Author: William Golding
# of Pages 182
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Why This Book has Value:
"The Lord of the Flies" is a captivating and unique story about the survival of a group of English boys and their efforts to be saved from a remote island. A series of unfortunate events involving a plane crash leave students from an all-male boarding school stranded with little hope of rescue.The boys are put to the test as they battle their need for civilization against their savage instincts. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they discover the fascinating stories and personalities that make up each character and the question that constantly begs to be answered, "Who will survive?"
Setting: Prepare for an epic adventure that takes you deep into the labyrinth of jungle undergrowth where animals and "creepers" await discovery. Notice all your senses come alive as you are cast into the wild and untamed nature of the island that the boys call home.
Description: Readers will expand their vocabulary as they learn new words such as "impalpable" and "gesticulated" that add to the fluent style of writing that makes up "The Lord of the Flies".
Theme: "The Lord of the Flies" taps at two conflicting instincts that humans have: the instinct for civilization, peace and order against the instinct to act on present needs and desires, violently. The boys experience civilization vs. savagery as they are distracted by the need to build fire and be rescued with the desire to hunt and kill for meat.
Audience: "The Lord of the Flies" is a book that will capture the attention of readers who crave adventure, excitement, and the gripping events that follow order as it turns to chaos.
I also read this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. You did a good job in your summary of not giving away anything but still covering the major points of the story, and the way you worded the theme was good as well. Did you feel like the characters if Jack and Ralph and their struggles throughout the book represented the battle between good and evil and how evil slowly wins as civilization starts to go away?
ReplyDeleteThe way you described the theme, description, setting, and audience of your book really made it sound intriguing and it actually makes me want to read it! I totally understand how this book could be some important literature in todays world after reading this blog post. I think this would be a great book to really try and put yourself into the text and try to feel what the characters are feeling. I bet it could teach some great lessons.
ReplyDeleteThe way you described the theme, description, setting, and audience of your book really made it sound intriguing and it actually makes me want to read it! I totally understand how this book could be some important literature in todays world after reading this blog post. I think this would be a great book to really try and put yourself into the text and try to feel what the characters are feeling. I bet it could teach some great lessons.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read this book yet, but I will add it to my summer reading list. I love how you described the setting and conflict of the book. Your vivid words allowed me to picture what was happening even though I haven't even read the Novel. Even though I haven't read this book, I can predict that there are some very important lessons about the way society functions which is a useful thing
ReplyDelete