Hi,
I haven't read LotF yet, but we will have to read it at school this year.
So what I was wondering (from the people who have already read it):
What is the book like?
It's obviously a well-written book, or otherwise it wouldn't be so well known... but really, I've heard from people that it's about cannibalism, kids killing each other while they're stuck on a far-away island.
Is the book simply violence, or does it go deeper than that? Is the violence very much in your face, or is it okay..
That's just what I was wondering --- so what do you say?
2007-09-24 05:11:53 · 7 answers · asked by pallasfield 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you are willing to try to understand human nature at different points in cultural and social history, that book is great. The kind of life those kids led before the accident impacted for a while their life on the island, but then it turned into something more basic and nearly sub-human.
2007-09-24 05:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by Chuck 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No cannibalism. The book goes way deeper than violence. It shows the author's take on man's primal instinct. What life would be like without laws, social taboos, government and order. Much in the way of symbolism. Think of where the breakdown of the society is when half of piggy's glasses are broken. The glasses represent law and order. A great book all in all.
2007-09-24 05:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by crocolyle10 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is concerned with the breakdown of the social structure when a group of school boys are stranded on a island .There are no adults to give leadership and it seems that all sense of order is quickly abandoned .A "new sociel order" is formed which abandons all previously accepted values.It is a very interesting book that raises some thought provoking questions.There is no gratuitous violence, but there is some violence.
2007-09-24 06:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by gussie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book poses a lot of questions about "civilization" and whether humans in a natural state are more or less civilized than in organized society. It also contorts the idea that children are innocent and basically good at heart. It's a tale of survival under extreme duress. It's a social study of competition, male relationships, and political striving.
There are some violent passages, but they exist for a purpose. This isn't a slasher movie.
Hope you enjoy it!
2007-09-24 05:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by truefirstedition 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is about what happens when society breaks-down, and there are no rules or governing bodies.
The children are in a plane crash, and land on a deserted island. They have no adult supervision. They attempt to get along, but eventually they divide into two tribes. These further break-down.
It is a commentary on society.
God bless.
2007-09-24 05:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by Mel W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Realistic in today's society. Just look at the new TV program "Kid's Nation." They let a whole bunch of kids build their own village without adult supervision. I can only imagine the results - horrifying.
2007-09-24 05:57:19 · answer #6 · answered by DAR76 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highly over-rated & simplistic. Also unbelievable-- a tropical island w/ no insects, snakes, lizards, or predators, but plenty of fresh water & edible fruit ? This island is way too clean.
2007-09-24 05:37:07 · answer #7 · answered by amerye950 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋