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Post by Empy on Jun 21, 2007 12:36:36 GMT -5
I had to read it and honestly, I wasn't a big fan. It supposed to be a great commentary on humanity and contains great symbolism however I felt it a struggle to read it. Has anyone else read this book? If so, any opinions?
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Post by appacatbus on Jun 21, 2007 12:42:26 GMT -5
Lord of the Flies is great.
The symbolism and subtext work incredibly.
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Post by West on Jun 21, 2007 12:51:23 GMT -5
I read this book too, it wasn't the best i've ever read, but it was still good.
It did have a lot of symbolism.
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Post by sweetloli on Jun 21, 2007 14:58:56 GMT -5
I loved this book and I didn't even have to read it back in High School, I just wanted to.
It was a fantastic anaylsis of human instincts and how we deal and wrestle with power and savagery and humanity and all that good stuff. In a similar light it reminded me of Conrad's Heart Of Darkness regarding humans control and power over others and the hyporcrisy of it all.
So basically, it's a great novel that can be compared (well to me) to Conrad's novella(which by the way depending if you're in AP classes or not you will probably read anyway) in that it struggles to define our basic and most animalistic instincts and how, in the end, sometimes we all turn towards that without even realizing we're trapped in it.
(Sorry if post makes like no sense)
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Post by MsJimmy on Jun 21, 2007 15:48:34 GMT -5
I had to read it too. I didn't like it. I struggled to read it too, just cause I had trouble like staying in the book. It never really caught my interest too much.
And I did not like Piggy... I'm sorry, that sounds bad
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Post by appacatbus on Jun 22, 2007 3:04:01 GMT -5
I can see how hard it is too get into.
A whopping 248 pages and such complex prose:
The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead.
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Post by sweetloli on Jun 22, 2007 11:48:09 GMT -5
^^^^kaneda stop. hehe Some people have different views on it, and have a different way of experiencing something. Look at how some people can understand the Matrix for what it is and some people walk away not caring or with a big S on top of their forehead. And there's nothing wrong with that. Well maybe, but JOO GET WHAT I"M SAYING MATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ?? Don't worry Empy(and others), if you didn't like it, you don't have to. But the book is an excellent example of humans falling to their lowest low and how we define ourselves off of others misery and oppression. If you like it cool, if not no biggy.
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Post by MsJimmy on Jun 23, 2007 3:57:38 GMT -5
I just didn't get into it because I didn't care about the characters
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Post by daydream11 on Jun 23, 2007 12:37:47 GMT -5
I hated it. My 8th grade English class read it the first term, and it did nothing but bore me to tears and wonder why kids are so sadistic. While I can see why it's such a great classic, I just couldn't get into it. The plot, the characters, and the language didn't interest me in the least bit.
I wanted to burn that book when we got done with it. Burn it.
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Post by Zink on Jun 23, 2007 22:18:29 GMT -5
I liked it, but I couldn't help think they could have come up with a better system of choosing a leader than "Kay, you found the magic mystical awesome spiffy conch, you're it."
I dunno, was that supposed to be symbolism for "Kay, you're tall, you're an Ivy-Leaguer, you were in Skulls & Bones, your dad was President, you're it"?
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Post by appacatbus on Jun 24, 2007 0:12:25 GMT -5
I liked it, but I couldn't help think they could have come up with a better system of choosing a leader than "Kay, you found the magic mystical awesome spiffy conch, you're it." Its because he had the will to power. (By that i mean the nazi's misinterpretation, not what Nietzche actually meant)
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Post by fireprincessgiorgi on Jun 25, 2007 10:28:55 GMT -5
I tried to read it this year, but I gave it up. I know there's lots of symbolism, and the study into the evil in all of us, but I frankly found it boring. A friend of mine liked it though.
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Post by Empy on Jun 27, 2007 14:33:42 GMT -5
I hated it. My 8th grade English class read it the first term, and it did nothing but bore me to tears and wonder why kids are so sadistic. While I can see why it's such a great classic, I just couldn't get into it. The plot, the characters, and the language didn't interest me in the least bit. I wanted to burn that book when we got done with it. Burn it. I didn't exactly hate it but my reaction was fairly similar to yours. I just couldn't really get into it enough to catch all the symbolism. I felt so sad when Simon died though.
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Post by historyman12 on Jul 9, 2007 19:47:25 GMT -5
I hated it. I couldn't bring myself to give a dang about the characters. and the kids in my class were worse. they laughed when piggy/simon died. it was their favorite parts T__T
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Post by Consonant*** on Jul 9, 2007 19:53:38 GMT -5
I loved it. I dunno why.
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