Lord of the Flies by William Golding Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Lord of the Flies
Book Review: Nathans book review
Summary: 5 Stars
Have you ever thought about being stranded on an island with a bunch of other boys? Well that's exactly what happens to the main character named Ralph in the book Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is a realistic fiction chapter book written by William Golding. The plot of the story is fairly simple, a bunch of boys get stranded on an island and try to get rescued and not lose their minds. The main characters in the story are Ralph, Jack and Piggy. The boy named Ralph is the character the whole story is basically built around. The boy named Jack is the bad guy in the story. Jack and Ralph start out finding each ok but then start to have problems later in the story. Piggy is probably the smartest out of all the boys. Piggy has asthma and is overweight so he can't do that much manual labor. I personally think that Piggy is the best character in the story. In Lord of the Flies there are beasts and caves and wild bore hunts. The story has a lot of adventure and savageness to it.
I really liked Lord of the Flies. I think this story really expresses the point that we need grownups to keep children in place. I've always liked realistic fiction books. They usually have a lot of action and adventure. Lord of the Flies has a lot of action and adventure in it. So if you enjoy books like that I think you should read Lord of the Flies.
Book Review: Read book for 8th grade paper
Summary: 4 Stars
*Spoiler Alert* This review does give away the ending.
In the book Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Jack are the two main characters struggling to gain leadership. They have many different views on how to best live on the island. Jack thought hunting would be the best way to survive on the island. Ralph's idea was to start a fire on the top of the island so that they might get the attention of any passing boat and be rescued. Ralph also wanted to keep things as civilized as possible while Jack preferred to start a tribe and live like the Indians would. After Jack captured some of Ralph's most loyal companions, Sam and Eric, Ralph goes to save them. When he gets there, the twins, Sam and Eric, are covering the side of Jack's island that Ralph approaches. Sam and Eric tell Ralph that everyone in Jack's tribe is going to hunt him, so Ralph runs after being chased across the island. He sees a Naval Officer on shore that rescues all the kids. The Naval Officer saw the fire and Ralph's civilized ways saves them all.
Ralph's character is strong-hearted, smart and always trying to help others. Another character like Ralph is Zech from the book series A Land Remembered. Ralph is strong-hearted and always tries to stick through hard times just like Zech. Both are smart and both try their best to help others. Ralph will lead the kids of the island and help them off the island. Zech would rather ask for something for his horse Ishmael than for himself. The two characters would probably get along well if they could learn to respect each others opinion. If both were put on the island, they would help each other because the island converted to Jack's tribe since no meat was being collected. Zech would know how to capture pigs since he has herded cows with his dad and company.
The Lord of the Flies is a book that shows how people push themselves to do what is best. Ralph tries to show the ways of civilization and how to get saved. Jack tries to find ways to get meat and take over the island. This book is great for testing your mind and for considering which decisions you would make. To figure out how the decisions the boys made played through, people should read the book and find out.
Overall, one through five, with a five being the best, I would give this book a four. I would recommend this book to a reader that needs to know in perfect detail the setting because this book is great at describing the setting. The book also has some long chapters, so if you do not like the author giving two paragraph chapters this is a good book for you. It is also great for readers that like adventure and some action. This is not a great book if you like romance and love stories because this book doesn't have any romance at all. Overall, I would recommend this book for many young readers.
Book Review: Social Constraint, the Savior of Civilization
Summary: 4 Stars
Mahmoud Sarhan
Lord of the Flies
What would happen if authority disappeared, people could do as they pleased and could fulfill their desires? CHAOS!! A recent example of the 2003 blackout in New York will suffice as citizens pillaged and raided stores stealing valuable and causing destruction. A more detailed example of lack of authority occurs in Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a thriller to say the least, takes the audience on an exciting adventure through the gates of social construction. Golding creates a world of chaos and freedom when a group of British school boys become stranded on a desert island. A struggle between the "rational" the fire-watchers and the "irrational" the hunters creates a whole new idea of complete freedom and independence. The boys split into two groups until the hunters lose all humanity and begin to hunt down the fire- watchers. The unusual plot makes the book a great read as Golding takes us into a possibly realistic situation revealing the human necessity of rules and boundaries. Lack of social control is a great theme in this book as wants and temptations cause selfishness and separation. I recommend this book to high teenagers and above allowing the readers to retain the full experience and meaning of the novel along with the ample symbolism and irony that occurs in Lord of the Flies. Golding is able to successfully show the fragility of civilization and what is needed to keep people in control. The major consensus that this book is an allegory of World War II makes sense as barbarism and war take place of cooperation and friendship.
Book Review: The grim reality of "human" nature...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Sir William Golding's most ingenious insight into human-nature and group political psychology.
The pessimistic truth: when faced with the prospect of striving and attaining a higher-potential ..or merely settling for an easily acquired base commonality (for whatever dubious reasons), ...what path will MOST people take?
Suddenly marooned on a small tropical island, a group of British school-boys find themselves confronted by a survival situation. Their plight soon renders them a microcosm of any tribe, community, or nation in flux.
No adults survived the shipwreck. The two most intelligent and responsible boys, Ralph and "Piggy"(real name not revealed), logically assess the situation. They realize that through discipline, hard work, cooperation, and organization, the boys can survive on this small island until they are rescued. There is just enough food to eat, if they are careful. By adhering to a regular program of foraging, maintaining shelters, and manning a sentry-post to watch for the rescuers, they organize their people in an impressive effort. They establish a rudimentary system of democracy, with regular mandatory meetings for all, to address the immediate and potential concerns of the group.
Unfortunately, amongst the survivors, is one Jack Merridew, the leader of a choir group. Jack, who is probably not as intelligent as Piggy or Ralph, has the advantage of being a natural charismatic-leader, and therefore, a natural "politicain". Of the many subcommitees, he volunteers his choir-boys to be the designated hunting-party and "security-element" of the survivors.
Jack openly opposes the rigorous program of foraging and labor. He preaches "promises" of turning the island into a hedonistic "Peter-Pan" paradise. His ever encroaching domination of the group threatens the order established by Ralph and Piggy.
The political game we have all seen played out eternally, soon takes its predictable course:
-One side states a need for hard-work and discipline for the betterment of all, the other side refutes this with promises of leisurely "better-living" WITHOUT any such sacrifice of effort whatsoever.
-Who do you think the electorate will vote for?
-How many people will mindlessly join one faction or another, purely based on the side that appears to be "winning"?
-How many times have we seen charismatic "leaders" sacrifice everything and everyone, ...just to be the "one in charge"?
Book Review: They don't write like this these days
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read this book twice in my life and all I can say is why don't we see writers with such talent anymore. That's easy to answer. The publishing industry could care less a about well written books. It is money they seek in the likes of writers such as Dan Brown and other authors who do not write everything with their name on it. It's called formula writing. Lord and books like it are so far above the crowd its silly.