Lord of the Flies by: William Golding

Lord of the Flies
My book is called Lord of the Flies by: William Golding that was copyrighted in 1954. The book is fiction and adventurous. Some school boys from England are involved in a plane crash. All of the adults died and the boys where stranded on the island. The boys made their own society on that island by making rules and choosing who would be the leader. Some became savages, and some followed more civilized rules.The theme is that no matter how proper you might be, if that's how you grew up, you might become someone you are not under certain situations.
     
The point of view would be 3rd person, but the way the author describes the book makes it feel like 1st person. One of the main characters, Ralph, is described in the book a lot so it made me think the book was written in 1st person. The intended audience would be someone who likes books with adventure, mystery, and drama. A lot of drama. The reason why it fits into adventure is because of when the boys explore the mysterious island. The genre mystery fits into the book because of the mysterious behavior of the boys acting like savages. You don't really know why they would act like that in the first place. Drama is included in the book because of when they kill each other because of the fear of "the beast" on the island (which is actually made up). The author really kept me into the book because of how descriptive he is when he describes the scenery of the island and characters. For example, "The shore was fledged with palm trees ... against the light and their green feathers...the ground beneath them was a bank covered with coarse grass, scattered with decaying coconuts and palm saplings."  I also enjoyed when the school boys lost their innocence by killing and hunting, etc. The author's style is obviously very descriptive. It is effective because it really makes you feel like you're there.

I thought the book really affected me. I made me look at the world differently when it comes to human behavior. Even though there is a government in our society, it doesn't mean just adults could create one. Something as simple as young school boys from England could create their own society. Even though they thought they were proper and civilized, their dark sides emerged when adults and rules no longer existed. I can't imagine how traumatizing it must have been for the small children that were involved. The book that most relates to this would probably be The Hunger Games, but instead of having a restrictive government, this story involved no government. However, both books show that under extreme conditions, human beings can either act civilized or savage. 

This book was very interesting and sad because first of all, the killing involved was terrible and second, the fake and scary society that they created pulled me into it. I recommend to read this book if you are interested in adventure stories and the study of human nature.

Ariana Ledezma
11/6/13
Rating: ****.5 4.5/5