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For some reason whenever I picked this up it felt like ploughing a muddy field. Lumpy and hard to get through. I found out some of the symbolism in it which made sense but to me this whole book was not a magical treasure chest with hidden meanings but simply one of the most badly written pieces of work I've come across in a long time. Liking it just for the symbolism is not my cup of tea. I need more than boys turning to savages who supposedly for some reason need to kill each other and a bit le
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"Without rules there will be chaos"
The fourth or fifth time I've read this famous story, and every time I find myself fixated on a different thing. This time it was a moment in the late-going when Ralph stares at what was once a pig's head on a pike, and is now a bleached skull. He stares at the bleak remains of something and seemingly asks himself how it came to be.
Sorta seems like we all do that now and then in our lives... ...more
The fourth or fifth time I've read this famous story, and every time I find myself fixated on a different thing. This time it was a moment in the late-going when Ralph stares at what was once a pig's head on a pike, and is now a bleached skull. He stares at the bleak remains of something and seemingly asks himself how it came to be.
Sorta seems like we all do that now and then in our lives... ...more
I liked the message of the book. I think it was well-written. I like the books that make me think about things. I am glad I finally read it.
9th Grade English, I think
