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So "Lord of the Flies" is a reference to the Lord of Shit, Beelzebub, or the Devil.

Why was this book called this?

>> No.7391738

>>7391663
I would hazard a guess to it being related to the boys' gradual loss of humanity. Which is perhaps meant to say something about the nature of man in an [implied] godless world. That, without the governance of God [adults] we are essentially children. That is, that we are susceptible to our bestial nature, represented in this instance by the 'lord of the flies'.

Or something. Idk. Haven't read it in over ten years. I tried.

>> No.7391751

he's referring to himself because he wrote a shit book.

>> No.7391762

>>7391738
You tried and you succeeded.

>> No.7391784

>>7391738
You say loss of humanity, I say return to the original nature of man. Who's right? Fite me irl

>> No.7391789

>>7391751
Found the bitch that was forced to read it in school.

>> No.7391792

>>7391663
>is a reference to Beelzebub

NO
SHIT
SHERLOCK

>> No.7391796

>>7391663
The worst of humanity's nature is the true evil of the world. Yeah, that's about it.

>> No.7391799

>>7391792
Settle.

>> No.7391800
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>>7391738
>>7391784
>humanity
>original nature

>> No.7391804

>>7391784
You could argue that, in the context of modern society, returning to our 'original nature' is a loss of humanity.

>> No.7391810

>>7391800
go 2 bed max -- sleep with the light on if you must

>> No.7391994

this book is every socialist's wet dream

>> No.7392043

>>7391663
because the boys, bereft of a mature society to guide and restrict them, reenact the fall of man into barbarism. The title reminds us of the ever-present temptation—that horrible, superstitious, evil part of us to which children are especially vulnerable.

>> No.7392051

>>7392043
How does this fit into a 21st century where white people are a minority?

>> No.7392052

It should be called "Libertarianism for Dummies."

Or is that redundant?

>> No.7392058

>>7392051
What?

>> No.7392084

>>7392058
/pol/ baiting you. ignore it.