Lord of the Flies Book report
Uploaded by cecil_lionheart on Dec 01, 2003
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is a book that everyone said is a classic and had really good writing. This book was written by William Golding, it is a work of fiction, and he used a group of boys stranded on a tropical island to illustrate the evil nature of mankind. William Golding tried to prove a point in that for society to be left alone, isolated, and without structure can grow on itself can cause major changes in human behavior.
The setting of the book is that some boys are trapped on an island out in the middle of nowhere. They got stuck there by being shot down and everyone in the front part of the plane was killed. The actual time period is not known since it really doesn’t play that big of a part of the novel.
Lord of the Flies dealt with changes that the boys underwent as they gradually changed to the freedom that the island offered. Three main characters depicted different effects on certain individuals under those circumstances. Jack Merridew began as the arrogant and self-righteous leader of a choir. Ralph started as a self-assured boy whose confidence in himself came from the acceptance of his peers. He had a fair nature as he was willing to listen to Piggy. Piggy was an educated boy who had grown up as an outcast. Due to his academic childhood, he was more mature than the others and retained his civilized behavior. The ordeals of the three boys on the island made them more aware of the evil inside themselves. However, the changes experienced by one boy differed from those endured by another.
Lord of the flies used changes experienced by boys on an uninhabited island to show the evil nature of man. By using different characters the author was able to portray various types of people found in our society. Their true selves were revealed in the freedom from the laws and punishment of a world with adults. Under the power and regulations of their former society, Jack's inner evil was suppressed. But when the rules no longer existed, he was free to do what bad deeds he desired. Ralph had grown so used to the regularity of a civilized world that the changes they underwent were difficult for him to comprehend. He became confused and less capable of thinking clearly and independently. Although...