LORD OF THE FLIES


MY FIRST FIFTY-PAGE-VIEW OF THE BOOK
Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is a rather interesting fictional book, set in an uninhabited island, where a group of children is stranded after a plane crash during the start of another world war. As relieved later in the book, the children are all English.  The book first mentions a boy called Ralph, a boy with fair hair, as the book describes him.
He is confused, barely remembering what exactly put him in such a situation. He wonders around, still having no idea that he is lost, having no idea he is in an uninhabited island, having no idea that there are others in the same situation as he is. This is until he is met by a fat boy in glasses. "He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat," says the book. Although the book does not reveal his actual name, at least up to page 50, a name he reveals to Ralph is the one he is referred to; the name is Piggy ( obviously suiting his appearance ). He apparently brags of his asthma and his auntie, and all the "adventures" he had to uninterested Ralph. As the book progresses, they search around and find a shell, a conch. They use it to send a signal to anyone still trapped somewhere in the island. And this seems to work, as a few boys, most who are six years of age, appear out of the forest. This forms a small group of young, lost and very onfused boys.
The group enlarges as another group of boys, a choir to be specific, locates and joins them, led by a thin and bony boy called Jack. The bigger the group became, the more they realized that they needed to survive until someone comes to their rescue. A leader is chosen, Ralph, which does not settle well with Piggy. They go on an expedition and even try to build a huge fire on top of a mountain. Many arguments arise, as they try to battle the harsh island.....
This book, in my view, is extremely interesting, as it sets a group of children,  other than the expected "Grown-ups" who just hack a crazy plan that somehow works. It captivates the reader, making them wonder what will happen next. It builds suspense. It uses incredible vocabulary and its descriptions of places, objects and basically anything else is quite vivid, and the reader can even create mental images as they read along.
I have just read the first fifty pages, but I cannot wait for what will happen next!! Well, I guess it's back to reading.
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( William Holding, the writer of Lord of the Flies )

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