'Lord Of The Flies' By William Golding

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Lord of the Flies
This book, Lord of the Flies, was written by English author William Golding. It was his first book and when it was published in 1954, he was 43 years old. In 1983, the author got a novel prize in literature (Bruce, 1993). The book is about tragic story of young boys in an unknown island in war time. Although the book was not great success at that time, it soon became a best-seller and it is a recommended book in the world now. It has been cinematized three times since 1963. William Golding took elite courses. He graduated Oxford University and he was a teacher. He served in the navy for a time and reinstated as teacher (Nobelprize.org). I think his intelligence and military experience formed this story.
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The littlest boys said he has been got nightmare that appears beast or monster on the island. That story terrifies the entire group. After the meeting, Sam and Eric were charged to look after the fire. However, they fell asleep. By the time they fell asleep, in the sky, there was a battle and a man in parachute dropped on the island and he dies before he falls. His parachute was caught by rock and tree and it makes him looks alive. When the twins wake up, they see the silhouette of the parachute and hear the strange noises. They report the beast starts to attack them. The boys climbed mountain to search for the monster. They see the silhouette of the parachute from a distance and consider it as …show more content…

At the beginning, I felt bored at this childish story and couldn’t understand why the book is a recommended book for students. However, my opinions changed since I had read the end of the book. It is not just a story of young boys in a small island. It is a story of human’s savage instinct for surviving. Many boys, who got much education before, were influenced by Mother Nature and become such barbarians. Being insensible about death, children go insane more and more. Other point of the most important lessons of the book is trouble between friends. Actually, they are more like colleague for surviving than friends. Even though they did not have great friendship, they were educated students of England high class. How did people change like that? Kill each other and chase like animals. This book story begins from war and I think it has a lot lessons. I really recommend it to

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