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A horror story about a group of boys, who after being cut off from society, revert to brutal, primitive tribalism.
The book describes in detail the horrific exploits of a band of young children who make a striking transition from civilized to barbaric. It commands a pessimistic outlook that seems to show that man is inherently tied to society, and without it, we would likely return to savage…
A group of boys, aged six to twelve, are marooned on a tropical island after a plane crash. Their struggle to survive and impose order quickly evolves from a battel against nature into a battle against their own primitive instincts.
A horror story about a group of boys, who after being cut off from society, revert to brutal, primitive tribalism.
[Lord of the Flies offers a variation upon the ever-popular tale of island adventure ... [The author's] castaways are faced with the usual struggle for survival, the terrors of isolation, and a desperate but finally successful effort to sign a passing ship which will return to t…
The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own nature.
A fable of ship-wrecked children turning to primitive savagery that portrays the collapse of social order into chaos.
The classic study of human nature which depicts the degeneration of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island.
A group of boys, aged six to twelve, are marooned on a tropical island after a plane wreck. Their struggle to survive and impose order quickly evolve from a battle against nature into a battle against their own primitive instincts.
Few works in literature have received as much popular and critical attention as Nobel Laureate William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Since its publication in 1954, it has amassed a cult following, and has significantly contributed to our dystopian vision of the post-war era. When…
The classic study of human nature which depicts the degeneration of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island.
Novel about a group of English boys completely cut off from society who revert to brutal, primitive savagery.
The classic study of human nature which depicts the degeneration of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island.
A novel about a group of English boys completely cut off from society who revert to brutal, primitive savagery.
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.