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Young boys thinking they have figured out how to get along without grown-ups. Creating real fear from imaginary beasts; and imaginary power from a real conch shell. The boys try to organize as a single system, with the end resulting with nothing more than fighting and killing. They split into two groups who fight over power and control/use of limited resources. Lord of the Flies is a timeless allegory.
Do you really think that it would take that long for kids to devolve into murderous cults? . . . I don't.
As reviews go, this one is simple: read this book.
If you've read it, read it again.
A group of schoolchildren, all boys, survive an airplane crash onto a deserted island. Watch as each boy's personality evolves (or in some cases, devolves) as the group splits into two distinct tribes ruled by fear rather than reason.
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As reviews go, this one is simple: read this book.
If you've read it, read it again.
A group of schoolchildren, all boys, survive an airplane crash onto a deserted island. Watch as each boy's personality evolves (or in some cases, devolves) as the group splits into two distinct tribes ruled by fear rather than reason.
...more
Human beings are inherently selfish, cruel beings. Given a chance they'd take no time to slip into savagery. This book illustrates just that using an example of a bunch of boys marooned on an island.
There were some parts in the story which were gripping, horrifying even. Other than that, I was mostly bored reading the book. ...more
There were some parts in the story which were gripping, horrifying even. Other than that, I was mostly bored reading the book. ...more
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