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Summary: Lord of Flies
Review: Lord of the flies is a book based on survival--the strong overcoming the weak. A bunch of boys crash into a deserted island and slowly become very primitive. When Jack separates the boys into two different tribes, they transform from civil to barbaric. The two groups begin to turn on one another. Farther into the book, the fighting increases and the tribes really start to break away from one another. The point of this book is that mankind thinks that their society is civilized, but it is still very primitive. The world today is still based on survival; the strong overcome the weak. Even now, one angry word and our society becomes barbaric. Sometimes wars start and friendships end just by saying the wrong words. As each day passes, the boys start to destroy one another. Simple words between some of the boys end up agitating the tribes, and battles ensue. The Toronto School Board banned this classic from all its schools, citing that it was racist for use of the word "niggers." As I was looking at all the banned books, I noticed how many are banned for their language. I understand some of this language is harsh, but that is how society acts. These words help to express the anger the tribes are feeling. Without these words the reader will never fully understand the hatred between the tribes.
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Summary: My Review for you
Review: IT WAS A GOOD BOOK TO READ. I GUESS. I ONLY READ HALF BUT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. CONSIDERING THAT I READ IT 3 YEARS AGO!
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Summary: An unbelievable waste of time.
Review: As a response to one of the reviews that speaks quite highly of this novel, I would like to say that despite my understanding and comprehension of the book, I still found it entirely dull, boring, and a waste of my time. Since it was required of me to read this book in school, I was forced to make my way through each dragging chapter, but I would have never on my own time, and it's not because I didn't understand the book that I feel this way about it. My class discussed quite thouroughly about the book's symbolism, which was Golding's intention to start out with. Despite its hidden meanings, the novel still remains absolutely ridiculous in the sense that these young British boys turn completely salvage and kill their fellow islanders. If the book was looked at through a totally symbolic perspective, it would make more sense, but in order to understand its symbolism, one still has to read it, and it is really not worth it.
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Summary: Chilling Display of Human Nature
Review: This book is truly a masterpiece, a mesmorizing tale of a group of boys getting stranded on an island. The characters realistic and believable, and extremely endearing. William Golding paints a remarkable picture of the island, and its ihabitants. Some call this book evil, but if it is, its becuase thats exactly what Golding was trying to show what human nature is- evil. This is one of the all-time best books ever written, a frighteningly real work of art. Any intellect owes it to his/herslef to read this tale.
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Summary: Lord of the Flies - A Study of Society
Review: Lord of the Flies, while it may be interpreted as speaking of evil, is a book about how society is based on trust. Without this trust, society falls apart. The story line follows a set of kids stranded on a deserted island; they attempt to organize a society, but the society falls apart when orders are not followed and when leaders are not trusted. This is a great book and should be read.
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Summary: English/pd. 5
Review: English/Casserly/Pd.5/HHS
"Lord of the Flies", by William Golding was a very intriguing novel. It was full of suspense, problems, and super-hit characters. The conflict between the boys and who was going to be the leader was quite alarming. One of the characters most picked on, Ralph was indeed my favorite because he was the smartest and should have been the leader of the group of youngsters. This book was great because it was unique and still mellow enough so the reader does not get confused. I enjoyed the tone of this novel, it seemed very real and calm. I also liked the creativity of the author and how he showed the savageness that can be within every person by the scene when the boys all kill the wild boar and put his head on a stick.... The end was a dynamic ending. I liked reading this book and I deeply recommended it to any none-fiction lovers.
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Summary: Connotation made it much better
Review: At first, reading this book made me bored. The plot made no sense and there was nothing to grab onto, just a meaningless story. Sure, it was interesting at first; a group of boys stranded on an island but as the story unfolded, there was nothing new and exciting that made me stay interested in the book. I went along and read the cliff notes to see if it was interesting at all and I realized that there was so much more than just a plot. There was a deeper meaning and symbols for so many things. It brought the mystery back to the story and it was interesting how William Golding put all of these clues inside the blan plot. I found many things for myself about Simon (my favorite), Ralph, Piggy and Jack. I realized what they symbolized and how they brout special meaning to the entire story. This book teaches a great lesson and it really makes you think. It's well worth reading, even if you don't agree on how the story ended or what happened in it. You'llbe satisfied to some point and you will see that HUMANITY CAN BE SAVED.
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Summary: Questions Life; But You May Not Like What You Find.
Review: The Lord of the Flies is a horror novel like no other. You won't find anything plainly terrifying, like monsters or ghosts or aliens. What you find is the human instinct, bared for all to see--perhaps most distubingly--in twelve year-old boys, who have their lives ahead of them and who are tomorrow's society. The critical reading of this novel can identify jabs aimed at every human institution: Morality, Government, Religion, Sociality, every man's internal bloodlust. And nothing is safe from Golding's incriminating finger that accurately points out mankinds failings. Perhaps the most startling aspect of this novel is how TRUE it is. We see as the boys parade around the island, making one mistake after another and then creating more; what hits home is the fact that we can identify. We can look at the jealous pathos of Jack, and we know what he is going through. We might even encourage him, because he isn't acting outside of the average human's desires, though he is acting irresponsibly. Golding's book takes no prisoners, when it comes to his critique of humanity, and you won't finish the novel with a pleasant feeling in your stomach, but that, perhaps, is the intention, to recognize all that is wrong, all that depraves us, all that increases our downword spiral, all that makes our pompous idea of "civilization" appear absurd and completely unfounded. Golding certainly does not think that these inherent problems with humanity can be solved, but his intentions are to help us over our denial. The Lord of the Flies challenges the reader to grasp what he has so long denied, and it does so by showing us the simplest, most allegedly innocent of our species as it tears itself apart without regard to those same "civilized" values that it has so dearly prized for so long. The Lord of the Flies is a must-read, but be prepared for what you might find; the scariest of all stories lies in your own heart.
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Summary: Lord of the Flies
Review: Read this book. It's one of the best ones out there. The writing is good, which is hard to find in a book that carries so many different meanings. Don't worry, it's all potrayed well. The characters are really people that you grow to either love or hate. There is no way to resist developing a favorite character and following him until the end. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Pure Evil
Review: I only read up to chapter 5 and decided to look at some summaries online...I lost interest in this book and its assigned for school and I refuse to read the rest. Its pure evil and sad..who wants to read about a bunch of kids who are stranded on an island and kill each other? Sorry I am not a sick person
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