John Carey: William Golding : the man who wrote Lord of the flies : a life
English language
So not so sure I was as impressed with this as I wanted to be. I know it is a classic and I should have read it much earlier in my life but now...
i swear i was so tired of piggy saying I've got the conch
So not so sure I was as impressed with this as I wanted to be. I know it is a classic and I should have read it much earlier in my life but now...
i swear i was so tired of piggy saying I've got the conch
Stunning stuff, I was on the edge of my seat reading the last 50 pages of this. Golding does such a good job getting inside the heads of these young boys, the way he describes how their ideas of civilisation fall apart as Jack and Ralph fight for control of the island is pure brilliance. The book does move along at a steady pace until suddenly as we near the end everything just goes out of control.
I found this to be an absorbing read and wish that "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" was structured to be just like this.
It is a real shame I never got the chance to read this at school, it would have been so much better than the constant Shakespeare I had to put up with.
The copy I read was my wives copy from when she was at school, it …
Stunning stuff, I was on the edge of my seat reading the last 50 pages of this. Golding does such a good job getting inside the heads of these young boys, the way he describes how their ideas of civilisation fall apart as Jack and Ralph fight for control of the island is pure brilliance. The book does move along at a steady pace until suddenly as we near the end everything just goes out of control.
I found this to be an absorbing read and wish that "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" was structured to be just like this.
It is a real shame I never got the chance to read this at school, it would have been so much better than the constant Shakespeare I had to put up with.
The copy I read was my wives copy from when she was at school, it was interesting to read her notes in the margins.
Read this in either Jr. or Sr. High and found it both fascinating and disturbing. The idea that the state of nature of human beings is so depressingly Hobbesian is not something I care to contemplate. This book should be required reading for all students I think by 14-15 years old.
Read this in either Jr. or Sr. High and found it both fascinating and disturbing. The idea that the state of nature of human beings is so depressingly Hobbesian is not something I care to contemplate. This book should be required reading for all students I think by 14-15 years old.
Wow, there is a lot in The Lord of the Flies, but I’m not going to dive into any of it; not at this point of time. All I will say is this classic dystopian novel could be about the importance of rules, a metaphor of something spiritual, a book of sociology or simply a story of young boys living a fantasy of no adult supervision. That’s the beauty of novels; according to William Golding. While it seems that a lot of people hated this book, it may be the simple fact that a lot of people were forced to read this book at school. After a plane crash leaving only a few survivors; all teenage boys, they set out to survive on an island while they wait to get rescued. They quickly organise themselves and set some rules, but with every day passing everything slowly collapses. This is a …
Wow, there is a lot in The Lord of the Flies, but I’m not going to dive into any of it; not at this point of time. All I will say is this classic dystopian novel could be about the importance of rules, a metaphor of something spiritual, a book of sociology or simply a story of young boys living a fantasy of no adult supervision. That’s the beauty of novels; according to William Golding. While it seems that a lot of people hated this book, it may be the simple fact that a lot of people were forced to read this book at school. After a plane crash leaving only a few survivors; all teenage boys, they set out to survive on an island while they wait to get rescued. They quickly organise themselves and set some rules, but with every day passing everything slowly collapses. This is a decent read and if you never had a chance to read it please don’t over look it; it may have something in it for you.
When I left high school at the age of 17 I went to Wits University and registered for a BA, including English I, which was compulsory for BA students. Among the books prescribed for the course was Lord of the Flies. ord of the
I'll come back and write some more when it takes less that five minutes for what I type to appear on the screen.
When I left high school at the age of 17 I went to Wits University and registered for a BA, including English I, which was compulsory for BA students. Among the books prescribed for the course was Lord of the Flies. ord of the
I'll come back and write some more when it takes less that five minutes for what I type to appear on the screen.
