Summary and Analysis of “Lord of the Flies”

By Students' Academy

Introduction
Characters
Plot Summary
Allegorical Relationships
Summary of the Novel
Critical Analysis
A Few Words

English Literature students sometimes find it difficult to read some major syllabus books and need someone's help. Literary language differs from everyday spoken language, so they find it difficult to read literary articles, plays, poems, and novels. In such a situation, instruction books help them.

This guidebook is for students of English literature. It is not the original novel. If you want to read the original novel, this is not the book for you.
This guidebook provides only a summary and analysis of the original text.

Thank you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Jan 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215730072

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Summary and Analysis of Lord of the Flies

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Table of Content

Introduction

Characters

Plot Summary

Allegorical Relationships

Summary of the Novel

Critical Analysis

A Few Words

English Literature students sometimes find it difficult to read some major syllabus books and need someone's help. Literary language differs from everyday spoken language, so they find it difficult to read literary articles, plays, poems, and novels. In such a situation, instruction books help them.

This guidebook is for students of English literature. It is not the original novel. If you want to read the original novel, this is not the book for you.

This guidebook provides only a summary and analysis of the original text.

Thank you.

Chapter 1

Introduction

Lord of the Flies is considered one of the most popular books in schools and colleges. The book very intelligently deals with the concepts of democracy and tyranny. The book is taught in almost all schools and colleges in different grades. This novel by William Golding revolves around the theme of human nature: individual welfare versus the common good. This book by this Nobel Prize winning British author is regarded as one of the all-time best novels in the English language.

Lord of the Flies was first published in 1954 and it was the first novel written by William Golding. When it was published, it did not get much success, and fewer than 3000 copies were sold in the United States in 1955. Soon the book gained popularity and it became a best seller.

The book’s popularity is still very high although the circumstances and condition of human societies have drastically changed. By the early 1960s, academic circles recognized the potential of the book, and it was required reading in many schools and colleges. In most English-speaking countries, Lord of the Flies is prescribed in the course of studies. Lord of the Flies was adapted to a film in 1963 by Peter Brook. In 1990, Harry Hook produced the second version of the film based on Lord of the Flies.

The Second World War had greatly impacted William Golding. He realized the extent of evil that humanity was capable of. When World War II was over, William Golding resumed teaching. He involved himself in writing novels. His first and greatest success came with Lord of the Flies (1954), which ultimately became a bestseller in both Britain and the United States after more than twenty publishers rejected it.

This book changed everything in the life of William Golding. The success of Lord of the Flies helped William Golding financially, and he retired from teaching and devoted himself fully to writing. His other famous novel is Pincher Martin, which was published in 1956. His play, The Brass Butterfly, came in 1958, and it was very successful.

William Golding published several other novels after the success of Lord of the Flies. It is true that none of his works matched the success of