Lord of the Flies

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The unread book had been sitting on my shelf for years and I'd been warned not to read it, but I really liked the book when I finally got to it. I... (show more)

The unread book had been sitting on my shelf for years and I'd been warned not to read it, but I really liked the book when I finally got to it. It was a quick read, but it's by far one of the darkest books I've read in a long time. I'n not really interested in reading anything else this dark for a while. Some part of me would prefer to believe that there is a hint of decency in humans. It's disturbing how easy it is to see and believe just how dark human kind really is. The timing is also interesting as I'm read this at a massive changing of power after the elections as well. It's all too easy to see the same kind of hate and ritualistic attacks without any thought around campus as the religious right students attack the few liberal students who try to remain hidden in their science labratories and art studios around campus. (show less)

 

 

by Kimberly Aronstam

No, it's a flop!

I didn't care much for this book. It was easy to read and well written, but I found that I could have put the book down and walked away from it ve... (show more)

I didn't care much for this book. It was easy to read and well written, but I found that I could have put the book down and walked away from it very easily. If it weren't a "classic," I would have. But, I did find, after I finished the book, that I have thought back on some of the meaning of the book. This surprised me, since I thought I'd be glad to leave the island behind. But, it makes me wonder about our propensity to war. Why on earth do we intentionally kill other human beings in order to have the power? More of us should wonder over these questions. Perhaps we'd see the irony in how we live. How odd that those to whom the boys looked for rescue were themselves involved in a terrible war. It seems our human nature doesn't change as we age -- we just have different tools to use to carry out the impulses of our natures. I recommend reading this book, not because it is a fun book, but because it can lead to serious thinking. (show less)

 

 

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  This is deffinitly a very powerful book, but I feel that many people who read it don't see it's real importance. There is a quote at the end of the book that I think sums it up pretty well, "Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness or a man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy." This story really is about the immature, unlogical, and impractical way that people act when they get greedy and power hungry. Lord of the Flies is a story abo... (show more)

  This is deffinitly a very powerful book, but I feel that many people who read it don't see it's real importance. There is a quote at the end of the book that I think sums it up pretty well, "Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness or a man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy." This story really is about the immature, unlogical, and impractical way that people act when they get greedy and power hungry. Lord of the Flies is a story about human behavior and what better way to tell it then with the minds of the innocent young and a terrible, dead end situation.
  It is a sad realization that when it comes to the survival of a group of people, instead of working together and staying safe and resourceful, people will most likely get greedy and try there hardest to turn people away from others.
  This story also has a message about picking on the weak. No matter how tough and cool you think you are, the people you look down on because of how lame, fat, or nerdy they are, are most of the time way more level headed and intelligent then you are. That's the problem with getting a big head and thinking you are better than someone else.
  All and all this book gives you a lot to think about, if you get the message it is trying to convey. Deffinitly read it. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Jul 28, 2009 at 04:58AM

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  a story, but not a story as it is true of humanity when facing social breakdowns,status battles. Shows that no matter how far man has gradusted throughout technical evolution.....we are never far from being animals.

   

   

  by Von Paton on Mar 05, 2008 at 09:04PM

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