines where theres a fight for survival than you would probably enjoy Lord of the Flies.In the story you will see a group of kids that are stranded on a island and theres problems and many adventures that take place and if u want to find out more you'll have to read it for yourself.
I wouldn't recommend this book because it wasn't exciting as much and i wanted to stop reading it becasue it was a waste of time for me.This is my opinion for my point of veiw of the book but its up tp you and hope you mgiht enjoy it or not.
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Summary: Why are people so infatuated with this book?
Review: In all honesty, "Lord of the Flies" is probably the most painfully boring story (and I use that word loosely) that I have ever had the misfortune of reading. The plot is simple and the characters are presented in a way that makes them difficult to enjoy reading about. The book is around 150 pages, which is strange, seeing that it took me about three weeks to finish because I had to will my eyes to lurch over every page. Other than it being the most uninteresting book one can find, the characters make me equally angry. I realize just as well as the next person that they're stuck on an island and that they're all younger than me, but these children are just unimaginably dense throughout the story. They become so out of touch with reality that they even take to hunting down their leader. What am I supposed to find symbolic and interesting about that? People keep going on about how this book is teaming with symbolism, but I'm just not seeing it, just because you have a bunch of kids stranded on an island doesn't mean that that relates to religion, society, etc. Aside from the characters annoying me at a personal level, the way the author portrays them is even more ridiculous. If William Golding spent half as much time on the plot, and not describing the children and scenery, he may have had a half-decent story on his hands. If someone is looking for a decent book about survival, try "The Stand" by Stephen King, at least he made it interesting to read.
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Summary: A Gripping Allegory
Review: William Golding cleverly selects a seemingly innocent group of young boys to examine the concept of innate evil and human endurance. On a literal level, this novel is simply a thriller in which a group of young private school boys find themselves stranded on a forsaken island. At first, everything seems to go well. The older boys form a community in order to mainatin order and ensure survival. Over time, however, differences in opinions and personalities causes a gradual breakdown of the community until many of the boys turn their backs on order and even humanity, resorting to savage behavior. The novel is Golding's exploration of why mankind resorts to savage and/or evil ways when faced with ruthless circumstances (WWII/Holcaust, etc.). It is an engaging examination of the thin line between good/evil, human/inhuman, as well as a good read.
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Summary: Review of Lord of the Flies
Review: Lord of the Flies
By: William Golding
Reviewed by D. Wang
P.5 Lord of the Flies is a story about of boys who crash on a unhabited island. There are no adults to control the boys, and they are free to do as they please. Ralph emerges as a natural leader, and Piggy is the intellectual with a disdain for physical work. Jack, leader of a choir, is another boy who disputes Ralph's society and becomes leader of the hunters. Slowly, the other boys all join Jack. A conch is found early on and is used to restore order at assemblies, but soon Jack ignores it and all the rules the Ralph has. Jack tribe is also composed of the "littluns" who see a "beast". Eventually, two will fall forever, and Jack's tribe will degenerate substantially, killing pigs and making offerings to the "beast". William Golding described this book as attempt to trace the defects of society to the defects of individuals. This book relies heavily on symbolism, and whether likes or not depends on this point. I personally liked this book because of how it shows we degenerate. Jack and his tribe degenerate rapidly into savages. It is ironic when Jack says early in the book, "We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things." Later in the book he is sitting on a log like an idol and finds unexplainable pleasure in torturing and killing a pig. The degeneration of the boys can be easily compared to the degeneration of society. As a race, humans have destroyed places, eliminated far more species than any known organism, and spend much time killing each other. Events such as the tortures and procedure of the Inquisition, the Holocaust, the dozens of wars and border skirmishes, and some cultures' entertainment. At times, killing is perfectly acceptable, even encouraged. The degeneration of the boys, at their young age (the oldest is twelve) is unsettling. Their change can be compared to our behavior and defects. My favorite part of the book is chapters three and four, the former being "Huts On the Beach" and the latter "Painted Faces and Long Hair". You can see the boys reject society, playing and trying to hunt pigs instead of build shelters. In chapter four, a ship passes by, but Jack's tribe lets the fire go out because they are too preocupied with killing a pig. Jack's tribe starts the habit of their violent chant of "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood." Jack's savage side can be seen when "He took a step, and able at last to hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy's stomach." He continues, striking Piggy's head and breaking half of his spectacles. This book is an attempt to find our faults, and a grim reminder of what "civilized" people can do.
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Summary: Great Ideas, but a Boring and Aggravating Story
Review: Lord of the Flies is about the human nature. It's extremely complicated and deep, which makes it some what hard to understand, unless you analize every part of the story. I didn't like it because I'm too young to really understand a lot about human nature and the characters annoyed me. Through the whole book, I wanted them to do things so they could be saved, but the majority of them didn't care.
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