Lord of the Flies
讀書樂編號：1584
推介人： 高燕群老師
The story starts with a group of school boys meet after escaping from their shot-down plane as a war is going on in the outside world. The different characters of the boys symbolize our inherited human nature like order, democracy, power, wisdom, savagery and brutality. The main character Ralph tries to establish law and order on the island. He is elected leader at the beginning. He is then challenged by Jack who exhibits a savage character. As the story unfolds, we see Ralph’s gradual transition from civilized to barbaric. Finally, Jack overtakes Ralph as chief. What will happen to the boys? Can they all survive? Will they be rescued? What does William Golding tries to tell us? It does not take long to finish the book but the message behind makes you understand what is happening in the real world.
