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A review by shreyas1599
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
3.0
One almost forgets that one is reading a book about a group of young boys rather than a psychopathic mayhem of savageness.
But I suppose that the true nature of human beings comes to the fore when they are placed in an environment far away from the reaches of civilized society. Tribalism and shepherding a group as a leader are traits bound to be shown in some characters of the story. On the other hand, there were parts of the story that were slightly less believable. Of utmost surprise, was the lack of the number of instances where the boys would just sit and cry and miss everything about their normal lives. But also, there wouldn't really be a story to be told if all the boys just sat around the beach and cried all day long waiting for someone to rescue them.
The story is also a good depiction of how humans are born savages. Our only goal in life is to preserve our genes and to protect our own skin, we'll do anything including but not limited to murder. Except Ralph, it seems no one was even affected by the gravity of murdering two people. It was all fun and games and it seemed like the word 'murder' was not something any of the children could even comprehend. It was a matter-of-fact event that happened, should happen and would've continued to happen without any moral repercussions whatsoever.
It went to the extent of savagely hunting down Ralph like an animal to hunt for slaughter. With some of the depictions, it seemed that the savages (yes, they are savages) would murder Ralph and even consume his remains as food if given the chance, had the book not come to a closure.
There were several instances that I didn't think could be realistic, but if those are glossed over, the book is an excellent lesson in the true nature of human beings as savages, who have to learn to conform to the norms of civilization lest they depict the true nature of their being and existence as savages.
But I suppose that the true nature of human beings comes to the fore when they are placed in an environment far away from the reaches of civilized society. Tribalism and shepherding a group as a leader are traits bound to be shown in some characters of the story. On the other hand, there were parts of the story that were slightly less believable. Of utmost surprise, was the lack of the number of instances where the boys would just sit and cry and miss everything about their normal lives. But also, there wouldn't really be a story to be told if all the boys just sat around the beach and cried all day long waiting for someone to rescue them.
The story is also a good depiction of how humans are born savages. Our only goal in life is to preserve our genes and to protect our own skin, we'll do anything including but not limited to murder. Except Ralph, it seems no one was even affected by the gravity of murdering two people. It was all fun and games and it seemed like the word 'murder' was not something any of the children could even comprehend. It was a matter-of-fact event that happened, should happen and would've continued to happen without any moral repercussions whatsoever.
It went to the extent of savagely hunting down Ralph like an animal to hunt for slaughter. With some of the depictions, it seemed that the savages (yes, they are savages) would murder Ralph and even consume his remains as food if given the chance, had the book not come to a closure.
There were several instances that I didn't think could be realistic, but if those are glossed over, the book is an excellent lesson in the true nature of human beings as savages, who have to learn to conform to the norms of civilization lest they depict the true nature of their being and existence as savages.