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| Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: William Golding
Creator: E. M. Forster
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 6872
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 50 Anv
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0399529209
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780399529207
ASIN: 0399529209
Publication Date: October 28, 2003
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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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 Bollocks to the rules! November 2, 2008
Imagine, your on an island with only your peers, no adult supervision, no rules, many would call it a paradise, but when you emotions are pushed to the extreme, will you be able to survive. Golding asks this very same question in his novel "Lord of the Flies."
Set during WWII, a group of schoolboys are on their way home from school when their plane is shot down. The boys soon learn that they are stranded on an island with no adults. Many consider it a vacation, a break from their lives once ruled by strict headmasters and parents. The boys are able to start their own tribe with only a few rules. The tribe is ruled by one chief chosen by the boys.
As the novel progresses many of the boys are stricken by talk of the "beastie." Their tribe starts to divide between the boys who want to hunt and have fun,savages, and the boys who want to put forth most of their efforts into being rescued. The savages slowly start to loose of sense of their old lives, they begin to worship the "beastie." They begin to have sacrifices for their god. Through the rest of the novel you slowly start to see how the human nature can be so easily tainted and how quickly we can loose sense of all things that make us human.
This is a very well written book, it use of symbolism provides a deep meaning and moral to the story.It is and easy read,only about 200 pages. I would recommend this book to someone with an 8th grade reading level or above. It does have some suggestive themes that some may find inappropriate. If you are looking for a book about the evils of human nature or just a book full of excitement this would be a good one to pick up.
*Written for my 10th grade English Class by C.R.K.
Interesting October 29, 2008
I liked this book because it had a good plot line: A group of boys stuck on an island, and their society is breaking down. This book contains a lot of symbolism, yet I liked it because it is fairly easy to read and doesn't get boring. It is interesting enough that it holds your attention the whole way through.It has a lot of violence, and I don't recommend it if you are sqeamish. It is very graphic. It is mostly easy, but some places get a little confusing. It isn't the happiest book ever written; it gets sort of depressing. I would say it is 10th grade level, because that is why I read it in the first place.
The Power of the Shell . . . May 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, most people in America have already read "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, which is definitely a classic. So I'm not going to give a synopsis, just a general appraisal of the work.
The main characters (Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Roger, and many more) are very complex and very riveting. You can clearly observe their distinctive personalities with their actions and their dialogue. And you feel sorry for these characters when something goes horribly wrong.
There are many symbolisms in this book (the conch, the pigs, the flies, etc.), and they work very well here. Interpretations are open (except when it comes to the obvious ones). Tensions are high as we slowly move towards the climax. No Hollywood ending here.
Golding has created an influential work of art, as highlights in this book are many. This isn't an innocent story, and it's no cliche, either. Kudos to the author.
A+
fascinating April 25, 2008
I first read this in high school and even then it was morbidly fascinating. After having gone through some Anthropology in college, rather than dispel is magic, I found it lent this piece a lot more dimension. A serious study into human nature at some point begs the possibility that the grisly and insane are inherent, even necessary. This does not justify the evils of man against man but offers a path to understanding that may lead to prevention, even eradication of such evils.
THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF PRISTINE SURVIVAL January 28, 2008
This being a classic most of us had to read in school, I dared commenting on some plot points - so,
***** *** ** * WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD * ** *** *****
A number of phospholipids left alone in solution will self-organize into a double-layer membrane. A number of differentiated cells carry the inherent capability of self-organize into a semblance of tissue. Do humans carry a similar inherent tendency to self-organize into organized societies? And at what price?
From Stephen King's THE STAND to one of the best TV series ever, LOST, the idea of an isolated group of survivors forming a pristine human society and falling to avoid our dark proclivities has been explored again and again. This 1954 novel was the original telling of it. WILLIAM GOLDING being a Literature Nobelist, it comes to no surprise that his prose is mesmerizing, economic and direct at the same time.
Most societal archetypes and their interactive trajectories are elegantly represented: the benevolent yet eventually dethroned natural leader (Ralph) that is vindicated only after a deus ex machina intervention (the Naval officer); the militaristic idiot that manages to pass as a charismatic necessity (Jack); the technology-dependent intellectual weakling (Piggy) that eventually gets murdered by the brutal dictator (Roger) - who would come up running the show in the end if not stopped by their return to civilization. Reading LORD OF THE FLIES will bring up a great number of familiar societal types. Nevertheless, GOLDING presents a rather deterministic viewpoint.
One does not have to agree with GOLDING's pessimistic myth: we humans are not inherently bound to our societal shackles - and are perfectly capable of both doing the unexpected and surviving without a structured civilization. We existed a long time without it and we can learn again to do so if dictated by necessity. And, keep in mind, according to the Freudian approach, socialization is the root of most...psychosis.
It will keep you thinking long after the last page is turned.
RECOMMENDED!
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