Island
Title: The Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
Publisher: London : Faber and Faber, 1954
William Goldings timeless depiction of human nature is both disturbing and thought-provoking. A group of preadolescent children are the only survivors after their aeroplane crashes and are left to fend for themselves on a tropical island. What follows next is a bleak tale of a society that regresses as fast as it was established. Hierarchies that were formed are quickly abandoned, duties are ignored, and the boys savage nature takes over and turns to bloodshed.
We get to read in real time the boys’ impulses against social organisation and civilisation as they fail to survive as a group on the island. The boys are forced to hunt wild pigs to eat and are constantly reminded of their fear for the unknown. Individuality prevails in the foreground as the war continues in the background.
Lord of the Flies is a classic for a reason. This allegorical novel is a compelling study into humanity and its ability to turn savage under pressure and in the right environment.
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