Lord of the Flies
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Book
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ISBN 10
0399501487
ISBN 13
9780399501487
Category
Fiction/Littérature
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
224
Subject
English Literature
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Abstract
When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack, each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality - and brutal savagery - of their situation sets in.
The boys' struggle to find a way of existing in a community with no fixed boundaries invites readers to evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks. Ideas of community, leadership, and the rule of law are called into question as the reader has to consider who has a right to power, why, and what the consequences of the acquisition of power may be. Often compared to Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies also represents a coming-of-age story of innocence lost.
The boys' struggle to find a way of existing in a community with no fixed boundaries invites readers to evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks. Ideas of community, leadership, and the rule of law are called into question as the reader has to consider who has a right to power, why, and what the consequences of the acquisition of power may be. Often compared to Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies also represents a coming-of-age story of innocence lost.
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Descriptif : Roman et fable philosophique par un écrivain britannique prix Nobel de LiIttérature
Résumé : Un avion s'écrase sur une île déserte. Seuls survivants: un groupe d'écoliers qui se rassemblent sur une plage pour attendre les secours..
Résumé : Un avion s'écrase sur une île déserte. Seuls survivants: un groupe d'écoliers qui se rassemblent sur une plage pour attendre les secours..
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