Lord of the Flies

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William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert

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14.5 Million copies sold to date

The classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature-now available as a Premium Edition with a stunning new cover and re-set, easy-to-read text.

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John Welte's Review.......2007-08-18

The Lord of the Flies was a book that I was required to read at the start of tenth grade. When I started reading the book I wasn't interested right away. I thought the book lacked any action, and I couldn't identify with any of the characters, personally. Honestly, I kept reading because of obligation. Eventually I realized it was a good book. Towards the second half of the book the author added action and the characters evolved. Arguments took place among the boys which started fighting and drama. When the story started picking up it had me excited until the very end. Overall, I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a great adventure book.

required reading for teens.......2007-07-08

Like most everyone else, I read this book because it was required reading in ninth or tenth grade. I recently reread it with my thirteen year old son and discussed it with him. For him, as I suspect it would be for most young readers, it was a magnificent introductory illustration of the distinction between the literal and the metaphoric in literature.

Rather "Piggy" then "Fatty" indeed..........2007-07-02

I'll admit i'm a late fan of this novel, never having the enjoyment of being assigned this in school. However i'm pleased in my adult life to possibly have a greater appreciation of it. This is truly a timeless story of the savage within us all and how even without a civilization, all different aspects of a society can be portrayed, even in the innocence of shipwrecked children. Ralph serves as our center, imperfect at best, yet constantly trying to do the greater good. Jack is his id, a leader by worth but not in ideology or action, our ego. Piggy is our brain and conscience, however fragile and annoyingly persistent. Roger is our wrath. An unleashed, unsympathetic, unbridled purely sickening rage. Simon is our curiosity and independence, He carrys our emotions and our feelings.

The story itself begins with Ralph as the elected leader of the group of young children, however, the lead hunter, Jack eventually finds no solice in this decision and it becomes 2 camps at odds on an island. Thats the short version, which does no justice to the complexity of the story nor the incredible imagery given by the author. In this story, children do terrible things to children, yet the degeneration into savages is so gradual you can understand there blind lust for adventure and victory overall else, especially when that same idea has been behind every war known to man.

I titled this review after a line from the novel, because i think it secretly underlined alot of what the story was about. Some Rules may not be fun, but the consequences without are far worse. This can be applied to so many aspects in life. As i think i will carry this with me a long time coming.

Linguistic tour de force.......2007-06-30

As many already know, this book contains a vast number of symbolisms and has many allusions to foreign themes (eg. ideological, other novels, biblical) and ideas. But what is it other than its allegorical and abovementioned quality that makes it remarkable? Here, I attempt to elucidate the work in other aspects other than its dark theme and storyline(which countless other reviews have already touched upon).

One of the strongest qualities of the book is its language. In the story, the sheer vividness of the landscape is written with great intensity, movements are described with precision and in between are interspaced events and dialogue that many times, because certain events are not directly mentioned or written, requires much effort to infer. That is why I suppose many have found it frustrating and a tedium to read.

As an example of description, when Golding describes the waves and how looking towards it sometimes creates a mirage, 'Strange things happened at midday. The glittering sea moved apart in planes...Sometimes, land loomed where there was no land and flicked out like a bubble...'. Despite the work's linguistic difficulty, especially for younger readers, the language is a work of art, and much concentration is required. Younger readers, however, will enjoy the story's quick pace and narrative.

With its combination of linguistic complexity, far reaching symbolism and allegory etc., the strength of this work lies in its depth and power. The bleak, pessimistic portrait of humanity is brought about through the boys and their virgin attempts at civility on a remote island and as the struggle of Ralph and Piggy against Jack and his gang is played out, many philosophical questions are raised. Is humanity innately fallible to primitism? How does society establish order? Does youth affect all this?

All said, Lord of the Flies is a brilliantly bleak, lustrously prosed, deeply discomforting portrait of mankind. No wonder it is recommended reading for so many high schools and colleges.

Note: Lord of the Flies may be a great piece of dystopian work, but there are some which will inevitably exceed it, notably the first two below:
Nineteen Eighty-Four Brave New World Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics) Utopia (Penguin Classics) Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)

complete recording of a tedious novel.......2007-06-29

Listening to this novel doesn't improve it. You get the added bonus track of Golding groaning on and on and on about how he got the inspiration for this overly simplistic morality tale. With so much good literature out in the world, if the house catches fire, leave this one behind. Sucks to my as-mar.

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Lord of the Flies Audio
"All we have is the rules"
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ASIN: 0307281701
Release Date: 2005-10-11

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William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and riveting works in modern fiction. The tale begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys, aged six to twelve on an isolated tropical island. Their struggle to survive and impose order quickly evolves from a battle against nature into a battle against their own primitive instincts. Golding's portrayal of the collapse of social order into chaos draws the fine line between innocence and savagery.

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Lord of the Flies Audio.......2006-12-16

I have taught Lord of the Flies to my English classes for years. The kids love it. I read almost all of the book aloud, and my voice gets tired after reading period after period. I was so excited when I found the audio...until my class and I listened to it. The author reads the novel in a horridly monontone voice. It's sad that someone who writes so well, reads so badly.

"All we have is the rules".......2006-11-23

Ever fantasize that you are on an island free from the restraints of society? William Golding has taken that scenario to the nth in this story of a bunch of English boys, plane wrecked on an island during WWII.

We see the fabric of society slowly and most assuredly ripping as the rules are discarded one by one. Golding is very graphic in his description of the demise of pigs and plants.

One will never look at fun and games in the same way.

Bailey's Review.......2006-10-25

In the novel Lord of the Flies, there is a direct correlation to the way the boys attempt to set up a form of organized government, and todays world. Ralph and Jack, the main characters, both seek to accomplish complete power of the island. Although they have a different opinion on how to run the island, each boy wants to be the leader and in complete domination.
Ralph is set up to portray the "good guy" or the protagonist of the story. He is voted the first to be in charge of everyone on the island and through the beginning of the novel tries to run the island through a democracy. But as the book continues, he begins to lose control and a more anamalistic behavior takes over. At the same time, Jack is competing against Ralph to turn all of the little children against Ralph to feed his hunger for power.
Jack is the obvious symbol of evil and wrong doing in the novel. As the book continues, Jack begins to feed more and more off of the power he recieves. Jack tries to turn the island into an anarchy. Ultimately Jack gains all of the power, out of pure fear from the little ones. The chronological order of the book also covers the necessary toics needed to show the rise and decline of the different leaders.

Kristen's Review on Lord of the Flies.......2006-10-25

This book is an important book of what happens in a society when there are no rules or any guide lines to follow. Ever since the boys were placed on the island they were destined to fail at creating their own perfect environment. The setting they are in starts out as a good fun environment to them but by all of the boys hunger for power it turns them against eachother and turns this so called "good" island, into a "bad" island.
Jack is a representation of evil by how he thirsts for blood and meat as a opposed to being rescued. He would let the fire go out which is their only chance for survival just to cut open a pig. Ralph represents good by trying to create order, shelter and a way to be rescued. Jacks group takes over the island creating the human motivation for evil and hunting. Ralph being the only one left his motivation is forced into surviving as opposed to creating order. The whole island turns to chaos when just one person takes control. This person represents the devil figure and he takes down everyone on the whole island except for Ralph. This book shows how important rules and order are in a society today. It also shows how human motivation can completely take over the whole human body and let barbaric things happen that would not happen in a normal oderly society today.

Kristen's Review on Lord of the Flies.......2006-10-25

Golding's the Lord of the Flies (Cliffs Notes)

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Golding's the Lord of the Flies (Cliffs Notes)
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ASIN: 0764585975

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

CliffsNotes on Lord of the Flies takes you on an exploration of William Golding's novel to the dark side of humanity, the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human beings. Follow Golding's group of young boys from hope to disaster and watch as they attempt to survive their uncivilized, unsupervised, and isolated environment.

You can rely on CliffsNotes on Lord of the Flies for character analyses, insightful essays, and chapter-by-chapter commentaries to ensure your safe passage through the rich symbolism of this novel. Other features that help you study include

A brief synopsis of the novel
A character map to help you see relationships among the characters
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An interactive quiz to test your knowledge
Essay topics and review questions

Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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At once an enthralling adventure story about a group of schoolboys stranded on an island and a richly textured moral tale, this is also Golding's attack on Western society and its institutions.

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It Complements The Novel, But Doesn't Substitute For It.......2002-12-02

Few students in America can get out of high school without having to read Lord Of The Flies in English class sometime during the four years that they are there. The story is fairly easy to understand on a superficial level, but the real purpose of this novel is to understand symbolism and foreshadowing. Items in the novel like Piggy's glasses and the conch shell have a "deeper" meaning that may not be obvious to every reader. If the reader is keen, he'll be able to realize that the author tells the reader what is going to happen in a subliminal way prior to actually coming out and saying it. That's called foreshadowing, and it may also be difficult for some readers to comprehend. For these reasons, these Cliffs Notes are extremely useful. The reader will gain a better understanding and appreciation of the novel by using this supplement while reading the actual novel. With these notes, the reader is given the added benefit of reading commentary written by someone who has already read the book, and is capable of breaking down the significant parts of every chapter.

One drawback to having these notes (as is the drawback to having ANY Cliffs Notes) is the temptation to substitute the notes for the actual novel. While this substitution may work for other novels, it isn't a good idea to think it unnecessary to read the book just because you've read the notes. I tried that, and it didn't work. Besides, the Cliffs Notes are just about as long as the actual book, so you might as well read the real thing.

The bottom line is that these notes are a good investment if you want to gain a good understand of the novel, and insight into what your English teacher might think is important. I recommend these notes.

Childhood Experience Relation..........2000-11-15

I chose this book because of the many recommendations I have heard through many mouths. This novel is a very adventurous story filled with drama and action. It is based on these plane-wrecked children who get stranded on a pig population island. These boys are different from each individual and each has its own position as a team. They first try to get themselves out by trying to resucue themselves from this island. They cause many atrractions and try many times to get out but fail. So they finally except the fact that they are stranded and they do everything they can to survive. There are leaders and failures in this bunch of boys that help this group survive through the wild. They use what they have brought with them as useful tools in surviving. From the characters, three stand out from the rest which are Jack, Piggy, and Ralph. This story is basically like the saying, "Who let the dogs out," because the kids were savages trying to live their lives through this tropical island. Golding represents these characters as individuals that can learn how to adapt to new surroundings quickly and actually survive. If your looking for an adverturous book, I recommend this to you....

Childhood Experience Relation..........2000-11-15

A New View.......2000-10-16

As I was reading the novel i understood the story, but did not understand the symbolism contained in Golding's work. The Cliff Notes explain the imagery through character analysis and comments on each chapter making the novel very understandable. It was very interesting in how the book pulled together showing a parallel of modern society, not just an adventure story of boys on an island, that Golding so ingeniously created.

its a good book.......2000-09-04

its a really good book to read

Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition)

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My time to hold the Conch
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Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition)
William Golding
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ASIN: 0399529209
Release Date: 2003-10-28

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The story that never grows old...

Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.

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 has established itself as a true classic. And now readers can own it in a beautifully designed hardcover edition worthy of its stature.

This Christmas' meaningful gift, the 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own.

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My time to hold the Conch.......2007-09-28

A true masterpiece. To me on par with "Heart of Darkness" and "Crime and Punishment" on the subject of human nature. Each of the boy's, or groups of boy's, personalities are spot on in representing individual human traits. Death, innocence, jealousy, it's all disturbingly spot on. This is a must read for anyone.

Classic literature that is nothing less than masterful..........2007-06-18

One of the most influential and important novels ever penned, `Lord of the Flies' may be even more poignant today then when it was initially released. Telling a very realistic and moving story set in a very unrealistic backdrop `Lord of the Flies' works on almost every level of literature to provide the reader with an all around emotionally gripping experience, and one they won't soon forget.

As a plane carrying a group of young children is shot down during warfare the valuable cargo is spread out over an uninhabited island. The boys quickly must for their own civilization with only a sliver of hope to ever be found. The story mainly focuses around three very different boys. Ralph is the chosen leader, a boy who possesses common sense and an open mind. Piggy is his self-ordained advisor. He's the smartest of the boys but the most nervous and thus becomes the easiest target for the ruthless. Jack is one of the more ruthless, a born leader mostly because of his strong presence. He immediately attaches himself to the idea of hunting and becomes infatuated with the prospect of spilt blood.

There's a scene in the novel where Ralph and Piggy lament over not having any adult supervision, not having a grownup tell them the course in which they should plot. Sitting back after reading this impressive classic and one will realize that adult supervision, or lack there of, was not the problem. The problem was that these boys grew up way too quickly. The problems that ensued were a direct result of their acting as adults, pursuing leadership and power and respect and authority. The clashes between Jack and Ralph and Piggy were all over power, over who had the right to rule and who would follow who.

The novel opens with a glimmer of hope, that maybe just maybe with all the innocence in adolescence they may be able to survive in cohabitation without debilitating consequences, but almost immediately those hopes are smashed as the personality traits of the three main characters are uncovered and problems within the group begin to surface. The conclusion, as grim and tragic as it is, is a conclusion that is almost expected and best left to the readers discovery.

So, with that in mind, I urge you to refrain from reading the introduction (beautifully written by E.M. Forster) or any of the `notes on the text' found in the back for they give away too much of the story and or experience that is best left to self discovery. After you've finished the novel though, I encourage you to take a few minutes and read over what others have to say about the brilliance that is `Lord of the Flies'. It will enlighten you and help you better appreciate and understand this novel as William Golding intended. `Lord of the Flies' is classic for a reason. It's brilliant literature with meaning for all of us today. As we all may know full well, there's a lot we can learn from our children, but sadly, there's a lot our children learn from us that can be detrimental.

"All we have is the rules".......2006-11-26

True hearts of darkness.......2006-11-12

In "The Lord of the Flies" Golding wrote a very different yet very comparable story to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". A group of English schoolboys, ages six to twelve, are stranded on a tropical island when their plane crashes and all the adults are killed. After initial attempts to organize, the children gradually descend, first to disorganized and purposeless play, then to struggles of dominance and an attempt at establishing an hierarchy, and finally, with a few exceptions, to barbarism and violence.

Many of the characters are archetypal. Ralph is the good leader, but he gradually loses his ability to think logically; Piggy is the myopic, overweight, asthmatic, indolent but intelligent voice of civilization; Jack is the authoritarian, dominant, aggressive leader; and Roger is the mysterious, secretive, suppressed savage, who gradually shows how extreme he can become in his violence.

How far will things go before somebody stops and says, "Wait a minute! What are we doing?' AND the others listen? As I read this well-written, well-paced, highly descriptive novel, two things kept popping into my head: What would I have done in this situation? How does the savagery described in the book fit with some of the extremes seen in the behavior of today's children and adolescents? I work, as a therapist, with emotionally disturbed, low-income children and teens, and the behavior I see in a few of my clients parallels what happened with Jack and Roger of Golding's book. I want to believe I would have done better, at twelve, than the boys in the book, but I don't know how my then-peers might have handled it, or if I would have ended up being like Ralph, fighting a battle for survival and gradually losing.

"The Lord of the Flies" is a very dark and disturbing novel, that is also brilliant. It is a timeless, thought-provoking story, and I can see why it is often required reading in schools. I didn't discover it until age 43, but I still found it worthwhile and moving.

Social degeneracy.......2006-09-19

I remember reading Golding's novel as a teenager for some English class I didn't care about. I had a littlun's attention span then, and never really understood the work.

So I gave it a re-read. This time, I may have grasped a few more things.

Why are there no females on the island? The presence of females would have turned the novel at best into a pulp teen romance novel, at worst into a Survivor episode. Teen and pre-teen romantic entanglements on a remote island. Yikes. Their absence is to me striking. I think Golding chose to leave them out because, like in real life, girls only complicate things.

It seems unlikely as well that dozens of young boys would end up on a remote island by themselves. Something like a Gilligan's Island, English boys-only school field trip? I understand it had to happen like this in order for the story to develop, but I wonder how all the adults could be killed and somehow small boys survived a terrible boating accident.

It is obvious that the novel is a social parable seen through boy-play. It mocks human superstitions and fears (the beast) and stupid clan alliances. It explains how we humans, with all our modern technological inventions, are only an instant away from devolving into savages. We need authoritarian symbols (the conch in the story) and rules to stay the decline. The conch in the story always calls the boys to order, up until the first human sacrifice of Simon.

The boys engage in ritualistic-like pig sacrifices, where they chant Kill the pig! Spill the blood! Slit her throat! in a savage mantra, and proceed to devour the meat after the killing. Ralph, representing law and order, takes part in the ritual by eating the pig flesh; he is hungry even though he is disgusted by the ritual. The sacrifice ritual eventually devolves into human offerings, with the killing of Simon. We know who is next, because Piggy (the despised intellectual) predicts he is. And then the final act is to attempt to destroy Ralph, who represents all law and order. Ralph is only rescued in the end by the Naval Officer, ultimate adult authority.

It is significant that the youngest boys exclaim that the beast lives out in the sea, after a search on the island fails to uncover any monster. The bodies of the human sacrifices, Piggy, Simon, even the Pilot, are washed out to sea in a symbolic offering to the unknown Sea-monster.

Some reviewers have criticized the work for being overly simplistic. I say good chefs boil their soups down to concentrate the flavors. The symbolism is rich and potent in this text, and many are the modern writers in need of this advice.

Lord of the Flies (Casebook) (Casebook Edition Text Notes and Criticism)

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'The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
one of the classics of all time

Lord of the Flies (Casebook) (Casebook Edition Text Notes and Criticism)
William Golding
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Not 'Hatchet'.......2006-06-29

Since a George Orwell reference is obviously required here, I read 'Animal Farm' directly before Lord of the Flies. And I was foolish enough to think that Animal farm is a great book! It can hardly stand on all four legs when measuring up to Lord of the Flies.
Just as 'Animal Farm' is a parody of the Russian Revolution, 'Lord of the Flies' is more of a parable for mankind than an inspiration for 'Hatchet'. Every (major) character is a symbol of some aspect of human nature. And what is a literal translation of "Beelzebub?" Not devil, as you might suspect -- "Lord of the Flies."
And if the Lord of the Flies is the Devil, Simon is Christ, or pure good -- the only boy brave enough to discover what the beast really is, the only one...crazy enough to understand it, and the one who would be sacrificed by all for trying to spread the words of the Lord of the Flies.
No, I did not read this book for class, thank God, or else I would most likely hate it just for that reason. I despise hearing teachers read aloud, I don't know why, and their stupid assignments (What would you do if you were trapped on an island? What would you bring?) completely miss the entire point of the book. This is not a survival story!
My edition of Lord of the Flies was printed in the seventies,and it is falling apart (I found it in my dad's study in the basement). The scotch-taped cover is blank white, except for the title and a simple sketch of the head and arms of a boy, head bent like a baby, clutching his hair in anguish. He appears to be covered in blood. Is it Ralph at the beginning of Chapter 11 (you'll see what I mean)? Is it a struggling, uncertain Jack?
Lord of the Flies is definitely not a survival story.

'The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding.......2006-01-19

"The Lord of the Flies" is an epic adventure full of fear and suspense that leaves its readers on the edge of their seats, wondering what will happen next. It's about a vast group of boys who are marooned on an island and forced to create their own society. Without parents to guide them, the boys slowly let go of civilization and their savage nature emerges.

My favorite part of the book is where the group of boys are fully consumed by the primal evil that dwells in their hearts. Their feelings of fear and rage rise up and force them over the edge. They snap and kill their friend Piggy by crushing him with a boulder.

I recommend this book because it puts you in a state of mind where logic is bent and twisted. It gives you a peek at insanity. This book has non-stop action and it allows you to vividly imagine what is going on. I couldn't put it down and you won't be able to either.

one of the classics of all time.......2000-01-19

what doesn't this book have. action, adventure, excitement, war, it has everything. it's written in an easy to understand language (tho' that doesn't necessarily mean that you'll pick up on the symbolism that golding put into everything). and you definately get a totally different perception of the book as you get older (this is my third reading of it, and each time, i get something different from it). i think this should be required reading and that everyone should own a copy.

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Lord of the Flies Activity Pack
William Golding
Manufacturer: Prestwick House Inc.
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ASIN: 1580496059

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Fullfill state-mandated objectives and national guidelines with Prestwick House Activity Packs.

Activities easily relate outside historical references, vital literary vocabulary, and detailed plot and themes analysis.

Activities include:
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• Five modes of writing
• Completing maps and charts
• Creating collages
• Drawing editorial cartoons
• Staging sets ans scenes
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It's okay.......2007-09-24

I used the activity pack a couple of times to clarify certain parts of the book. It has good material for understanding character and allegory. Overall, not too bad.

William Golding's Lord of the Flies (Bloom's Guides)

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William Golding's Lord of the Flies (Bloom's Guides)

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William Golding's Lord of the Flies, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from Lord of the Flies to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features "The Story Behind the Story," which details the conditions under which Lord of the Flies was written. This title also includes a short biography on William Golding and a descriptive list of characters.

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Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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Six Audio-cassettes of the Lord of The Flies, unabridged, read by the author William Golding.

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"All we have is the rules"
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High School

The Lord of the Flies (Penguin)
William Golding
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"All we have is the rules".......2006-12-31

Harrowing idea of what could be.......2005-09-01

Given the current state of the world, and especially current events as of this writing, it's hard to say that LORD OF THE FLIES is shocking. But it is, in its own way, and hopefully will remain so. In this Golding novel, society is held up for us to look at, through the actions of a few stranded boys on an island. Metaphors abound, and for good reason: Golding is trying to teach us something by putting our own society's evils on display via a group of gone-wild adolescents. And it works. The unfortunate thing is that we, as a society, seemed to not have learned the lesson Golding was trying to teach. This is a classic, stellar book with a superb message--if only we would listen. Would also recommend two other books as we read them in lit class: CANNERY ROW by Steinbeck, BARK OF THE DOGWOOOD (I think this one's getting banned), and OF MICE AND MEN.

High School.......2004-01-19

Many of us were forced to read this novel in High School English class. I am glad I had to read this book, it made me think, but I remember it being gruesome as well!!

Lord of the flies;: A novel (A Putnam Capricorn book, Cap 14)

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"All we have is the rules"

Lord of the flies;: A novel (A Putnam Capricorn book, Cap 14)
William Golding
Manufacturer: Capricorn Books
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A Classic.......2007-08-05

Lord of the Flies by William Golding 5/5
I first read Lord of the Flies in high school, as do many Americans, and recall being the only person in class who actually enjoyed the book (and also the only one who disliked Frankenstein). I picked it up off of my shelf a few days ago (cracked binding, faded glue, and all the pages falling out) and finally reread it: I still like it. It's the story of a group of English boys trapped on a deserted island. In an attempt to be rescued, the boys being to cultivate their own civilization with structure and orders. This all to quickly falls apart. Lord of the Flies is a short masterpiece of children's lives mirroring the adult sphere and, like so many other books lodged in the annuals of high school literature, too often is read at an age when a person is most likely to lack the understanding of the full implications of the book. A splendid read.

Great Adventure Novel.......2007-05-21

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a terrific book about a group of British children who are left isolated on an island, and eventually begin to kill each other as they lose their sanity. Stranded on the island after their plane crashes the boys must battle the harsh realities of human nature while they strive to be rescued from a ship. The book not only tells an exciting adventure story, though, it also describes on a deeper level, the thin line between civility and sanity, and violent insanity.
The book opens with a group of children choosing a leader among themselves and deciding on a group of laws to live by. At first the boys get along fairly well with their appointed chief Ralph. When one of the older children named Jack, is not chosen leader and is very jealous, he begins his own rebellion and attracts many fellow rebels. As the story develops, Jack and his band begin to disobey the rules, and eventually form a completely separate community. As the two communities develop, Jack's group becomes more uncivilized, and eventually his group murders a member of the other group out of blind hate and insanity. AS the story progresses the conflicts between Jack and Ralph grow until the boys are rescued by a British ship.
Through this story of innocent young children who become dangerous, Golding teaches the lesson that even young people, however innocent, can become insane as a result of a lack of authority, government, and civilized neighbors to guide them.

By: Tyler Stewart

"All we have is the rules".......2006-11-26

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