Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)

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Summary: Book Review
Review: Lord of the flies was a book about a group of kids that plain crashes on an island and they get stuck their.The kids have no grownups around, so they have to do everything for themslves.They try to establish rules, but after a while nobody listens to the rules, and all hell breaks out. I think the authors purpose for writing the book was to show how people can turn savage in a short period of time without anyone to enforce the rules.I do agree with his message, because society's do need rules or else things like what happened in the book, will happen every day. In the book I think that the author handled the characters very well.There were many characters,and he described them and their personality very well.I think Golding is a great author. This book is very believable to me, because a plane could crash on a deserted island, and kids could have to take care of themselves with no grownups around.It all is possible. I think that Golding did a great job with this book and it is fine how it is written.

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Summary: Authority
Review: I believe that the author's purpose in the "The Lord of the Flies" was to show that without laws, there would be chaos in the world. To show that authority is trully needed in the world . I agree one hundred percent with this message because there is a need for consequences for people who refuse to listen to authority. The literary element that Golding handled the best was symbolism. For example, the conch was a symbol of authority and power. When the conch was broken , there was no authority , but complete chaos. This book is believeable because it is possible to get stranded on an island and it is possible for people to become mean and spiteful. The only bad thing about the book was some of the words were hard to understand. If I had written the book. I wouldn't have used such large discriptive words But " The Lord of the Flies" was a good book and I would recommend it to my friends or anyone looking for a good book to read.

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Summary: lord of the flies
Review: Golding wrote his worse book yet, when it comes to lord of the flies. He tries to show the evil in mankind, but saince it is a group of (5-12) year olds it is totally unbelievable. The kids start off all gitty and gay but then turn on each other in a short period of time. The have a democracy at first but then they lose all rules and start killing each other. Ya how real is that? People this is a group of 5-12 year olds and they are roaming around hunting pigs and killing humans. The meetings start off when Ralph calls a meeting with a conch he found. The group declares Ralph as the leader. Piggy represents rules and guidelines. Roger is supposed to show a misguided soul he proably was picked on when he was at his school

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Summary: Lord of the Flies, Good, but...
Review: I think the book wasn't believable enough to relate it to anyones life. Yes, it does have its points about life, but all in all it isn't realistic. I think the author's(William Golding) purpose for writing this book was to state the theme that "there is a need for civilization and rules." I do agree with him. The book's high points are the events that happen when there is no civilization or rules. Murder, theft, and violence are all products of no civilization, and that is shown in the book. The best literary element in this book is the characters. Golding described his characters to the max. You knew what a character was thinking when he said something or did something. The good characters were so innocent and pure. While, on the hand, the evil characters were some of the worst people I've ever read about. The reader also loved to hate the evil ones, they do things that get on your last nerve. I don't think this book is believable. In the book, the children have to deal with events and situations that a thirty year old man would have trouble trying to solve. Children of the age of twelve or younger break into groups because of who stole the toy or the video game, not about how they should live or whether or not a childs schedule fits their lifestyle. Bottom line is that the book was good but has it's flaws.

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Summary: a good book
Review: I think the author was trying to tell us that everyone has some kind of evil inside them. I agree with him because everyone isn't perfect. The best literary element in the book was the characters. I like how each character had its own great personality.It was a believable because without rules, crazy things like that can happen. The book could of be better if the begining was so slow and had more action in it. Overall i really liked the book.

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Summary: Good book would recommend for mateur readers.
Review: I think the authors purpose for writing this book, was to show that people can't survive in peace without rules. I agree with the message because in the story you see results of rules not properly enforced and broken rules. The literary element the author handled the best was symbolism. I agree because he had so much symbolism and it made the most sense to me. This was and wasn't believable. I would have made the story better by not being so cruel to the boys with good intentions. I probably would have killed Jack and Roger instead of Simon and Piggy. In conclusion, I think the book was good, but I would recommend it to mature readers.

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Summary: Review of Beezebub
Review: The author's message is that with out rules, chaos and savagery would occur. I agree with this message because children left unattended have no one to prevent them from doing wrong, no authority. I like the characters and the plot that the author created. It really helps display the author's message of life without rules: everyone would run wild. The book was believable because the children really acted like children would act with out any adults. Although the novel had an excellent begining and middle, the ending was in one word, stupid. I didn't understand it either. The end seemed like he didn't spend much time on writing it and rushed. If he wouldn't have rushed, the ending would have been clearer.

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Summary: My Review for Lord of the Flies
Review: The author's message in this book was to open the eyes, and reveal how evil can appear in anyone. I agree with his message because it's true: evil can appear where ever it wants to. Just look at those school shootings, they unfortunately prove my point. I think he did the characters very descriptively. He is psychoanalyzing every main character in the entire book. It was very believable. I could imagine a news report saying about a couple of boys found on a burning island. About changing the book, I think it should stay the way it is. Some parts are very confusing, but it should stay the way it is. Some parts are important and confusing, but they need to stay because they are important and changing them could change the entire "lot."

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Summary: Lord Of The Flies
Review: Golding's purpose for writing Lord Of The Flies was to show mankind at its worst and how human nature can go wrong. Golding's message was that there is evil inside of us all. Golding is correct in this manner but I thing that everyone has good in them, too. In Golding's Lord of the Flies he handled the characters the best. The characters were all well developed and each one represented a different aspect of human nature: Ralph was leadership, Piggy was intelligence , Simon was spirituality , Jack was dictatorship , Roger was evil and Samneric represented the fact that everyone needs someone to help them function. Lord of the Flies was a little unbelievable in the plot aspect of the book. Twelve year olds wouldn't believe in democracy. Also the whole island seemed kind of unreal and fake like it was just a backdrop. I think the plot was less than perfect and could have been developed a little more. All in all, I would give this book 3 stars.

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Summary: symbolism, and descriptions.
Review: Golding is an exquisite writer. He uses symbolism to describe the fact that there is evil in everyone. He also uses symbolism to describe fear and anger. He provokes the mind to think that they are in the story by using descriptions. Although some aspects of this book were unbelievable, it could happen. I personally see only two flaws in the book. The first being that everything needs to be more innnocent in the beginning so that when drastic changes come they are extremely drastic. The second being that the book goes very slowly, almost too slowly. However, overall it was an excellent book. I enjoyed reading Lord of the Flies.