William golding’s novel lord of the flies serves as an allegory for the conflict within society. It's definitely an interesting read that connected with me more as an adult than when i was a kid due to the subject matter. My girlfriend loves this book...  Read More

The initial conflict of the book begins with the boys being * into nature. The unknown of the wild consumes them and causes them to slowly go insane. The ever present question persisting in your own mind, what would you do if you were in that situatio...  Read More

Our three main characters are ralph, piggy, and jack - all of which play integral parts to the story's ultimate outcome. Jack’s conflict with the group stems from his warmongering and savage-like anger.

The publishers truncate the original manuscript, cutting nearly the first fifth or third off the book. The conch is gone--’ (golding 142). I suspect that this is one of the editing problems that crept up behind chopping off the first third.

This book has major production flaws and is unreadable. It is really a christian/jungian allegory, and everything is forced to fit into that framework. A couple of times in the book there are vague references to a “war. This marks the book as supporti...  Read More

Many of the boys in this book are arrogant and don’t seem to worry much about being stuck on an island with no way to leave. About 2/3s of the way through the book a downed pilot enters the picture.

I wish i had splurged for the kindle version, though it cost nearly twice as much. Quality of the hardcover is not worth anywhere near the $17 price tag. The kindle edition is also sloppy.