http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/2009/11/lord-of-the-flies/ Ankit Srivastava: A side of aside Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/2009/11/lord-of-the-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Sonya Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:11:25 +0000 http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/?p=540#comment-1141 Lord of the Flies was one of my favorite reads as an adolescent; I think I read it first in junior high and again in high school for English class. It was rather fascinating and yet unnervingly freaky to see sullied human nature descending into anarchy within a children's universe. I mean, the characters were probably like my classmates--didn't we all know at least one Piggy? I think the fact that Golding uses kids--in their rawness and realness--makes it easier for him to portray the chaos in a way that is maybe simpler but more shocking. At least for me, reading it as a kid raised in structured society, it was pretty chilling to see tenuous law and order disintegrate with no redemption in sight. That said, my recollections are probably pretty laughable since I don't think I've actually touched the book since high school. I appreciated your take on it...now I'm curious now what I'd get from reading it as an adult. Lord of the Flies was one of my favorite reads as an adolescent; I think I read it first in junior high and again in high school for English class. It was rather fascinating and yet unnervingly freaky to see sullied human nature descending into anarchy within a children's universe. I mean, the characters were probably like my classmates--didn't we all know at least one Piggy? I think the fact that Golding uses kids--in their rawness and realness--makes it easier for him to portray the chaos in a way that is maybe simpler but more shocking. At least for me, reading it as a kid raised in structured society, it was pretty chilling to see tenuous law and order disintegrate with no redemption in sight. That said, my recollections are probably pretty laughable since I don't think I've actually touched the book since high school. I appreciated your take on it...now I'm curious now what I'd get from reading it as an adult.

]]> http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/2009/11/lord-of-the-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Amit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:59:36 +0000 http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/?p=540#comment-1126 I read this book at well. The book continuously goes towards a higher and higher crescendo and then suddenly comes to an abrupt end as if not complete. Quite an unsatisfying end however a good story line that may ring with the imagination of every child almost Huckleberry Finnesque but imagine darker! I read this book at well. The book continuously goes towards a higher and higher crescendo and then suddenly comes to an abrupt end as if not complete. Quite an unsatisfying end however a good story line that may ring with the imagination of every child almost Huckleberry Finnesque but imagine darker!

]]> http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/2009/11/lord-of-the-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Parth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:19:12 +0000 http://www.ankitsrivastava.net/?p=540#comment-1093 One of my all time favorites. Brilliant. One of my all time favorites. Brilliant.

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