Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a fiction book about boys stranded on an uninhabited island. During the book, Golding explores concepts like loss of innocence and civilization vs. savagery. The group of boys’ plane crashed on an island during a wartime evacuation. They attempted to run a functioning society but quickly turned to evil and savagery. The boys tried to elect leaders, but there was quickly a divide between groups. In one group’s hunger for power, several boys get hurt. This story is very interesting and entertaining because the story emphasizes the fragility of civilization, and how quickly one person can change everything. One of the biggest issues with humans the author expresses is our evil nature. He uses an imaginary beast to portray the evilness, and savagery of humans with no order. As the story goes further and the boys delve deeper into savagery, the beast becomes a focal point, symbolizing their actions. This story shows how fragile society can be, for example, if there was an unstable leader with a big following, they could pretty much do whatever they wanted. All in all, this was a great read, filled with insight into the delicate nature of human society, and how we can never escape evil. I recommend this book if you would like a great, interesting novel based on human flaws.
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