Castaways

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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…

"Robinson Crusoe's seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He gradually creates a life for himself, building a house and cultivating the land, and making a companion from the native whose life he saves." "Daniel…