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I still think about Lord of the Flies and how I much just didn't like it (literature.cafe)

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I still to this day don't understand the point that book served. I don't know if it was just a product of its time but I don't think a bunch of children would behave like that in the event of being stranded

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's supposed to be kind of over the top as an allegorical novel about the nature of humankind and society. Remember it was written after the atrocities of WWII so these things must have laid heavy on the author's mind. I read it a long time ago though, so not sure what I'd think today reading it. I do remember I identified with Piggy a bit.