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Summary: A well-written book that let's us see into the mind of evil!
Review: Lord of the Flies is a great book that shows us just what is behind the mask of civilization. As in Lord of the Flies, I think we all have an evil nature that has been a part of us from the day we were born, and the strength and character of a person is what tells us whether or not it will ever be revealed. Lord of the Flies shows us that no matter whether you are young or old, you can succumb to the evil that is tempting you. This is shown because the only reason the boys were on the island was becasuse of the war going on where they lived. I believe that we all need to take to heart the mesage presented by William Golding. A good example of human's evil nature in today's society is the recent school shooting out in Littleton, Colorado. Nobody will know exactly what set these boys off, but whatever it was, they didn't have the strength to overcome it. This was exactly the case with Jack and his need to kill. We all need to take responsiblity to make certain our fighting isn't the cause of children turning into savages, and we need to take responsibility in raising our children to be strong enough to overcome the temptation of evil. Overall, Lord of the Flies was a good book with a moral, and we as a nation need to take heed.
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Summary: Two sides
Review: I have two outlooks on the book. I didn't like it because it was very complicated to understand. On the other hand the book was great when you got towards the end of the book. It really relates to society, and even though many people may not like the book, it should be read in all classes. The book pertains to society in many ways. One of which is the Colorado shooting. In the book, Jack and the hunters become savages, obsessed with killing pigs. They even killed two of their own people. The gunmen in Colorado did pretty much the same thing. Society turned on them and they turned on society. Society is a cruel world and this book proves it. Not only did I like the book because it pertains to society and "reality" in many ways, it became very fascinating toward the end. Jack and the hunter's killed Simon because they weren't in "reality". They were focusing more on killing the pigs and the "beast" that they didn't realize what they were doing. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that it was great that they killed Simon, but it shows the affect the environment has on people. There's so many ways you can relate this book to society. I can't express enough that this book is great but confusing.
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Summary: Should be "Lord of Boredom!"
Review: The book went to slow for me. The way the boys on the island carried on about a "beast" that wasn't there, wasn't action enough fo me. I need more information on the characters themselves, to get really envolved in the book. The book doesn't describe the boys very well. I also don't agree with the author's view of humanity. The was the boys acted was more the ways of young boys, rather than humanity as a whole.
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Summary: Timeless tale of the basic fallings of every person.
Review: I read this book in 7th grade and hated it. I didn't get any of what Golding was really trying to say, so I dismissed it as another boring book. Now that I've read it again, I loved it. This is a really frightening book if you understand the symbolism of the beast. It is scary because you'll then realize that anybody is capable of doing the same things that Jack and his tribe do.
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Summary: Symbolism- it's everywhere.
Review: This book is not as shallow as it appeares. Golding is trying to tell the public that there is an evil inherent in man. He picks children to be the characters in the novel because children do express themselves more freely than adults. The children want there parents to come rescue them from this horrible island in which they are imprisoned upon because the island government has failed and the boys are killing each other. The boys are fighting against each other. But, it is ironic that at the same time the boys are at the island the grown-ups are having their own war. Piggy is the symbol of the civilized. He is the parent figure to the boys. He is the boy who is wise beyond his years. He is the only boy who wears clothing. The other boys hair gets longer, but Piggy's does not. This is so because, the hair represents savagery. As the boys hair get longer, the savage(the evil) inside of them becomes more and more unleashed. The conch represents the government. Ralph's rule was whoever had the conch could speak. However, when the conch was shattered, so was the boys' government. Simon is the God/Jesus figure. He died because of the mistakes of the boys. This book contains a lot of symbolism. The topics covered in this reveiw are the main ones--but there are about 20 more. Thanks to my teachers for making me read this book and pointing out the main points.
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Summary: basic human nature
Review: "Lord of the Flies", by William Golding, is the story of a group of young boys who are involved in a plane crash. The crash leaves them stranded on an island without any adults. They begin to realize, as the days go by, that they may be stuck on the island for a long time. One of the boys, Ralph, a born leader, to takes control of the others. They follow him when he tells them how make weapons, and how to catch fish, and other wild animals. They live this way for a short time until, Jack, a rebellious young boy, decides that he is tired of Ralph bossing him around. He creates his own group and some of the boys follow him deeper into the jungle. After they separate, the two different groups begin have conflicts with the other. In the end, the only boy who stays with Ralph is Piggy, the devoted sissy boy. They try to stick to what they know about their proper British school upbringing while the other boys run wild. Both groups have their own ways of surviving, but both all that the boys are trying to do really is survive. The setting of, "Lord of the Flies", helps to create a world where boys run free and do their own thing to survive without any adults. In the beginning of the book when the boys wake up on the island they realize that they are all alone. They try to make a structured society to live in, being brought up in British schools all their lived, they know what is right and wrong. After a short time some of the boys begin to rebel against their new way of life, and they venture further from the safety of the beach. As time goes by the boys who stay on the beach at the original camp lead more structured lives, while the other boys turn to a more primitive way of life. Having the boys on a deserted island helps to show how their basic human nature.
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Summary: A superb book about man
Review: Lord of the flies is a great book which shows the defects of human beings in an exciting and touching way.
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Summary: Groosom
Review: I am from Tampa, Florida. I board at a school in Melborne called Florida Air Academy. My English teacher Mrs. Palmer made me read The Lord Of the Flies and animal farm. Animal Farm was really weird. This Book on the other hand is groosom. They have a little guy with marks on his face getting burned to death. There is also a little kid named Piggy that gets hit in the head with a rock and dies. All the little good kids on the Island die except for Ralph. Ralph was the leader of the kids then jack took over. This book is good for people that like reading about 6 - 12 year old kids killing each other. This book is a symbol of the modern world. When Golding wrote this book he might have been thinking about the future. With these two,seventeen year old kids killing those people in that school. They in a way became like these kids on the island
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Summary: It is worse than reading the dictionary
Review: It was so boring i had to induce ain to stay awake while reading i
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Summary: I didn't really enjoy it
Review: I just had to read this book, and I fell asleep more than once. First of all, what's the point of the story? Mr. Golding is a very talented writer, but I don't think this was the best he could do.
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