Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

         I have recently read Lord of the Flies by William Golding that was copyrighted in 1954 and is a fictional book. The book is about some boys that were in a plane crash on an island and how they tried to create a civilized society without any adults. In the book there was also a lot of fights about control and leadership. The overall theme of the book was civilized kids put into a uncivilized situation with no rules.

         This story was told in 3^rd person and the narrator talks in a detailed fashion. At the beginning the kids had to elect a leader and they had to choose between Ralph and Jack. Ralph one but appointed Jack as head of the choir boys that mainly were the hunters. The intended audience is any one who likes the outdoors or is interested how kids will react without rules. The books general field is an allegory; the book fits into an allegory because it revels a hidden message. The author keeps me interested in this book because the narrator talks in great detail so I feel like I’m there. The author’s style was calm and descriptive then I changed to dramatic and high on enthusiasm, it was good for the intended audience.

         This book affected me because I like to sometimes think about what I would do if I were alone on an island and the book gave me some cool dreams about that. The book changed my idea of what I would do first if I was stranded on an island and that would now be make a high elevation fire. It fits in with my view of life that adventure is good for you. This book reminded me of a book I read when I was in the forth grade called hatchet.

         I would like to praise the author for making the book a huge adventure that was told so you can see what multiple people were doing. I would recommend this book any one who likes adventure.

Zac Schulwolf

12/17/13

RATING: **** 4/5