Lord of the Flies tells the story of several young boys trapped on deserted island and their turn to savagery. With the conflict between reason and instincts, tyranny and democracy, kindness and evil, Golding commentates on the nature of mankind and the dangers of megalomania.
Lord of the flies drew me in with its fascinating premise, and definitely delivered with its exploration of man kind, ironically, with no men at all. It leaves the reader fearful to turn the page with its sudden and shocking moments, making you wonder what tragedy may happen next. It’s a story that will not let you forget. I found myself, especially towards the climax, truly invested in the story. It takes a good book to invest the readers in its story, and an even greater book to make you feel that your there. One of the themes of Lord of the Flies is that the evil of the world comes from humans, as seen when Simon, one of the boys on the island, says “Maybe there is a beast” and then later “maybe its only us” (page 109). With these quotes, and later events of the book, we can see that the only atrocities on the island are committed by humans. I agree with this, not to say that every human is inherently evil, or that every human is to blame for the state of the world, but that all war, poverty, murder, etc., is in, some way, because of humans, especially those with power. I find this similar to Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games, in which a wealthy city known as the capitol, has unlimited resources and luxurious, whereas the districts, the places where the workers of this world live, are without food and forced to work for the benefit of the capitol. The children of the districts are made to compete for survival for the entertainment and control of the capitol. Much like Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games suggests that the evils of this world are the fault of humans who have built society, especially those with power. While I don't agree on the sentiment that humans are violent and completely selfish in nature, Lord of the Flies is certainly a piece of work that furthers my own beliefs on how the world lies in the hands of people and should not be shaped by the protection of one’s own hunger for reasonless power. This is a wonderful book for those who love rich symbolism and commentary. Lord of the Flies excellently invested me and many others, it has certainly deserved to live on as a classic in literature.
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