Im reading the book "Lord of the Flies" and I'm on chapter 3 and I don't get this book. Can anyone try to explain it to me, or give me a quick summary about it so I can re-read it and try to understand it more.
Thanks
2007-09-06 12:23:48 · 14 answers · asked by AV 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
IT IS THE BEST BOOK EVER! it wont make sense..you have to go to wikipedia..and you gota be pretty smart to know..what he is talking about..cuz, it isnt a easy book..it symbolizes..different themes
2007-09-06 12:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by hbisal™. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind how ruthless human beings are on shows like survivor.
I read it as a senior in English Class in 1970-1971.
That is a heavy book. Some authors would say humanity is innocent and through human interaction with society humanity becomes corrupt. The author of "Lord of the Flies" doesn't believe humans are born innocent. These boys are plane crash ( boy Freudian slip there the shipwreck was in "The Tempest") survivors and truthfully supposedly to young to be corrupt. They start their own culture and it's a very totalitarian, and you better be afraid one.
The is an old Jewish or Hebrew name for the Devil - Beelezbub which word for word translates to Lord of the flies.
The author employs very well imagery : "The boys stood there bullet headed...."
Quote the author all the time but don't get caught quoting Cliff or Monarch notes. You do that and the Teacher will let you have it with the conch. (REad the book and you'll get that)
2007-09-06 19:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by Will 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids crash on the island (all male, all young for an unexplained reason). Ralph, the leader for a good amount of the time, uses the sound of the conch shell to initally gather the boys to the beach after the crash. From there, he takes a group, including Jack (former leader of a band of kids, or something) to gather firewood and set a signal on the mountain (hoping for a ship to see it). They utilize Piggy's glasses (Piggy being abused, mistreated, and exploited by everyone, the smartest of the kids, and Ralph's closest ally throughout, though Ralph rarely reciprocates) to set the fire. Afterwards, they start building huts for shelter, but the other kids are too young and/or unreliable to do the same. I believe it is Ralph, some twins, and a guy named Simon working on the huts in Chapter 3 when Jack and his band (the hunters return). The glasses, the pigs, the hunters, the fire, and the conch each of significance to the plot that parallel their symbolic significance (and thus how their usage contributes to the overall religious/moral themes of the novella)..
2007-09-06 19:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a book to illustrate how savage humans can be and that the only thing holding us back is out society.
Basically these kids crash on an island with no adults (they died in the crash). Some kids try to build a civilized society whereas others turn into savages.
2007-09-06 19:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by Megegie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ohmygosh i hate that book
i tried to read it when i was a kid but i stopped trying to
but apparently i have to read it for school this year blah
the books about a bunch of boys who are deserted on an island and are basically trying to survive
if you need more help ask your teacher for help or go to spark notes: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies
2007-09-06 19:34:03 · answer #5 · answered by dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about these kids in a hellicopter crash on an island thatare taking sides against eachother.
go to sparknotes.com
2007-09-06 19:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by a :] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother read it ands said that it's about some kids that are stranded on an island, and they're forming a type of society of their own. (he said it was really interesting and not boring) and he's 18!!
2007-09-06 19:26:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's actually a pretty good book.
The beginning is slow, just keep reading.
2007-09-06 19:26:27 · answer #8 · answered by Shaggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's about a bunch of mean little bastards that've been turned out on a island that turn against each other
2007-09-06 19:27:18 · answer #9 · answered by Nurse Mildred Ratched 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the book is about how if we have no laws we can turn into nothing more than savage animals.
2007-09-06 20:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋