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19 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
Amazing Read For Anyone!!!
I was assigned to read this book for school and I read the entire thing cover to cover in a few hours. It's an amazing and consuming story that shows how people can be innately good or evil.It dives into the human psyche and unrivels the tangled knot that is the mind. I...Read More
I was assigned to read this book for school and I read the entire thing cover to cover in a few hours. It's an amazing and consuming story that shows how people can be innately good or evil.It dives into the human psyche and unrivels the tangled knot that is the mind. It also envolpes the religous scope of man, Simon as a Christ character and the pigs head as Beelzebub,great. I do admit dialogue is hard to follow but if you take the time to look past that it's amazing! One of the best books I have ever read!!Show Less
posted by SucksToYourAsmar on November 13, 2008
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15 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
lord of the flies brief summary
Lord of the Flies is a novel filled with symbolism. The novel takes place on an island were young boys are plane wrecked and have to figure out how to survive with no parents. Starting out civilized, they quickly progress into savagery. While everything is falling apart...Read More
Lord of the Flies is a novel filled with symbolism. The novel takes place on an island were young boys are plane wrecked and have to figure out how to survive with no parents. Starting out civilized, they quickly progress into savagery. While everything is falling apart Golding uses characters and items found on the island to represent symbols all throughout the book. I recommend reading lord of the flies, it is a great novel full of symbolism and it gives you a different view of how life could be with no rules.Show Less
posted by starburrst on April 19, 2010
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SucksToYourAsmar
Posted November 13, 2008
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Amazing Read For Anyone!!!
I was assigned to read this book for school and I read the entire thing cover to cover in a few hours. It's an amazing and consuming story that shows how people can be innately good or evil.It dives into the human psyche and unrivels the tangled knot that is the mind. It also envolpes the religous scope of man, Simon as a Christ character and the pigs head as Beelzebub,great. I do admit dialogue is hard to follow but if you take the time to look past that it's amazing! One of the best books I have ever read!!
19 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
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starburrst
Posted April 19, 2010
lord of the flies brief summary
Lord of the Flies is a novel filled with symbolism. The novel takes place on an island were young boys are plane wrecked and have to figure out how to survive with no parents. Starting out civilized, they quickly progress into savagery. While everything is falling apart Golding uses characters and items found on the island to represent symbols all throughout the book. I recommend reading lord of the flies, it is a great novel full of symbolism and it gives you a different view of how life could be with no rules.
15 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted December 13, 2008
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Lord of the Flies: A Disturbing View of Human Nature
I was lonely one Saturday afternoon and after pondering my bookshelf, I decided to pick up my copy of Lord of the Flies; it was a great way to spend the next six hours. This tale was so engrossing that I finished it that same Saturday.
The reason this book was so captivating was Golding's carefully woven tale of wonder and brutality. Not only is Lord of the Flies an allegory, but it is also a tale where we are forced to confront the utterly shocking extremes of human nature.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a challenging and frightening, yet extremely enjoyable read. Here's to hoping that I never get stranded on an island with adolescent British boys!8 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Lancelota
Posted April 19, 2010
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the flies captivates ones imagination with its extreme details. The reader feels as if their there with the group of boys, with how extensive Golding's descriptions are. This book shows how quickly civilizations can crumble, and how horrible its outcome can be. I recommend this book to any readers who are adventurous. Lord of the flies is a very interesting novel.
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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suzie-joe
Posted April 19, 2010
The Beast!
Lord of the Flies is a great book and displays symbolism throughout the whole book. On of the most thought-provoking symbols is "the beast", it reoresents the evil within everyone. In the beginning, the boys are afraid of it. Gradually, they forget about it. When they forget about the beast completely, it shows that they have become savages. I recommend this book to any reader that likes to think a lot about what they are reading.
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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BK93
Posted November 27, 2009
Lord Of The Flies
Lord of the Flies (LOF) why is that english teachers think that this a coming of age novel? LOF is no doubt an intresting and intruing story and maybe and eye to the more raw side of humanity. When you strip away the rules and the adults if you turn off the lights are we no longer humans do we become no more than animals? That is the question LOF brings up and, Golding has a black view of human nature in genral. When young "civilized" english boys come to an island where there are no grown ups and no rules they become uncivlized and start to kill each other.
This book is challenging and best read with spark notes or in class when there is a lot of dissucsion because it is easy to get lost with this book5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Fubuki123
Posted January 8, 2012
Our world as we know it.
From a long list of books to choose from for a school project, Lord of the flies stood out as one of the few books I hadn't read, but I heard was amazing. Within a day, I read the whole book, and I have to agree, it's a work of art. This book shows just how savage we really are, and how civilization keeps us in place everyday. When you trace mankind to their roots, you realize how our basic instincts are to be savage killers. And when taken away from civilization and society, we have nothing but our own instincts on how to act. I thought if it can happen among children, it can definitely happen between grown men; Maybe to an even great extent. This book made me think thoroughly on the subject; comparing it to today's society. After you read this book, I'm sure you too will be left in thought and wonder.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Ariana897
Posted September 25, 2011
DONT READ.
i had to read this book for my ninth grade honors lit class. all of my classmates and i hated it. we couldnt bring ourselves to read it any longer. i would never recommend this book to anyone.
4 out of 20 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 10, 2012
A Fun Read
This was one of the few books that I thoroughly enjoyed. The author does a very good job in examining human nature and expressing his opinion in the book. The book shows that when put into a very serious situation our true selves come out and we may lose who we are. The style of writing that the author uses keeps me turning the pages. The way it was written kept you reading to see what would happen next. The only thing was that it takes some getting used to. The author did a very good job in creating the characters. Each one represented different kinds of people and their aspects. The real brutality of jack only came out when he felt threatened like a cat backed into a corner. Portraying real aspects of people in writing is hard but Golding pulled it off very well. This book was a fun read and I recommend it to everyone.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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JLA999
Posted April 19, 2010
Lord of the Flies
The book, "Lord of the Flies" has many aspects that make a great book, one aspect is symbolism. Piggy's glasses, the conch, the Beast, and the Lord of the Flies all symbolize different aspects of civilization, order, and chaos. I would recommend this novel to someone that enjoys a story of survival on an island and the decline of civilization and the rise of savagery but wants deeper symbolism in a book about the decline of civilization and the rise of savagery.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Rain-Carlton
Posted April 19, 2010
Lord of the Flies
"Lord of the Flies" was an excellent book. It has many different aspects,my favorite being symbolism. There are many examples of symbolism in this book, that promotes irony. I recommend this book for any reader that has imagination and would love to read about an adventure.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted October 3, 2008
I like the message
This book was great. Lots of really good symbols for things in real life. While the message is pessimistic about human nature i think it is honest. Not all people are good. In fact, many people are bad and do bad things. I appreciate the honesty of this book. While it is fiction i like that it was not your typical happy predictable story.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 22, 2012
Annoyes
This book is really great. You should read this book or otherwise you dont know what's this book about and u will never know no how to survive on island without someone!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted December 24, 2011
Don't even get me started...
This book is terrible!!! I don't understand why we had to read it for honors english this year! It was pointless and so boring! Nothing interesting or even remotely good happens in it. If you have no other choice but to read this book, then I feel sorry for you. But for fun, DONT EVEN BOTHER!
2 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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JolhnAiello
Posted August 9, 2011
A Must Read!
John Aiello 3.11 Lord of the Flies is a timeless novel. At first, I thought it was going to be an adventure novel. However, I realize quickly that this was not an adventure. William Golding wrote the Lord of the Flies with the intent to show how human nature, when left unchecked and without rules, turns on itself. The story takes place during war time in England. A plane carrying boys from a boarding school was shot down during the evacuation. The pilot parachutes away and they are marooned on a tropical island. The island is very isolated with no contact with the outside world. The jungle provided food, water and shelter material. It was not their surroundings but what was within themselves that lead to their downfall. The Ralph character emerges as the group's initial leader. He recognizes the need for order and his main goal is to be rescued. He starts a fire on the mountain in an attempt to attract the attention of passing ships and/or planes. He is the voice of reason. He encourages the boys to build huts for shelter. His leadership roll is quickly undermined by Jack. Jack originally wanted to be the leader and is quite upset that he was not elected. He deems himself the leader of the "hunters" and does not really want to be rescued. He lets the fire die out therefore thwarting Ralph's attempt at rescue. The boys become divided in there allegiance some following Jack and some following Ralph. While Ralph has good intentions and is focused on getting rescued, conversely, Jack is malicious and animalistic. He leads the boys from civilized young men into savages through out the novel. He constantly attempts to weaken others. Jack takes his followers, separating from Ralph and the rest of the group. Senseless acts of violence occur and the boys turn on each other. They find the week ones and eliminate them. The reader will be surprised at how quickly the boys succumb to this barbaric behavior. William Golding writes with a beautifully descriptive hand. The scenery descriptions are vivid and captivating. You feel like you are on the island with the boys. His narrative paints a brutal portrait of human nature. He clearly portrays the moral layers of the story. This novel is as relevant now as it was when it was written in 1954. I believe the author was successful in depicting how without order and structure, unimaginable behavior results.
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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chocolate_love34
Posted April 19, 2010
lord of the files
this book was thrilling and interesting there was something new at every turn. the main part i enjoyed so much was the symbolism used in the book. there were three main things in noticed. one was the glasses piggy wore they symbolized intellect. through out the book when ever something smart happened piggy's glasses were there. then there was the beastie that symbolized the evil and savagery in everyone because when ever there was something bad the beastie was involved. and the conch that symbolized civilization and the more and more they turned to savagery the less power the conch had until it broke. the symbolism in the book is just great hot dog!!!yippee!!!
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Anonymous
Posted April 16, 2012
Ko
Awsome book well worth the money
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Anonymous
Posted April 5, 2012
LIVE ON FLIES!
I really love the way all the flies obeyed thier queen andworked together to build their fly kingdom? I never read this book because i dint like free books. Overall a lovley short story
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Anonymous
Posted February 15, 2012
Awesome book! Very adventorous and symbolic.
But you have to really think and unpack the text with this one.
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Anonymous
Posted January 24, 2012
Lord of the flies
GREAT BOOK? I recommend it to anyone who loves action.Great setting and plot. So read away.!!!!
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