Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
William Golding
Star Rating
★★★★
Reviewer's Rating
Mar 2, 2023

Title: Lord of the Flies

Author: William Golding

Genre: Allegorical Fiction



Summary: Lord of the Flies by William Golding begins with a group of boys stranded on a

deserted island after a fatal plane crash. We are then introduced to the protagonist Ralph and a

supporting character named Piggy. Piggy finds a conch on the beach and blows into it signaling

the other boys on the island to come to the sound. This is when we find a group of choir boys

led by a boy named Jack. Ralph is voted to be the leader of all of the boys and he tries to

organize the boys and make sure everything is peaceful on the island. Slowly as the book

moves on we see more and more conflict and less and less organization between the boys.

With no parents to keep the boys in line chaos starts to outbreak between them and we see the

effects of no adult supervision. Lord of the Flies shows what can happen in a society that has no

laws or superior supervision and demonstrates human nature in the midst of chaos.



Opinion: I would rate Lord of the Flies 4.5 out of 5 stars for a couple of reasons. First, I really

enjoy the way Golding uses symbolism throughout the book to show the change in the boys'

character. An example of this is the conch and the beast. I also really liked how action-filled the

book was and the constant character development that was displayed. I would recommend this

book for people who like to read books with action and hidden deeper meaning. Overall this was

a very well written book and definitely a page-turner.

 

Written by
Brayden P.

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