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Title: Lord of the Flies: A Novel by William Gerald Golding ISBN: 0-399-50148-7 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: July, 1959 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (952 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Overall Good Book
Comment: I recommend this book for high school students who enjoy to read. It is a good book for a person who likes a little bit of adventure and some excitement. The one thing I did not like about this book is it does get dull during the middle of the book but it picks up a little bit in the end. It should be a book that you would want to read instead of being forced too.
Rating: 5
Summary: Shocking
Comment: I loved this book. It explores social interactions between young males, and the limits of the conscience. The ending was shocking... be prepared for an exciting story! (This is middle school reading)
Rating: 5
Summary: Lord of the Flies = Awesome
Comment: Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel about a group of British boys stranded on an island after a devastating plane crash. In the very beginning, the boys try to cooperate to find food, make shelter, and light a signal fire, therefore maximizing their chance of being rescued. They all elected Ralph as the leader since he seemed to know what to do to keep them alive. However, some of the boys become lazy, and would rather play and have fun instead of work. As Ralph's power and influence over the other boys begin to decrease, his antagonist, Jack rises with power. Jack was the leader of the group of boys responsible for hunting. But soon Jack and his group of boys become obsessively fond with hunting and is overcome by a sort of frenzy. Soon he begins to paint his face giving himself the look of a savage. Disgusted of Ralph's rules, Jack and his group of boys split from the rest of the group and move to another part of the island. Soon after, the situation becomes worse, and Jack's "tribe" are now hunting Ralph's group. The former instinct of civilization and order has become savagery, violence, and chaos.
Almost all the characters and elements in this book symbolize something. This book is not just about a struggle for survival on a deserted island, it is about a conflict between two types of human nature that both exist in every individual. The first is to live by rules, act peacefully, and do things for a common good. The other is to act violently, obtain power through force, and to satisfy individual's immediate desires. These two characteristics can be seen in the two major characters Ralph and Jack. The main conflict to the whole story is civilization versus savagery. The lord of the flies is a sow's head impaled on a stick. The sow had been killed by Jack and his hunters and its head was meant to be an offering to the beast that all the little boys seem to think is living on this island. The lord of the flies is implying that there is evil in every human heart, and this is the major theme of this book.
Overall, I thought that this was one of those books that would make you think about all the hidden themes and ideas expressed throughout the book. This book, I believe, is a book that everyone should read.
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Title: Catcher in the Rye Mass Market - Paperback by J.D. Salinger ISBN: 0316769487 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ISBN: 0446310786 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 11 October, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Animal Farm by George Orwell, C. M. Woodhouse, Russell Baker ISBN: 0451526341 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140177396 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: 1984 by George Orwell, Erich Fromm ISBN: 0451524934 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: May, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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