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Book Review of Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

BOOK REVIEW OF ‘LORD OF THE FLIES BY WILLIAM GOLDING’ In this book review, I want to show the contribution of the author in revealing to us the darkness of man’s heart and the inner barbarity that humans possess. The author shows us that man’s ferocity is not discriminated by the level of civilization or age. This is why he uses young English school boys to portray his message. Britain, the origin of the young school boys, is also an epitome of etiquette and advancement. It also symbolizes a high rank of civilization and the children symbolize the innocence of human beings. However, we see in the novel, that the young Britons who are expected to act civil and have a lawful kind of behavior turn into savages and start killing one another, fighting for power and manipulating the rest of their colleagues. The purpose of the young school boys is to reveal the innate evil that man possesses right from childhood. It shows us that man is born with a dark side and it takes boredom and