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A review by babyleo
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
5.0
Guilty confession: I actually started reading this book partly cause people everyone always spoke about, but it also came about after watching The Simpsons take off of it. I know this book still gives people nightmares years after they had read it and they hate some of the actions and scenes described in this book but I thought it was brilliantly done. Yes it is not the most pleasant story but it makes you think. There are enough examples of how wild people get when isolated and left in certain situations and certainly the mob mentality is very true and I think Golding captured it well. Though it did not leave me as unsettled as Animal Farm had, it was close and I was fascinated by how quickly and how steep the children's decent from civility to primitiveness was.
The characters were believable as there are also contrasts drawn to people we know and children we remember from school to fit the bully and the bullied and those who just want to stay out of trouble. Each character behaves within the realms of a preteen boy, trying to look in control but also succumbing to the constraints of a civilised childishness. The longer they stay and the further they get from civility you see things start to unravel and the primitive nature in all of us is revealed. Every one has one if under the right condition and Golding creates an ideal situation and unfolding of the boys transformation, all still keeping with their respective personalities.
As much as this book is unsettling to a lot of people, I still recommend you read it, it is a powerful book that reminds you of humanity and in some part reinforces within you just what people are capable of, no matter what their age or who they are.
The characters were believable as there are also contrasts drawn to people we know and children we remember from school to fit the bully and the bullied and those who just want to stay out of trouble. Each character behaves within the realms of a preteen boy, trying to look in control but also succumbing to the constraints of a civilised childishness. The longer they stay and the further they get from civility you see things start to unravel and the primitive nature in all of us is revealed. Every one has one if under the right condition and Golding creates an ideal situation and unfolding of the boys transformation, all still keeping with their respective personalities.
As much as this book is unsettling to a lot of people, I still recommend you read it, it is a powerful book that reminds you of humanity and in some part reinforces within you just what people are capable of, no matter what their age or who they are.