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Lord of the Flies follows a group of boys as they go to the worst summer camp ever.
There are no tents or cabins for them to sleep in, the food is terrible, and the staff seem to have left the boys completely to their own devices. Luckily, one of the campers is a homicidal maniac, and he begins hunting wild pigs that live in the forest around the camp, so they do not starve.
Eventually, the camp counselors return, and boy are they upset when they see what the homicidal maniac has been up to in th ...more
There are no tents or cabins for them to sleep in, the food is terrible, and the staff seem to have left the boys completely to their own devices. Luckily, one of the campers is a homicidal maniac, and he begins hunting wild pigs that live in the forest around the camp, so they do not starve.
Eventually, the camp counselors return, and boy are they upset when they see what the homicidal maniac has been up to in th ...more
I love the darkness of this story. The forboding, the heaviness of the wickedness possible in our human nature. I am constantly inspired by this story and it always comes back to me.
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What a disturbing look at man's base emotions and pshychology! If there is any book that warns of the dangers in the absence of reasoning authority, this is it.
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May 31, 2012
Marcia
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