Lord of the Flies is a dystopian novel written by William Golding. Contains 202-248 pages, depending on the version you own. It can be found in the school library, as well as many other libraries. The book is about a group of British boys who get stranded on an island during the World War, although the year is not specified. They split into two groups, "Biguns" and "Littluns", with some of the "Biguns" being the designated hunters in the group and the "Littluns" being the children who couldn't help out. Readers follow the group as they slowly go mad, trying to keep civilization from the savagery. This book focuses on the true leader of the group, the unforgiving theme of civilization, and the one incident that changes the entire perspective of the book.[1] Ralph, who is the chosen leader of the boys, is a young and inexperienced boy who is forced to mature in one day to lead the group of reckless and unreliable children. For example, Ralph “laughs out loud” (11) the first time he hears the nickname Piggy. This shows that he is not respectful of the feelings of others, which is a skill that all leaders must have for their group to remain loyal to them. This resulted in Ralph betraying himself to a stronger and more caring ruler, Jack, and this is important because it shows how much of a childish figure Ralph is compared to Jack. In addition to that, Ralph continually complains that he wants to go hunting too. This shows that Ralph has an immature outlook on the work he is doing, meaning he is bored building shelters all day. Ralph also shows weakness in assertion (giving up the strong personality the group thought they possessed), which a leader should never do, because contra...... middle of paper ......er death, symbolized the end of humanity and the beginning of savagery. I started the book thinking it was about a person who can control flies, but the title was nothing more than a means of symbolism. The book turned out to be more interesting than I expected. I chose this book because sharing my previous book report allowed me to stumble across this one. There was a lot of symbolism involved in all the events of the story. This is one of the benefits of reading this book. It is not limited to one perspective or one interpretation. I think anyone would be interested in this book, since it is a great novel that explores society as it really is. The theme is amazing and really makes readers imagine what it would be like if they were the characters on the island. It might even make them doubt themselves, and that's what I look for in a book.