Lord of the Flies was an amazing novel, despite many other children's despising it. It was beautifully crafted, well worded, and projected a perfect scenario to test human instincts. I say that for lack of a better phrase on the matter, but nontheless!
This book was great. For summarization, the book is about a band of children stuck on an island in who knows where by what is suggested to be a plane crash. In the book, William Golding (Tha author) decided to present the most extreme scenario of which to test the theory of natural human instinct: all male children (between the ages of 7 and 13) of which are not at all capable of posessing the correct civility as that of an adult. The boys fight and survive on the island, whilst creating a smoke signal so that adults may be able to find them. However, soon enough after they begin their endavor to be rescued, distrust and hatred begins to stir within the community, of which consists of a wonderful, colorful cast of characters rivaled only by an artist's color pallete. Their true animal nature begins to arise, and only the most sane were saved by the end.
The book is oozing with symbolism, so much so that the average reader may find themselves confused. One of which include the natural punching bag, Piggy. He is a stout british child with such a dilect as to irritate even the strongest of veteran parents. He represents the fire keeper; with his specs (His glasses) he is able to create a ray of light, like a magnifying glass, to light the fire that creates the smoke the children need to be rescued with. Second of interest is Jack, the righteous rival to or main character. He represents the god, the mesiah. The voice that those who don't follow our main character CAN follow. Throughout the book, we are met with several of Jack's misdeeds, all of which are solved by our main character. In speaking of which, this character's name is Ralph, the symbol for civility and sanity. He is the main leader of the story, directing his followers to help escape, while Jack helps them survive, albeit in some of the most savage ways possible.
I may be ignorant to this, but I have found little similarity between this book and current day situations. It talks about uncivil human nature arising when placed under pressure. As far as I can see, this human nature may be relevant, but those who present it are rather discreet about it. Polotics, basic living, or otherwise, issues as extreme as these only come once in a decade or so.
The book is oozing with symbolism, so much so that the average reader may find themselves confused. One of which include the natural punching bag, Piggy. He is a stout british child with such a dilect as to irritate even the strongest of veteran parents. He represents the fire keeper; with his specs (His glasses) he is able to create a ray of light, like a magnifying glass, to light the fire that creates the smoke the children need to be rescued with. Second of interest is Jack, the righteous rival to or main character. He represents the god, the mesiah. The voice that those who don't follow our main character CAN follow. Throughout the book, we are met with several of Jack's misdeeds, all of which are solved by our main character. In speaking of which, this character's name is Ralph, the symbol for civility and sanity. He is the main leader of the story, directing his followers to help escape, while Jack helps them survive, albeit in some of the most savage ways possible.
I may be ignorant to this, but I have found little similarity between this book and current day situations. It talks about uncivil human nature arising when placed under pressure. As far as I can see, this human nature may be relevant, but those who present it are rather discreet about it. Polotics, basic living, or otherwise, issues as extreme as these only come once in a decade or so.