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Gripping story of marooned schoolboys and mob mentality. Read Common Sense Media's Lord of the Flies review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies is perhaps our most memorable novel about “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.”
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Jun 8, 2018 · Book Review: Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In 1954, William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies, when the world was in the middle of the silent yet terrifying Cold War soon after the World War II.
Oct 27, 2016 · By Lois Lowry. Oct. 27, 2016. “Lord of the Flies” was published in 1954, the year that I turned 17, and I read it not long after. I was in the habit then (as I still am today) of finding, in each...
- Overwhelming Characters
- Playing with Conventions
- Importance of Symbolism
- The Plotline
- Is It Problematic?
One of the experiences that marred my first reading of the text was the sheer volume of characters. William Golding often fails to delineate who is talking. This makes following the dialogue a challenge at times. This, in turn, can hamper characterization, so we do not always fully understand a character’s progression. Even after a second reading, ...
One thing I enjoy about the novel is that it is not easily categorized. At first glance, it may appear to be a classic adventure tale or even a coming-of-age tale, but it plays with the conventions of these genres so much that you might be pained to classify it as either. You could claim it is a dystopian tale, but it does not fit this genre comfor...
Anyone who is looking to read this book would be well served reading about the context and the imagery first. Understanding the different ways the book can be read and interpreted really helps bring it to life. Of course, if you want a spoiler-free reading, this might not be possible. But certainly knowing what the various symbols in the text repre...
The idea of boys being stranded on an island has been done many times before, but this novel does put a fresh spin on the theme. The story is gripping and the subtle clues that the boys will descend into savagery are littered throughout the early parts of the book. Once you understand the points that William Goldingis trying to make, it brings the ...
There are two schools of thought on this, and it is a rather nuanced debate. During my first read-through, I did not see any issue with the book. However, John Green, author of Best Seller ‘The Fault in our Stars,’ shows great disdain for the novel. He cites its problematic portrayal of tribes and its use of them to signify savagery as well as its ...
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Aug 20, 2021 · Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, LORD OF THE FLIES is perhaps our most memorable novel about “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.”
May 11, 2021 · Golding conceived Lord of the Flies as a sort of dark counterpart, or response, to the classic Victorian boys’ adventure novel, The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne, in which three boys are marooned on a Pacific island.
