Lord Of The Flies
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Amazon Review
Lord of the Flies , William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island, is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition.
I read this sometime ago and studied it at school I found it to be a rather haunting read and learnt lots about the power of the peers! A book everyone should read in their lifetime!
Lord of the Flies , William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island, is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition.
I read this sometime ago and studied it at school I found it to be a rather haunting read and learnt lots about the power of the peers! A book everyone should read in their lifetime!
Journal Entry 2 by Paws4Books at BCUK UnConvention 2017 📚 in Loughborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, September 14, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (9/22/2017 UTC) at BCUK UnConvention 2017 📚 in Loughborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom
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To be taken along to the 2017 bookcrossing uncon in Loughborough for the book buffet or wild released somewhere in Loughborough
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Journal Entry 3 by IpswichIzzy at Loughborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, September 24, 2017
Picked off the book buffet as I've never read it, and a friend has recently written a novella in the form of a follow-on to this book.
