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Lord of the Flies
William Golding 1954 (Perigree 1988)

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"Lord of the Flies is set on a remote island and shows how a group of stranded schoolboys go from civilisation to savagery in a very short space of time.
Although their situation at first seems to have the makings of a fun adventure, their fight to survive in their environment and their struggle with each other for power reveals the wickedness which lives inside all of us. Before they are finally rescued there is savagery, destruction, terror and even death.
Lord of the Flies was published in 1954, less than 10 years after the end of the Second World War. William Golding had been in the Royal Navy during the conflict and had seen what cruelty mankind could inflict on itself. He also understood the nature of young boys as he was a schoolmaster both before and after his navy career." (from BBC)

This novel became an instant classic and a standard text in schools which is where I first read it. As I've been revisiting a lot of other stuff from my youth I thought it would be interesting to look at this one again. It's a good book and well written but the central message that nearly all of us are capable of savagery under certain conditions, which seemed shocking when it was first published (despite the 60 million killed in the recent war), doesn't seem revelatory today. The fact that Piggy was short sighted and therefore his glasses couldn't be used to start a fire is a minor quibble but still irritating.

14-11-2021 13:13
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RE: Currently reading forum game - G@Z! - 18-04-2009, 21:53
RE: Currently reading forum game - G@Z! - 18-04-2009, 21:56
RE: Currently reading forum game - m100 - 25-04-2009, 18:57
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RE: Currently reading forum game - Dan Volatile - 14-11-2021 13:13