/lit/ - Literature

I read Lord of the Flies when I was in, what, sixth grade? It was part of my middle school's curriculum, and my class' interpretation of it was super simplistic, as far as I can remember. There were a few hints at elements of satire and more complicated devices, but that was all they were.

So, now I keep hearing about how great Lord of the Flies is, and I'm wondering if I missed something about it when I read it in middle school, since we didn't really go into much detail about the book (probably because they didn't want to confuse us, we were sixth graders after all). So, can someone briefly summarize the historical context for or in-depth interpretation of LotF?

What does /lit/ think of the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding?

Is the best aspect of the book the sociological study of human nature or the storytelling?
Who's your favorite character and why?

Tell me your opinion on this excellent piece of literature.

Which book was the focus of your final high school English exams?

What do you think of the book looking back now?

Pic related for me. I'm 25 now, so about a decade since i read the Lord of the Flies. I remember most of my class found it boring because they assumed it was set when it was written. I really dug it for the whole "man is the real monster" cliche horseshit that i really enjoyed as a younger reader. Though the ending didn't sit well with me and rereading it lately it still makes me feel like i am unsatisfied upon completion and left questioning the ending.

That and the teacher way back when never once touched on it being set in a world that's experiencing a nuclear war. I thought it was just a lost style story about people crashing on an uncharted island and struggling to survive.
My class also focused on the strange case of dr jeckyll and mr hyde and frankenstein but both were removed because of christian parents outrage at the concepts.

What a revoltin development. and i loved frankenstein too.

Times change, does a kid murdering another kid shock anyone nowadays?

Hey /lit/, what's your opinion on this book?

ITT: stories (novels, novellas, poems, short stories, etc.) that have affected you so greatly that they changed your life, or at least your perceptions on life.

pic related: classic Lord of the Flies for me.
so, what about it, /lit/?

I haven't yet read Battle Royale, but as far as I know the concept of a bunch of kids being isolated and killing each other is the only connection it and Hunger Games have.

Hated this book in high school, but it's worth a reread for those like myself who might look at it from a new perspective after a while.

To those who have read it - what did you think about the subtle religious imagery?

Had to read this back in highschool.

It was just so fucking mind-numbingly boring.

I have no clue why anyone would consider it a classic.

And then the teacher made us watch the movie after we had read it. Jesus Christ, it was like a bunch of disinterested little kids reading lines from the book in monotone voices while standing in front of the camera looking stiff and awkward.

10/10 would read again

/sci/

ITT: Post your favorite book, and why you hate kikes.

My favorite book is The Lord of the Flies and I hate kikes because of their shameless exploitation of the Holohoax, which they blew out of proportion thanks to the falsified reports that they forged in many of the post-war kangaroo courts. It has been over 60 years ago, yet you're still using it as an excuse to get a free pass on EVERYTHING: the insane manipulation of media, the lobbying, the atrocities you're committing against the Palestinians in the lands you STOLE thanks to your Jew friends in the United Kingdom.
Everyone knows what you're doing and you've been doing in these 50 years, the only reason this spiral of silence still exists today is because you'd be called a Nazi, an anti-semite, you'de be ostracized from society.
Can you imagine a Kurd terrorist being excused because 90 years ago the Ottomans attempted to kill his people? It would be inexcusable, but then again Jews have their friends in Hollywood who love to line their pockets by tugging at goyim's heartstrings.
I'm fucking sick and tired of your slimeball tactics. If you really have the support of people in the western hemisphere then are you still wasting no effort to influence and manipulate public opinione, kikes?

Tomorrow I have an exam on Lord of the Flies, so I was wondering if /lit/ could give me some interesting interpretations from the book.

Hi /lit/,

Finished reading this book yesterday. Really appreciated it, first half somewhy reminded me of Treasure Island and my own childhood while in the second one some deep shit about our nature was told. Like always, wikipedia understood the book better than me, but that's kinda typical.

Anyway, did you like it? I am really looking to hearing from those of you who read it two times (once in childhood, second time when you were mature), did book content changed you a lot? Also in general - do you support reading the book twice with 5-10 years gap in between?

>Simon was shown to be a quiet and peaceful child, who was picked on by other members of his choir group for his hallucinations and also just being different.
>He doesn't have many friends around him in his school.
>One day he hallucinates and thinks of possible friends.
>The choir is how he sees them, evil, manipulative, a direct contrast to him.
>Ralph is designed as a "leader" in this group. (Simon is shy, so he doesn't like to be the centre of attention.)
>Piggy on the other hand, is designed to be a person with a lower status than him, someone else to get picked on.
>This explains how none of the children knew each other despite being from similar areas, they don't exist
>Simon's encounter with the Lord of the Flies represents his mental capacity decreasing, he is essentially becoming brain dead
>When Simon "dies" he falls into a coma. This explains the fact that the story continues after his death

Tl:Dr: Lord of the Flies didn't happen, it was a hallucination.

What kind of literary theory/literary criticism would you recommend for an analysis of Lord the the Flies?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_theory#Schools_of_literary_theory

What if they were all girls?

I have the opportunity to read Lord of the Flies

Should I do so?

Any protips before beginning?

I read this book when I was in highschool and thought it was an exciting youth novel.

Now as an adult I reread it, Now I amnastounded by it's sheer brilliance.

The intense symbolism of modern day society.

As a working man i've met the Jack's and Roger's, bullying bosses of the world in the hierarchy of my job.

I've seen the Ralphs always fighting against seemingly uneven odds.

Or the consequences of what happens to loners like Simon or bullied children like Piggy.

Or the constant struggle between short-term goals like the hunt and the dance, partying, getting in the way of our long-term goals: the smoke (politics, enviromental problems, poverty)

Or how "The beast" and "the lord of the flies" , probably religion and fear, keeps us from getting to the top of the mountain and truly be saved by rational thought.

That we'd rather set our world ablaze to be king for one day than to cooperate, here golding is probably alluding to world war 2.

And how the officer recognizes the answers of Ralph, as deadly serious, because he just have been fighting his own war.

Golding never meant to say, look how easy it is to become the savage. He was saying, we are all savages here and now.

This book had a deep impact on me.

Greatly written. Intense. Vivid. Hopefully I will read it once more when I have kids of my own, and realize new insight on that day.

Is it worth reading? I'm interested but I fear this will send me into depression afterwards.

Hey, /lit/,
Got a project to do. Lord of The Flies related. Need help analyzing various themes and symbols in the book, and I'm animating it in Flash. How do I represent this junk in a short film?

I have just read "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding for the fourth time and I must say I am not impressed again. I have now read, thought about and discussed it thoroughly three times in school and once by myself. Yes, it is a nice parable for human nature, and yes, the symbolism is good. I can somehow comprehend why teachers would assign it.But still, it just cannot be compared with the greatest pieces of literature. Personally I think that this book is just so immensely popular because teachers like to assign it, due to the fact that it is convenient to let students write essays and tests about. "Exlpain symbolism herpderp, Compare Ralph and Jack! and similar shit" For fucks sake! If this is the best thing literature can come up with, it can go to motherfucking hell.
The worst thing is that "Lord of the Flies" is not the only bookof this type and that is known to everybody, but just is not even close as good as other works.
/lit/ What do you think?

Is lord of the flies worth reading, /lit/? Going on vacation for 3 days and I want to take something with me to read that is not of Tolkien-esque length, and is pretty easy to pick up and put down.