Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies is a book written by William Golding. This is the story of private school boys who are stranded on an island without adult figures. This book examines their relasionships with each other and the personality shifts that occur when taken completly out of society. This book eliminates racial and gender tensions to examine the psyche of man. The whole book is a microcosm. The interactions and fighting between the boys on the island reflect on society as a whole.

This website will help to aid readers into encovering many of the messages of the book. This book will also help readers learn more about the book by examining the characters, themes, and motifs in the book.

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By: Matthew McCue