The book "Lord of the Flies" is set in in an unknown time period. While being evacutated from Britain due to an on-going war, a plane crashes on an isolated island, with the only survivors being young boys ranging from age 6 to 12. As the story progresses, the boys lose the importance of rules and civilisation and become more and more like savages, to the point where deaths occur when people don't do things their way.
With only 10 pages left to read of this book, I am very glad that I am almost done. Not only was I not very fond of most of the characters, (Piggy was very annoying, Jack was mean and Ralph wasn't the nicest person all the time either) but I also did not enjoy the great detail that went into describing very gory parts of the book. I admit that compared to the few other 'classics' I have read it, was very well written,but it definitely isn't something I would read again.
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so you wouldn't recomend it for people to read?
ReplyDeleteNever. It was fairly well written, but I hated the story and the detail that was put into describing some of the gory parts. The last half of the book constantly made my stomach churn. I didn't enjoy it at all.
ReplyDeleteI think the theme of the book seems repetitive. It's based on kids stranded on a desert island. I have read countless stories like this where kids unexpectantly get stranded and then find a way off the island.
ReplyDeleteIt's not really the theme of the book that is repetitive, just the plot line. "The book portrays their descent into savagery; left to themselves in a paradisaical country, far from modern civilization, the well-educated children regress to a primitive state" (Lord of the Flies, Wikipedia) The book is much more than a story, it has meaning and an important life lesson, and this is probably one of the reasons it is considered a classic.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way, I think most of us did. It's kind of funny that its a classic and that we all ended up reading it and disliking it strongly. It's true what you say about characters though, none are likable.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the plot line is repetitive, but the meaning of this story is very controversal and I dont agree with it. I think the book is trying to say that in order for the kids to survive they needed some kind of guidance, or else there would be chaos. but i don't agree with that at all.
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